The Munch Museum - a museum in Oslo , dealing with collection , processing and promotion of creativity Norwegian painter and graphic artist Edvard Munch . The museum was inaugurated in 1963.
In the present museum fund is as follows: .
August 22, 2004 at the museum was attacked. Armed criminals abducted paintings Scream and Madonna.In May 2006 the three accused in the theft were sentenced to prison terms , and in August the police were able to find work. During the time spent in captivity , both paintings were damaged : they were present from scratches and moisture, canvases were torn .
According to the museum , a spot in the corner of the picture will be noticeably Creek .The restorers did not want to make any irreversible action - reported at the museum , adding that in the future, perhaps there will be methods to derive the spot with the picture.
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