Munch Museum Oslo

After 5 years of construction, the MUNCH MUSEUM in Oslo, Norway opened its doors to visitors in 2021. This new building, which is located on Oslo’s waterfront, boasts an impressive 26,000 square meters of space spread across 13 floors. The art museum, which is dedicated to the Norwegian painter Edvard Munch’s life and art, holds world-class contemporary and modernist art, while additionally providing outstanding program of events and activities.  

The relatively narrow and tall building is designed with a huge glass facade that has a 20-degree slope from the ninth floor. The slope gives the impression that Oslo's city life and beautiful waterfront are drawn into the building. This architectural building transforms the city’s skyline.  

An arrangement of glass combinations was employed across thousands of square meters of space to maintain a sense of openness and natural light throughout the museum's numerous floors. The valuable artwork which is spread across the multiple floors must be protected from fire, attacks, humidity, and light transmission. Having adjustable spaces with translucency for both permanent and temporary exhibitions, and also meeting all the safety requirements, led to our solutions CONTRAFLAM Structure Lite 30, CONTRAFLAM Structure and VETROGARD Attack being supplied for the building's interior glass areas.  

Additionally, more than thirty different multifunctional glass combinations, like CONTRAFLAM Stadip, were installed to provide the highest quality of fire safety and high security while meeting the building’s climate driven requests. These very high-quality glazing units are part of some of the measures that have allowed the building to achieve the desired energy saving.