Interesting exhibitions this year include the newly renovated Thielska Galleriet, Stockholm. It houses the collection of Ernst Thiel, who supported Munch and collected his works during his lifetime. The collection’ s masterpieces include The Girls on the Bridge and the 1907 Sick Child. At the re-opened Munch Museum in Oslo, where security is so much heavier since the theft and recovery of The Scream and Madonna that locals call it ‘Fortress Munch’, you won’t see either of the stolen pictures as they are being restored. The permanent collection is on show and in January a special exhibition opens, concentrating on Munch as a draughtsman, and paying special attention to the important works of the 1890s. If you’re in Oslo during February and March you can also catch The Mirror of Nature: Nordic Landscape paintings, 1840-1900 at the National Gallery. It is fascinating to contrast Munch’s work at the time with that of his compatriots.

Munch Tegneren (Munch Drawings)	Jan 18 – 9 April , 2007
Munch Museum, Oslo, Norway Focuses on works of the 1890s.
Edvard Munch: Signs of Modern Art	Mar 18 – 15 Jul, 2007
Beyeler Foundation, Basel, Switzerland Retrospective focusing on Munch’s contribution as founder of Expressionism. A large exhibition with over 140 paintings and works on paper, including rarely-seen pieces from private collections.
From Edvard Munch to Barnett Newman: the collection of the Neue Nationalgalerie,	Mar 4 - 6 May, 2007
Berlin, Germany
Symbolism from Moreau to Gauguin to Klimt	Feb 18 - 20 May, 2007
Palazzo dei Diamanti, Ferrara, Italy.
The Mirror of Nature: Nordic Landscape Paintings, 1840-1900	Feb 15 – 20 May, 2007
Nationalgalleriet, Oslo, Norway. Includes some of the great Munch landscapes and sets them in their contemporary national context.