This year no fewer than 14 Nobel Laureates arrive in Stockholm for the Nobel Week. The laureates began their stay today with a visit to Nobel Prize Museum in the Old Town, where they each signed a chair at the museum’s restaurant and donated a specially selected artefact to the museum’s collections. Physics Laureate Didier…
The Nobel Week begins on 6 December as this year’s Laureates arrive in Stockholm. Their more than week-long programme will include lectures, school visits and a live conversation with astronauts in space. At the Nobel Banquet, they get to listen to Swedish soloists Lisa Nilsson and Magnus Carlson – singer in the group Weeping Willows…
Nobel Laureates in Physics and Chemistry will talk to ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir on 6 December as the Nobel Week festivities begin in Stockholm, Sweden. Some of the brightest minds on Earth will talk to astronauts on the International Space Station about their perspective of the Universe, exoplanets and the…
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…
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,…
The theme for the first Nobel Prize Dialogue in Madrid is ‘The Future of Ageing’. Nobel Laureates, key opinion leaders, policy makers, students and researchers will meet in Madrid on 22 May to discuss some of the most pressing scientific, economical and philosophical questions around ageing. “Spain is a country with a long life expectancy.…
The conductor for the 2019 Nobel Prize Concert will be Herbert Blomstedt. He will lead the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra at Konserthuset Stockholm on 8 December. Herbert Blomstedt is Sweden’s most successful and respected conductor. He has been chief conductor for the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Dresden Staatskapelle, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. He…