Nobel Prize

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…

The Board of Nobel Media AB has appointed Laura Sprechmann as the new Chief Executive Officer. Today she is Deputy CEO of Nobel Media and has previously been head of Nobel Media’s external partnerships. Nobel Media AB is responsible for the international work of the Nobel sphere. The company spreads knowledge about Nobel Prize-awarded contributions…

This week a handwritten manuscript by Albert Einstein is being donated to the Nobel Prize Museum. It was published in December 1922 and was thus the first Einstein work published after he received the Nobel Prize.    “There is always heavy interest in Albert Einstein among our Museum visitors. This manuscript will help us to tell…

The Nobel Foundation is ultimately responsible for ensuring that the intentions of the will of Alfred Nobel are fulfilled. The main mission of the Foundation is to manage the assets left behind by Nobel, as well as the extensive intellectual property related to the Nobel Prize.  The institutions that Alfred Nobel designated in his will…

NIBE, a leading global manufacturer of heat pumps and other solutions in sustainable energy, is becoming a new main partner of the Nobel Prize Museum. This collaboration will enable more students in Swedish schools to learn about the discoveries and achievements that have been rewarded with the Nobel Prize. One element of the partnership is…

This year’s Nobel Prize announcements will take place 7-14 October. All the announcements will be broadcast live on the official website of the Nobel Prize. The prize-awarding institutions have decided to announce their 2019 prize decisions as follows: PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE – Monday, October 7, 11.30 a.m. at the earliestThe Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet,…