The Centennial
Exhibition of the Nobel Prize
Title of the Centennial Exhibition:
"Cultures of Creativity: The
Centennial Exhibition of the Nobel
Prize"
Individual creativity will be discussed
under a number of general themes,
e.g. "Serendipity", "Metaphors",
and "Iconoclasts". The
discussions will focus on important
milieus of the 20th century that
have produced many Nobel Laureates.
Plans to build a permanent Nobel
Museum in Stockholm have been discussed
since the beginning of this century.
In 1994 the Nobel Foundation approached
the Swedish Government about the
potential for the establishment
of a Nobel Museum in Stockholm devoted
to science and culture. A government
commissioned report recommends building
at Tegelbacken near the Stockholm
Central Station. The Nobel Foundation
favours another location at Blasieholmen
behind the National Museum of Fine
Arts.
Oslo
The exhibition "Cultures of
Creativity: The Centennial Exhibition
of the Nobel Prize" will be
on display at Norsk Folkemuseum
in Oslo from the first of August
2001 until the end of that year.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee and
the Norwegian Government are discussing
the possibility of a Nobel Peace
Prize Museum in Oslo. A number of
buildings have been considered.
Other Nobel Related Museums
and Exhibitions
Björkborn
A Museum was instituted in 1982
at Björkborn Manor, Karlskoga
where Alfred Nobel owned a manor
and an industry during the final
years of his life.
The Big Idea, Ardeer, Glasgow
The Big Idea is a major permanent
exhibition and tourist attraction,
celebrating one thousand years of
inventions and discoveries and one
hundred years of Nobel Prizes.
