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A day for the visible care people give to entrances, porches, shopfronts, courtyards, sidewalks, and shared spaces.
The birthday of Edvard Munch, born on December 12, 1863, is celebrated with exhibitions and events at the Munch Museum in Oslo. Munch is Norway's greatest artist, and his painting "The Scream" is one of the most famous images in the world. The painting depicts a figure standing on a bridge overlooking the Oslofjord, with a sky of red and orange, and the expression of existential anxiety that has become a universal symbol of modern life. Munch donated over 1,100 paintings, 18,000 prints, and 4,500 drawings to the city of Oslo, and the new Munch Museum on the waterfront is one of the largest museums in the world dedicated to a single artist.
