OPEN CALL:Oslo’s Munch Museet Seeks New Senior Curator

Munch Museet is poised on the cusp of a thrilling new era with a host of possibilities and ambitions. The museum is nationally and internationally renowned and leading with regard to Edvard Munch’s art and will also be a high profile institution for other modern and contemporary art. The Department of Exhibitions and Collections is responsible for the art historical management of the museum’s unique collections that include more than 26,000 works by Munch. Responsibilities include research on Edvard Munch’s art and ongoing efforts in quality control and development of information in the collection database. The department also works intensively with the museum’s art programme and with curating exhibitions. The new museum building in Oslo’s harbour area Bjørvika will have greater capacity for displaying our own collections as well as temporary exhibitions ranging from Munch’s time up until the present day.

Application deadline 26/9/2021

Read more about the position and how to apply here.

If you have questions about the job, you are very welcome to contact Department director, Jon-Ove Steihaug by telephone +47 917 36 849.

In the autumn of 2021 the museum MUNCH opens in a spectacular new building perched on the shore of Oslo’s Bjørvika Harbour. The museum will house the magnificent gift Edvard Munch (1863–1944) bequeathed to the City of Oslo, consisting of more than 26,000 artworks in addition to his literary notebooks and writings. This is by far the world’s greatest collection of Edvard Munch’s works. MUNCH is also among the largest museums in the world dedicated to an individual artist.

MUNCH also manages the collections bestowed upon the City of Oslo by Rolf Stenersen, Amaldus Nielsen and Ludvig Ravensberg. Our initiatives in the realm of contemporary art will shed light on Edvard Munch’s lasting influence in his own day as well as on present generations of artists.

The museum will trigger fresh, clear and intimate perceptions of Edvard Munch’s art. Visitors will at all times experience the highlights of Edvard Munch’s artistry in parallel with temporary exhibitions of other artists. From our location at Bjørvika, with its unrivalled view of the Oslo Fjord, the museum will offer a comprehensive programme of artistic and cultural experiences on all 13 floors.