Who exactly were "the ‘little chocolate girls" that Munch painted for, and what do their stories reveal about art, work and women’s lives in the early twentieth century?

Edvard Munch’s frieze at the Freia Chocolate Factory was presented as a gift to the female workers’ canteen. Following his visit to the factory, Munch observed that "the little chocolate (…) girls […] are understanding the pictures more and more".

In conjunction with the exhibition Edvard Munch and the Chocolate Factory we invite you to a conversation between author and journalist Marta Breen and exhibition curator Ana María Bresciani to discuss the identity and experiences of these young women.

Read more at http://munch.no/en/whats-on/kuratorsamtale-edvard-munch--sjokoladefabrikken/

Photo: © Freia chocolate factory in 1913, Nasjonalarkivet RA-PA-1699: Freia AS Ukjent fotograf