Nobel Prize

What does a rock climber think about when scaling a cliff several hundred meters tall with no ropes? How can you learn to manage fear? And how do you make a film about it – when your subject runs the risk of being severely injured during filming? These questions will be discussed by professional rock climber Alex Honnold and Academy Award-winning director Elizabeth Chai…

Today Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is launching a jewellery installation at Nobel Prize Museum. The collection, which consists of jewellery pieces cast in the shape of medicines, was produced by alumni of Beckmans College of Design in Stockholm and is an effort to make the public aware that millions of people do not…

How do we live with uncertainty? What are the biggest risks facing society? Can risks be seen as opportunities? These are some of the questions to be tackled when Nobel Laureates, scientists, artists and policy makers meet on 9 December for the Nobel Week Dialogue in Gothenburg. Registration opens today for the yearly full-day event that…

How can we ensure good healthcare and a healthy life for all? How is climate change affecting our health? Ands that will be explored during the Nobel Prize Dialogue on Friday 8 November in Berlin. Five Nobel Laureates will give talks and take part in panel discussions together with other experts and researchers.  The National…

What would the world be like without penicillin? What are good examples of discoveries that will decrease our climate impact? How do we help people who have become refugees? These are some of the questions highlighted in the new exhibition ‘For the Greatest Benefit to Humankind’, which opens at Nobel Prize Museum on 5 October.  …

Live broadcasts, digital publishing and events will place the spotlight on the 2019 Nobel Prize announcements from 7-14 October. The ambitious digital publishing activities and numerous physical events will highlight the incredible achievements and discoveries behind this year’s prizes, each awarded for the greatest benefit to humankind. Time and dates for all announcements (local time…

‘Lost and Found’ is a moving, inspiring story of humanity in the world’s largest refugee camp. The film follows Kamal Hussein, a Rohingya refugee who has dedicated his life to reuniting children with their parents, with the support of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. ‘Lost and Found’, from National Geographic Documentary Films, is the…

The new travelling exhibition ‘For the greatest benefit to humankind’ was inaugurated today, 11 September 2019 in Mohali, India. The world premiere is part of the Nobel Prize Series India 2019, a three-day programme that will also take place in Ludhiana and Delhi, highlighting issues related to education and learning. Nobel Laureates will give lectures…

Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm’s Old Town has appointed a new Head of Exhibitions. Clara Åhlvik has long experience of working with exhibitions at a large number of museums and has organised many highly publicised exhibitions that have been displayed around Sweden.  “I am attracted by the boundary-breaching power inherent in the Nobel Prize, which…

Between 7 and 14 October, this year’s Nobel Prizes will be announced. During the same period, the annual Nobel Prize Teacher Summit will also be organised in Stockholm. The theme of the 2019 international teacher conference will be climate change. During this full-day event, teachers from all over the world will discuss how they can…