The Nobel Museum

The Nobel Museum is located in the former Stock Exchange Building on the north side of the square Stortorget in Gamla Stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. The Nobel Museum showcases information about the Nobel Prize and Nobel prizewinners, as well as information about the founder of the prize, Alfred Nobel 1833–1896. The museum's permanent display includes many artifacts donated by Nobel Laureates, presented together with personal life stories. The Nobel Museum opened in the spring of 2001 for the 100th anniversary of the Nobel Prize. According to the manifesto of the museum, the intentions are to be a reflecting and forward-looking and spirited memory of Nobel laureates and their achievements, as well as of the Nobel Prize and Alfred Nobel.

To achieve these aims, the museum offers exhibitions, films, theatre plays, and debates related to science; in addition to its bistro and shop. Museum exhibitions feature prominent Nobel laureates such as Marie Curie, Nelson Mandela, and Winston Churchill. The Museum frequently offers creative exhibitions such as “Sketches of science”, a photo exhibition with 42 Nobel Laureates photographed with their own sketch of their Nobel discovery. This exhibition has also been shown in other parts of the world as well, including Dubai and Singapore.