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September 2026

Press release from Nobel Prize Outreach

New animation series about Nobel Prize discoveries launched

11 September 2026

What makes a magnet work? How can AI be used in protein folding, and how are we able to navigate our environment? Big questions are not always easy to grasp but newly produced animated videos will inspire students and teachers to learn more about the Nobel Prizes and the laureates behind the prizes. The animations…

Press release from the Nobel Prize Museum

Quiz, AI and Lab Visits During Nobel Calling Stockholm

4 September 2026

In October, this year’s Nobel Prize laureates will be announced. To mark the occasion, the Nobel Prize Museum is collaborating with universities and cultural institutions across Stockholm. Highlights include a crash course in this year’s Nobel Prizes in the natural sciences featuring Annika Lantz, and a panel discussion on the Nobel Peace Prize with Margot…

August 2026

Press release from the Nobel Peace Center

Nobel Peace Prize Laureates and Gen Z Leaders Gather for Democracy in Oslo

20 August 2026

Three Nobel Peace Prize laureates and fifteen young leaders from the Generation Z movement will come together in Oslo to champion democracy at the Nobel Peace Conference on Thursday 3 September. Filipino journalist (2021), former Colombian President (2016), and Belarusian human rights advocate (2022) will all travel to Oslo to take part in this year’s…

Press release from Nobel Prize Outreach

Seoul to host Nobel Prize laureates for a discussion on AI’s impact on science

17 August 2026

On 20 September, Nobel Prize laureates and other leading experts will gather in Seoul to discuss how artificial intelligence could shape the future of science. High school and university students, science teachers, researchers, and members of the public are invited to register for the Nobel Prize Dialogue. Registration is also open to the media. Today,…

Press release from the Nobel Foundation

Two new senior appointments to the Nobel organization

12 August 2026

The Nobel organization in Sweden will expand over the coming years as the Nobel Center at Slussen takes shape. Two new senior appointments have now been made to support this development. Johan Brandt will head a new, consolidated communications department, and Helena Thybell will head the new partnerships and events department. Johan Brandt and Helena…

June 2026

Press release from the Nobel Prize Museum

Watercolours by Jerome Friedman donated to the Nobel Prize Museum

23 June 2026

The physicist and Nobel Prize laureate Jerome Friedman has donated two watercolours to the Nobel Prize Museum. The works are painted by Friedman himself and offer a glimpse of a lesser-known side of the laureate – his lifelong interest in painting. Jerome Friedman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1990, together with Henry Kendall…

Press release from the Nobel Peace Center

Hundreds of dresses raise awareness of sexual violence

8 June 2026

From 19 through 28 June, hundreds of dresses will be hung outside the Nobel Peace Center. The dresses are silent witnesses to violence and abuse, and part of an art installation that honors survivors of sexual violence in war. The installation Thinking of You transforms everyday laundry into a legacy of remembrance and solidarity with survivors of…

May 2026

Press release from the Nobel Prize Museum

Cells, nerves, genes – new exhibition highlights illustrations and artefacts from Karolinska Institutet

8 May 2026

Within the Karolinska Institutet heritage collections, a rich assortment of historical materials can be found in the form of books, paintings, images and instruments – artefacts used in groundbreaking medical discoveries foundational to today’s research. Materials from these collections are now on display in the exhibition Cells, nerves, genes at the Nobel Prize Museum. The Nobel Prizes…

Press release from the Nobel Prize Museum

Nobel Week Lights receives international award

6 May 2026

Since 2020, the light art festival Nobel Week Lights takes place in Stockholm during Nobel Week. Each year, international and local artists, designers and students are invited to create large-scale public light artworks inspired by the Nobel Prize. The festival has now been awarded the [d]arc awards for the 2025 edition of Nobel Week Lights.…

April 2026

Press release from the Nobel Prize Museum

The Collide Stockholm international residency award recipient is announced

28 April 2026

Emilija Škarnulytė is the recipient of Collide Stockholm, the Arts at CERN international residency award organised in collaboration with the Nobel Prize Museum. Following the international open call launched in November 2025, Arts at CERN and the Nobel Prize Museum are pleased to announce that Lithuanian artist Emilija Škarnulytė has been selected as the recipient…

Press release from the Nobel Foundation

New board members to the Nobel Foundation

24 April 2026

Two new board members elected to the Board of directors of the Nobel Foundation At a meeting on 24 April, the Trustees of the Nobel Foundation certified the Foundation’s annual report for 2025. Two new board members were also elected to the Board of directors of the Nobel Foundation: Ellen Moons, who started serving as…

Press release from Nobel Prize Outreach

Nobel Prize laureates in Madrid to discuss where science takes us

21 April 2026

Nobel Prize Conversation returns to Madrid on 5 May 2026, bringing together Nobel Prize laureates, leading thinkers and the public for an open conversation on the evolution of science and where it may take us next. Under the theme “Where science takes us: looking back, looking forward”, the event will explore whether scientific progress is…

Press release from the Nobel Peace Center

“Someone needs to speak up for peace”

14 April 2026

At a time when war dominates the news headlines, the Nobel Peace Center is putting peace on the agenda through a new series of exhibitions exploring a fundamental question: What is peace? The first exhibition in the Nobel Peace Center’s new five‑year series about peace is titled Paths to Peace. Opening to the public on…

Press release from the Nobel Foundation

The Nobel Center is granted a building permit

8 April 2026

The Stockholm City Planning Committee has granted a building permit for the Nobel Center at Slussen. The decision was made on 26 March and made public on 8 April 2026. “I am pleased that our application was considered comprehensive and that it is in line with the detailed development plan and applicable legislation. This is…

March 2026

Press release from the Nobel Prize Museum

Donato Chieppa wins photo competition from the light art festival

13 March 2026

In December, a photo competition took place during the annual light art festival Nobel Week Lights. Now the winner has been announced. Out of more than 700 entries and ten finalists, a clear winner emerged – Donato Chieppa, with his atmospheric photo of the artwork Royal Sky. “It feels amazing and very meaningful to me,”…

Press release from the Nobel Prize Museum

Nobel Prize laureate Morten Meldal comes to Stockholm

11 March 2026

In March, chemistry laureate will come to Stockholm. He will participate in a public programme at the Nobel Prize Museum, give a lecture in front of students at the Royal Institute of Technology and be the keynote speaker at the Nobel Prize Teacher Summit, where teachers from all over the world gather to discuss global…

February 2026

Press release from the Nobel Foundation

The 2026 Nobel Prize announcements

2 February 2026

This year’s Nobel Prize announcements will take place from 5-12 October. All prize announcements will be broadcast live on the official digital channels of the Nobel Prize. More info about . In-depth information about the prizes will be published at . The prize-awarding institutions have decided to announce their 2026 prize decisions as follows:  PHYSIOLOGY OR…

January 2026

Press release from the Nobel Foundation

Statement from the Nobel Foundation

18 January 2026

One of the core missions of the Nobel Foundation is to safeguard the dignity of the Nobel Prizes and their administration. The Foundation upholds Alfred Nobel’s will and its stipulations. It states that the prizes shall be awarded to those who “have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind,” and it specifies who has the right to award each respective prize.…