The change from moody youth to mellow middle age is nicely captured in Starry Night , a nighttime view of Munch's farm at Ekely, a small town on the outskirts of Oslo. Painted in 1923, when Munch was 60 years old, it shows a quiet rural landscape tucked under a blanket of twinkling stars. In the painting's foreground, light from Munch's studio pours down into a small garden, framing the artist's shadow. This time there is no scream, just the sound of leaves rustling softly in the wind. Mass. Hours are Mon.-Fri.
Admission is free.
On Saturdays and Sundays, patrons may be asked to wait to enter the museum to prevent overcrowding.