Nobel Prize Museum (Nobelprismuseet)
Nobel Prize Museum (Nobelprismuseet) is one of the narrated stops on the self-guided Stockholm audio walking tour in Gingerguide. Plan about ~60 min here. Press play at the spot for its two to three minute story, or ask the AI guide anything about it.
- Type museum
- Suggested visit ~60 min
- Stockholm Stockholm guide
About Nobel Prize Museum (Nobelprismuseet)
In the former Stock Exchange on Stortorget, this museum tells the story of the Nobel Prize, its founder and its laureates, whose signatures hide under the cafe's chairs.
The Nobel Prize Museum (Nobelprismuseet) opened in spring 2001 to mark the centenary of the Nobel Prize. It was called the Nobel Museum until 2019, when it was renamed. The museum occupies the former Stock Exchange building (Borshuset) on the north side of Stortorget in Gamla stan, designed by Erik Palmstedt and built 1773-1776; the same building also houses the Swedish Academy and the Nobel Library. The museum is owned by the Nobel Foundation.
It tells the story of the Nobel Prize and its laureates, and of the prize's founder, Alfred Nobel (1833-1896). Displays pair objects donated by laureates with their personal stories, featuring figures such as Marie Curie, Nelson Mandela and Winston Churchill, while the travelling exhibition Sketches of Science presents photographs of 42 laureates with their own hand-drawn sketches. During Nobel week, visiting laureates sign the undersides of chairs in the Bistro Nobel cafe.
Did you know? The museum occupies the former Stock Exchange (Borshuset), built between 1773 and 1776 on Stortorget. The same building also houses the Swedish Academy, which awards the Literature prize, and the Nobel Library.
How long should you spend at Nobel Prize Museum (Nobelprismuseet)?
Plan about ~60 min at Nobel Prize Museum (Nobelprismuseet). That is enough to take it in and hear its narrated story; stay longer if it grabs you. The tour is self-guided, so there is no rush.
Is Nobel Prize Museum (Nobelprismuseet) worth visiting?
Nobel Prize Museum (Nobelprismuseet) is one of the 21 sights the Gingerguide team researched and narrated in Stockholm, so it earns a place on a self-guided walk. Its story explains why it matters, and you can ask the AI guide anything the story leaves open.
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