The Scream and Madonna were returned to the Munch Museum on 31st August 2006, two years and nine days after the ruthless burglary. The damaged paintings were placed in specially constructed display cases and shown to the public for five days at the end of September.
The two restored paintings will in this exhibition be presented together with relevant artworks from the collection, both paintings and works on paper, and documentation of the main features of the conservation procedures.
Two publications that will provide insight into the conservation work, as well as present the results of research in art history and conservation, will be printed in connection with the exhibition. The books will appear in Norwegian, English and Japanese editions.
Idemitsu Petroleum Norge AS has contributed a significant amount of funding to support the conservation and research surrounding the two paintings. In addition Nordisk Film AS is working on a television documentary that will present a reconstruction of events surrounding the burglary, the return of the pictures, the conservation work and the renewed presentation to the public.
Read more about the conservation work here
Read about the motif Scream and Madonna
Press release 14.05.2008
Press release 14.05.2008 in Japanese
Read about the dating of the Munch Museum's Scream
Scream, 1893 ? Photo from 2008.
Madonna, 1893-94. Photo from 15.05.2008.
The Scream, litography, 1895
Madonna, litography, 1895 |
