Archive · 21 Aug 2025
Munch's 'The Scream' Stolen Twice, Recovered by Authorities
Imagine a famous painting called 'The Scream' that shows a person looking very scared.
This painting was stolen not once, but twice!
The first time, it was taken from a museum during the Olympics.
The bad guys wanted money to give it back, but the police said no and got the painting back anyway.
Years later, someone else stole it again, but the police caught them too.
Luckily, the painting was recovered both times, so people could still see it.
Edvard Munch's 'The Scream' was stolen in 1994 from the National Art Museum in Oslo.
The theft occurred during an exhibition linked to the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics.
Thieves demanded a $1 million ransom for the painting's return.
Swedish police recovered the painting two months later after refusing the ransom.
The painting was stolen again in 2006, but the thieves were caught.
- Who
- Thieves
- What
- Theft of Edvard Munch's 'The Scream'
- When
- 1994 and 2006
- Where
- National Art Museum in Oslo
- Why
- To obtain a ransom and for unknown reasons in 2006.
- Artwork
- 'The Scream'
- Artist
- Edvard Munch
- First Theft Year
- 1994
- Location of First Theft
- National Art Museum, Oslo
- Ransom Demand
- $1 million
- Second Theft Year
- 2006