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Edvard Munch exhibition coming to Tate Modern in 2027

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Tate Modern will host a major Edvard Munch exhibition from November 2027, it’s been announced.


It’ll be a return to the London gallery for the Norwegian artist, who last had a show there in 2012 called The Modern Eye, focussing on his work made in the 20th century.


This time, the new exhibition — which will run from 11 November 2027 until 23 April 2028 — will look at Munch’s art through the lens of cinema and visual storytelling.


This somewhat unusual theme will be explored with the help of unique input from contemporary filmmakers and academics. Curators say the show will bring unprecedented insight into Munch’s radical tales of identity and desire.


Monochrome portrait of a Edvard Munch with a mustache against a dark background. Text reads "Edvard Munch" and "1895." Somber expression.
Edvard Munch, Self-Portrait, 1895. Munchmuseet

Visitors are promised they’ll see select works from Munch’s famous The Frieze of Life series, alongside other paintings, prints, photographs, and rare archival material. Excitingly, his lesser-known experimental film will also be shown.



There’ll also be a very contemporary narrative weaved in too. Tate says the show will reveal why Munch’s work and universal themes of passion, pain, and inner turmoil all remain relevant in our 21st-century era shaped by social media, self-expression and emotional honesty.


The exhibition is being organised in collaboration with the MUNCH museum in Oslo. They have plenty of options for what they can send on loan, as they’re home to the world's largest collection of works by the artist, with 26,000 pieces in total. In an interview with maxwell museums in 2024, MUNCH museum Director Tone Hansen said Munch was an artist who “often defied conventions.”


Munch painting showing a woman in bed gazes at another woman who leans over, grasping her hand. The scene is set in a room with deep green hues, conveying sadness.
Edvard Munch The Sick Child, 1907. Tate

While details of which specific artworks will go on display, it’s very likely that Munch’s The Sick Child will be on show. The haunting 1907 work — that was informed by the trauma of his own sister’s death — is owned by Tate, and is the only Edvard Munch painting in a UK public collection.


But perhaps the most anticipation will be reserved for whether Munch’s most famous creation — and one of the world’s most famous artworks — The Scream will come on a rare loan to Britain. We’ll probably have to wait until more details are announced in 2027 to find out.


The Edvard Munch show will be one of the many blockbuster highlights coming to Tate in 2027. Bosses have revealed that next year Tate Modern will also host its first ever Claude Monet exhibition, while down the road at Tate Britain there’ll be a 90th birthday exhibition for David Hockney and a major survey of artist Thomas Gainsborough. Meanwhile Tate Liverpool will host the first ever retrospective of Chila Kumari Singh Burman.

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