The Nobel Museum

The Nobel Museum

The Stockholm audio-guided tour leads you before the Nobel Museum, on Stortorget square, in the heart of Gamla Stan. Devoted to the famous prize awarded every year, it retraces the history of this international award and the personalities who have received it.

The history of the Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize rewards each year the personalities who have brought, according to the will of Alfred Nobel, the greatest benefit to humanity, in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace and economics. Opened in 2001, for the centenary of the prize, the museum is housed in the former Stock Exchange, the Borshuset, a historic building of the old town.

What there is to see

The museum presents the life of Alfred Nobel, the history of the prize and the journeys of many laureates, through objects, films and interactive exhibitions. There you discover moving testimonies and accounts of discoveries that have shaped the world. The setting, in the former Stock Exchange, adds to the prestige of the visit, in the heart of Gamla Stan.

Practical information

The Nobel Museum is on Stortorget square, in the old town of Stockholm. The visit is ticketed and subject to hours that vary by season; it is best to check them in advance. The museum easily combines with a walk through the lanes of Gamla Stan.

What does the Nobel Museum present ?

The history of the Nobel Prize, the life of Alfred Nobel and the journeys of many laureates, through objects and interactive exhibitions.

Where is the Nobel Museum ?

On Stortorget square, in the former Stock Exchange of Stockholm, in the heart of the old town of Gamla Stan.