From The Scream to the Scream view
See Munch's The Scream at MUNCH, then climb to the view that inspired it.
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This walk ties the world's best-known painting to a real place. Start at MUNCH, where versions of The Scream are shown in rotation. Walk through the ruins of medieval Oslo in Middelalderparken and at Ladegården, and up the Ekeberg ridge to the Munch Spot. This is held to be where Munch saw the sky turn red over the city and the fjord. By the tram at the top are rock carvings about 5,000 years old.
The stops
- 1
Munchmuseet
The world's largest Munch collection. The Scream is shown in painted, drawn and printed versions in rotation.
- 2
Middelalderparken
The ruins of St Mary's Church and the medieval town, where Oslo began.
- 3
Ladegården
A baroque manor built on the cellar of the bishop's palace from the 1200s.
- 4
The Munch Spot
The view held to be the landscape behind the figure in The Scream. Best at sunset.
- Tip
Ekebergrestauranten
A functionalist restaurant from 1929 with a terrace over the city.
- 5
The Ekeberg rock carvings
Animal figures carved into the rock about 5,000 years ago, right by the tram.
About the trip
- Where
- Oslo
- Getting around
- On foot
- Time
- 2 h 17 min
- Distance
- 3 km
- Stops
- 5
- Themes
- Art, History, Views
Practical
- Start
- MUNCH in Bjørvika, ten minutes from Oslo Central Station.
- Finish
- Tram 13 or 19 from the Ekebergparken stop back to the centre.
- Toilets
- MUNCH and Ekebergparken (card payment).
- Accessibility
- About 90 metres of climbing on paths and steps up the ridge. Take the tram up to avoid the hill.