Rasmus Meyer, Kode

It's a wonderful museum! They have a great collection of Munch's paintings (maybe not the famous 'The Scream' 😱), but they are definitely worth seeing. However, what I enjoyed the most were the depictions of Norwegian nature by various Norwegian painters from different periods in history.

Great way to spend one hour ish, especially when it’s raining. 40 works from Munch and other artists. Really interesting. With the ticket you get to see two different buildings

Expensive while the collection isn’t extraordinary. But definitely worth it when it’s pouring rain outside. Avoid the coffee shop, not good and even more expensive

Came to enjoy some art, left with a personal security detail. I got told off for standing “too close” to a painting—no signs, no markings, and everyone else doing the same. The guard didn’t even speak to me directly, just pointed and said “It was her” to my boyfriend. Classy. We were then trailed by a little-and-large security duo for the rest of our visit like we were about to swipe a Monet. The info plaques are microscopic, but don’t you dare lean in to read them. Maybe bring binoculars next time—or just skip the stress altogether.

Nice museum - not crowded (on weekday), easy access with the stroller, and, of course, amazing paintings.

Was a little bit of a rainy day so decided to check out the great Kode art museums that I had always heard about it and never made it to. Beautiful locations along the lake. Going to the first few buildings in the collective, I find out that most of them (Lysverket, Stenersen, Permanenten) are all closed or have no exhibits other than this one building here, the Rasmus Meyer, which houses their main Norwegian impressionist works and Munch works. NOTE: MUNCH'S THE SCREAM IS NOT LOCATED HERE (it is at the National Museum in Oslo, and that information is easily found by everyone, so don't blame anyone but yourself if you show up here and are surprised it is not available). Sadly, they are still charging the same full price (NOK 175, or about $17USD) even though only one building is open. Still, it is nice to support art and carpe diem, who knows when I will be back. They provide free keyed lockers for backpack size baggage storage. Overall it is a relatively small museum (about 40 minutes for me at a leisurely pace). They do provide nice overall writeups in English for each section, but otherwise do not provide more details on individual works other than the artist, year, and piece name. I enjoyed the museum as it was very quiet, nicely presented, and they have some great pieces. However, the building architecture and layout is not particularly interesting or engaging, and the pricing is a little rough for a single small museum.

I thoroughly enjoyed visiting this art museum in central Bergen. In addition to its collection of Edvard Munch artworks, it displays a selection of outstanding Norwegian landscapes, portraiture and scenes of everyday life that convey the development of those styles in Norway and, consequently, the evolution of the country.

It's a really lovely museum with a wide range of fantastic art. It's a peaceful setting and a welcome place to spend an entire afternoon.