Important Dates in Munch's Life

1863 Born at Loten, Hedmark, Norway
1864 His family moves to Christiana (Oslo)
1868 His mother dies
1877 His favorite sister Sophie dies, 15 years old
1880 Breaks off his engineering education to become a painter
1881 Studies at the Royal School of Drawing
1885 Three weeks visit to Paris (quel fun!)
1886 First versions of the paintings 'The Sick Child', 'Puberty' and 'The Morning After'
1889 First private exhibition at the Norwegian Students' Association

His father dies

To Paris in the autumn, studies with Leon Bonnat
1892 Exhibits in Berlin's Artists' Association. Scandal causes premature closure.
1893 Lives in Berlin and works on Life Cycle motifs

Paints 'The Scream'
1894 First etchings and lithographs
1895 His younger brother Andreas dies
1896 First color lithographs, color etchings and woodcuts
1904 Paints frieze with Life Cycle motifs for Dr. Max Linde in Lubeck
1906 Decorations for Max Reinhardt's staging of Henrik Ibsen's 'Ghosts' in Berlin
1907 Frieze with Life Cycle motifs for the foyer of 'Kammerspiele' Deutsches Theatre, Berlin
1908 Nervous breakdown in Copenhagen
1909 Returns to Norway, settles in Kragero

Commences work on decorations for the Aula of the University of Oslo
1916 Aula decorations installed after great controversy

Purchases the estate Ekely, near Oslo, where he settles permanently
1922 Paints murals for the canteen at the Freia Chocoilate Factory, Oslo
1937 82 works by Munch in German public galleries confiscated as 'entartete Kunst' (degenerate art)
1940 Bequeaths all works of art in his possession to the City of Oslo
1944 Dies 23rd January

(...and later)

1963 Munch Museum opens
1991 Scream inflatable first introduced in the US
1994 The painting, 'The Scream' is stolen from the National Gallery in Oslo during the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. The story is reported all over the world. The painting is recovered a few months later in an international sting operation.
1997 Screameria website launched