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Summer at the Nobel Peace Center

It’s the season for new and interesting experiences, and the Nobel Peace Center is showcasing world renowned exhibitions this summer.

The Nobel Peace Center is temporary displaying the world-renowned photo exhibition Generation Wealth, created by the award-winning photographer Lauren Greenfield. The documentary exhibition illustrates our never-ending pursuit of internal gratification, beauty, money and power, and Greenfield’s photo collection is the result of 25 years of work. Generation Wealth has been on display at the prestigious Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles and the acclaimed International Center of Photography in New York City. The Nobel Peace Center has the honor of being this exhibition’s first stop in Europe, before it will be displayed at Fotomuseum den Haag in the Netherlands this autumn.

As a part of our Nobel Peace Prize exhibition Ban the Bomb, featuring last year’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate ICAN, you have the chance to experience the thought-provoking photo series Fallout, created by the internationally acclaimed photographer Sim Chi Yin from Singapore. On commission from the Nobel Peace Center, Chi Yin traveled to the United States and to the Chinese border to North Korea to document two of the world’s largest nuclear states. Her photographs depict the untold, but observable stories about the global nuclear threat and how nuclear facilities shape the landscape. Fallout has been praised in both the British Journal of Photography and The New Yorker.

At the Nobel Peace Center, we offer free guided tours twice a day. The tours begin at kl.13:00 (1pm) and 14:00 (2pm). The guided tours are held in English, but if you want to explore our exhibitions on your own we offer audio guides in Norwegian, English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. If you are visiting with children, you and your family get the chance to talk about important subjects, such as the difference between fleeing and moving, and why some people must flee. Our children’s trail A warm welcome is about people who are being forced to flee from their homes, and what we can do to make them feel welcome in a strange land. Recommended for those between 6 and 10 years.

If you are one of those who do not wish to leave the beautiful Norwegian weather, you can enjoy our outdoor-exhibition What is Home?. The exhibition decorates the construction fence hiding the building site for the new National Museum. What is Home? is an exhibition by National Geographic and the Nobel Peace Center, displaying photos by young refugees and youths from Norway and Greece and their sense of home.

The Nobel Peace Center is open every day this summer, from kl.10:00 to 18:00. 

Topics

  • Art, Culture, Entertainment

Facts about the Nobel Peace Center

  • one of Norway's most visited museums with app 250 000 vistors per year 
  • presents the Nobel Peace Prize laureates and their work, in addition to telling the story of Alfred Nobel
  • is an arena for debate and reflection around topics such as war, peace and conflict resolution
  • is internationally recognized for its emphasis on documentary photography and interactive technology
  • presents changing exhibitions, engaging digital solutions, films, seminars and events 
  • is an independent foundation, with the Norwegian Nobel Committee appointing the board
  • Olav Njølstad is the leader of the board, Liv Tørres is the Executive Director
  • is financed by a combination of public and private funds
  • the main sponsors and collaborating partners are Hydro, Telenor Group and ABB  

Contacts

Ingvill Bryn Rambøl

Press contact Head of Information Press Contact, web editor +47 92 45 29 44

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