The Nobel Center at Slussen
The Nobel Prize is about all of us. Since 1901, it has been awarded to men and women who have worked for the benefit of humanity—ordinary people who have achieved extraordinary things. They are authors, scientists, and freedom fighters striving to make the world a better place.
In 2031, you will be able to explore their work and ideas in a new public building dedicated to the Nobel Prize. The Nobel Center will be a space for dialogue between science, literature, and peace efforts—brought to life through exhibitions, workshops, lectures, cultural events, and family activities.
The Nobel Center will be located on Stadsgårdskajen at Slussen in Stockholm.
An international hub for science, literature, and peace
As Alfred Nobel wrote in his will, the Nobel Prize celebrates contributions “to the greatest benefit to humankind.”
At the Nobel Center, you will find exhibitions that move, inform, and explore diverse perspectives. Cultural and scientific events will be grounded in the Nobel Prize’s core areas—science, literature, and peace. There will also be activities for children and families, educational programmes for schools and teachers, and spaces for reading, reflection, and conversation.
The Nobel Center will invite people to actively engage in and contribute to meaningful discussions and activities. It will be a meeting place for people of all ages and interests—including Nobel Prize laureates—where debate, interaction, and shared exploration are encouraged. Together with the public, we aim to explore topics and questions that matter, inspired by the Nobel Prize’s legacy.
The Nobel Prize shows how new ideas can change the world—and that the future is open, for us to shape. We look forward to welcoming you when the Nobel Center opens its doors at Stadsgårdskajen in Slussen in 2031.
The design of the Nobel Center is led by David Chipperfield Architects, based in Berlin, with Sweco as the local architectural partner. The building is being funded by the Erling-Persson Foundation, the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, together with the Nobel Foundation.
“This site will become the new heart of Stockholm. I would say this is a historic moment. For many years, Slussen has been a hub for traffic, but now the focus will shift to people.”
– Torleif Falk, City Architect of Stockholm
Facts about the Nobel Center
- The Nobel Center will offer a broad range of public activities including exhibitions, school programmes, lectures and conversations about the major issues of the future. The public activities that are already being conducted around the world, digitally and at the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm’s Old Town, will be further developed and scaled up for the opening of the Nobel Center.
- The Erling-Persson Foundation and the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation will be funding the construction together with The Nobel Foundation.
- David Chipperfield Architects has been engaged to design the Nobel Center at Slussen in Stockholm. This is one of the world’s most respected architectural firms, which also became quite familiar with the public activities surrounding the Nobel Prize during the previous Nobel Center project. The local architect will be Sweco.
- Construction of the Nobel Center is planned on the property designated as Södermalm 7:87 (Hamnmästaren) along Stadsgårdskajen, just east of Slussen on the northern waterfront of Södermalm island. The property is part of the existing detailed local plan for Slussen, which has gained legal force. The site was originally intended for an office building. The local plan includes clear and binding limits on the building’s design, for example in terms of maximum height and width.
- The start of construction is scheduled to start in 2027 with an opening in 2031.