Patronage is treated like a citizen’s duty in Oslo, and supporting artists with money from the city coffers goes back a long way. In 1921 a contact was signed with Gustav Vigeland by which Oslo paid all of the artist’s bills, and maintained his studio on Nobelsgate 32, which after the sculptor’s death was transformed into his museum. In exchange Vigeland bequeathed all of his sculptures, models and drawing to the city. Today the Vigeland Park is Oslo’s most distinctive tourist attraction. 1921 was also the year when the Young Artist Society (UKS) was founded. This self-assistance organization founded by young painters helped its members for years in a variety of mundane needs, from dental operations to accommodation problems. Currently the Society provides grants for promising artists, organizes exhibitions, and maintains its own gallery. Edward Munch also took advantage of Oslo’s hospitality. The painter, in an impulse of gratitude, gave the city some 1200 paintings and 6000 drawings and prints. The collection is on display in the Munch Museum on Toyengaten 53