National Gallery (Norway) Tone Skedsmo (1995–2000) and Anniken Thue (2001–2003). That the gallery had erroneously been labeled as technically unfit for paintings was reported in 2013. (A previous study—about the museums—"tåleevne") had never concluded about the fitness level, and Norway's parliament had been misinformed about conclusions that in reality did not exist. ) In 2016 the price for admission doubled overnight. The Gallery includes pieces by sculptor Julius Middelthun, painters Johan Christian Claussen Dahl, Erik Werenskiold and Christian Krohg as well as works by Edvard Munch including "The Scream" and one version of his "Madonna". The museum also has old master European paintings
1943 University of Oslo fire university. It is a part of the original university campus in downtown Oslo (not Blindern), and was built as an annex to the already existing "Domus Media", "Domus Academica" og "Domus Bibliotheca", built between 1841 and 1851. The ceremony hall has been used for lectures, graduation ceremonies and concerts and also features valuable paintings by Edvard Munch. When Nazi Germany invaded and subsequently occupied Norway in 1940, "Universitetets Aula" was originally used for Norwegian prisoners of war. The valuable Munch paintings were stored somewhere else. After the war phase was over in Eastern Norway, the university continued mostly as usual