Recovery of The Scream

Date: August 31, 2006 • Location: Rome, Italy

Edvard Munch's famous painting, The Scream, stolen on August 22, 2004, is recovered in a raid by Norwegian police.

Edvard Munch was a Norwegian painter. His 1893 work The Scream has become one of the iconic and acclaimed images in all of Western art.

This milestone marked a defining occurrence in Italy's and world history, leaving an indelible imprint on societal development, international relations, and cultural memory. Its enduring ramifications continue to be examined and commemorated by historians and scholars across the globe.