The Art of Museums - Munch Museum & Rijksmuseum

Showings

Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Sun, Sep 8, 2019 12:30 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Fri, Sep 13, 2019 1:00 PM
Film Info
Runtime:104 min
Copyright:2018
Country Listing:Austria, Germany
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Julie Kirchhoff, Sylvie Kürsten, Ralf Pleger, Kurt Mayer

Description

Travel from Vienna to Madrid, Florence to Oslo, Berlin and beyond in this exclusive ARTE docuseries that spotlights eight world-renowned museums and their masterpieces. Every year, millions of visitors queue to view the treasures that hang on gallery walls—like the stunning Rembrandts in the iconic Rijksmuseum and the famous Manets and Monets at the treasured Musée d’Orsay. Featuring appearances from Vivienne Westwood, Marina Abramovic, Norman Foster, Karl Ove Knausgaard, and more, discover new ways of seeing as the power of art is articulated in fresh, unexpected ways.

Episode 5 – Munch Museum (Oslo)
Bestselling author Karl Ove Knausgård talks about the Munch’s ‘The Scream’, ‘The Sun’, ‘Death in the Sick Room’.

Episode 6 – Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam)
Photographer Erwin Olaf encounters Rembrandt's ‘The Night's Watch’, Vermeer's ‘Woman Reading a Letter’, ‘The Threatened Swan’ by Asselijn.

Additional Information

Back by popular demand after a Doc Soup Sundays premiere!