There's a good chance you've seen The Scream reproduced on everything from posters to coffee mugs. But seeing it displayed in high resolution on a Samsung Frame TV, in your own living room, is a different experience entirely. Starting June 1, 2026, that's now possible Samsung has announced a new collaboration with Oslo's MUNCH Museum, bringing 37 works by Edvard Munch to the Samsung Art Store platform.
What the Collection Includes
The 37-piece collection covers both the well-known and the rarely seen sides of Munch's body of work. The iconic pieces are all here The Scream, The Sun, The Dance of Life, and Melancholy are part of the lineup. These are works that most people recognize by name but have never had the chance to see up close in a museum setting.
What makes this collaboration stand out, though, is the inclusion of rarely seen works that the general public has had little access to until now. Pieces like Garden with Trees and Two People at Table offer a more intimate look at Munch's artistic process quieter works that don't carry the same instant recognition as The Scream but reveal a different, more personal dimension of the artist. For anyone genuinely interested in Munch beyond his most famous image, these lesser-known pieces are arguably the more interesting part of the collection.
Why This Collaboration Matters
MUNCH is not a small institution. The Oslo museum holds the world's largest collection of works by Edvard Munch more than 26,000 pieces that the artist bequeathed to the City of Oslo before his death. The building itself, designed by estudio Herreros and opened in October 2021, sits on Oslo's waterfront and was purpose-built to house that extraordinary archive.
Getting any part of that collection into a digital format and onto Samsung TVs worldwide is a meaningful step. Most people will never travel to Oslo to see these works in person. A high-resolution digital version displayed on a quality screen isn't the same as standing in front of the original, but it's considerably better than a thumbnail on a phone or a low-quality print on a wall.
Tommy Nilsson, TV & Audio Director at Samsung Nordics, framed the collaboration in straightforward terms Samsung Art Store exists to make world-class art available to people who wouldn't otherwise have access to it, and partnering with MUNCH brings an important part of European artistic heritage directly into homes around the world.
Which Samsung TVs Support It
The collection is accessible through the Samsung Art Store app across a range of Samsung TV models. Compatible 2025 models include the Neo QLED 8K, Neo QLED 4K, The Frame, The Frame Pro, Q8F, Q7F, and The Movingstyle. For 2026, the supported lineup covers Micro RGB, OLED, Neo QLED, Mini LED, The Frame, and The Frame Pro.
Availability may vary depending on the specific model, market, and subscription status. Samsung Art Store also offers a 90-day free subscription trial, though terms vary by country.
Samsung Art Store: What It Is
For anyone unfamiliar with the service, Samsung Art Store is a subscription-based art platform built exclusively for Samsung TVs. It currently hosts more than 4,000 artworks in 4K resolution, sourced from over 50 major institutions including the Louvre, Musée d'Orsay, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and Tate. The service is available to Samsung TV users in 117 countries.
The MUNCH collection joins a platform that has been steadily expanding its institutional partnerships. Earlier in 2026, Samsung Art Store added a collection from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art the first West Coast museum to join the platform. The MUNCH collaboration continues that momentum, with a focus on European modernism this time.
Edvard Munch: A Brief Background
For context on why this collection carries weight: Edvard Munch was a Norwegian expressionist painter whose work fundamentally shaped the development of modern art. The Scream, painted in 1893, became one of the most recognizable images in the history of Western art. But Munch's output extended far beyond that single work he produced paintings, prints, and drawings across decades that explored themes of anxiety, love, mortality, and the human condition with a directness that was unusual for his time and enormously influential on the generations of artists that followed.
Having 37 of his works including pieces that rarely leave the MUNCH archive available on a consumer platform is a genuinely significant addition to what Samsung Art Store offers.
How to Access It
The MUNCH collection went live on Samsung Art Store on June 1, 2026, and is available worldwide. If you own a compatible Samsung TV and have an active Art Store subscription, the collection should be accessible through the app now.
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