ABOUT US
As one of the most popular museums in Oslo, the Nobel Peace Center invites visitors to explore stories of peace, conflict resolution, and the legacy of the Nobel Peace Prize.
We bring these stories to life through exhibitions, guided tours, events, educational programs and digital content. Our aim is to build knowledge, spark curiosity, and strengthen skills for dialogue and understanding. The museum is also a vibrant arena for timely conversations about peace, human rights and global challenges.
Each year, we welcome around 200,000 visitors—including more than 700 school groups—and our digital platforms continue to reach a growing international audience. We work closely with other institutions in the Nobel network to share and amplify the values behind the Nobel Peace Prize.
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"We believe that the Nobel Peace Prize has the power to change peoples’ thoughts and actions thus make the world a more peaceful and better place for everyone."
We believe that the Nobel Peace Prize has the power to change peoples’ thoughts and actions thus make the world a more peaceful and better place for everyone.
The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize is based on an independent selection process that has produced worthy laureates for 120 years. It is awarded in accordance with the terms of Alfred Nobel's will “to those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind”. The Norwegian Nobel Committee has at all times anchored the prize in the contemporary world, thus demonstrating what supports peace at that point in time.
The Nobel Peace Center uses the Nobel Peace Prize and the ideas and work of the Peace Prize laureates to engage and inspire large- and small-scale changes that help to make the world a better and more peaceful place.
- The Nobel Peace Center acts as a platform to lift the laureates’ stories and cause.
- We raise awareness of the Peace Prize and the ideas and activities of the Peace Prize laureates.
- We create engagement and build skills among visitors, students, and participants.
- We offer a meeting place to facilitate international engagement.
- 2-3 exhibitions per year that create knowledge about, and commitment to, the Peace Prize and the Peace Prize topics
- A range of events that deepen understanding of current peace topics
- Educational programs that inform students and teachers around the world about peace
- This year’s Peace Prize
- The Peace Prize and its history
- Dialogue
- Independence
- Excellence
- Courage
- Creativity
- Inspiration
The Nobel Peace Center is an independent not-for-profit foundation, financed through a combination of private donations and government grants. We have a 501(c)(3) in the United States of America.