A home for the unique legacy of Alfred Nobel
The Nobel Center will be a public building for science, literature and peace at Slussen in Stockholm.
The building will be a warm and inviting place for exploring the Nobel Prizes and their significance – historically, today and for future generations.
The building is designed by David Chipperfield Architects, and the project is made possible thanks to generous donations from Erling-Persson Foundation and Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.
The will of Alfred Nobel presents a clear vision of working towards the greatest benefit to humankind. The Nobel Prize has since 1901 been awarded to scientists, authors and peace advocates doing just that. This will serve as a home for their stories and groundbreaking discoveries.
The Nobel Center will be a building for Nobel Prize laureates, scientists, students, schoolchildren and visitors from Sweden and the rest of the world. The building offers a unique access to the Nobel Prize laureates, and this will be the public place in the world where people have the greatest chances of meeting some of the most influential voices of our time.
It will be building for people wanting to understand our world. A building for people wanting to know more about how the contributions of the Nobel Prize laureates have changed and continue to shape our lives.
“The new Nobel house will serve as an international symbol of knowledge – warm, welcoming and open to everyone. The efforts of the Nobel Prize laureates show how knowledge may change our world. What is impossible today may become possible tomorrow. Our goal is to make this power available to more people.”
Hanna Stjärne, Executive Director of the Nobel Foundation
A public walkway is integrated alongside the building at the park- and entrance level. The path leads from Slussen and continues eastward toward Fotografiska. Here, a terrace is created offering one of Stockholm’s most magnificent views. The public space in front of the building extends directly into the entrance level.
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From Borgmästartrappan, a new pedestrian route and an open space are created via Katarinavägen, situated between the Glashuset building and the Nobel Center.
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lish: South of the Nobel Center lies Stadsgården, a new local street between the Nobel Center and the Glashuset building. The four interconnected volumes break up the long building and adapt its scale to the new streetscape.
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The entrance floor of the Nobel Center is open both toward Stadsgården and toward the water, creating transparency and a sense of openness throughout the building.
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The foyer is spacious and welcoming, with views to both the north and the south. It serves as a gathering point for visiting groups, and smaller temporary exhibitions can also be displayed here. From this space, the central staircase begins, guiding visitors through the building.
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An important element of the building is the central staircase, which guides visitors from the entrance to the exhibitions, areas with program activites and further up to the rooftop terraces.
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Upper level with big atelier windows towards the archipelago and the city.
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lish: The house has two rooftop terraces. They create new gathering places in Stockholm, offering a fantastic view of the waters of Saltsjön and Lake Mälaren.
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Aerial view along the waterfront.
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View from the water along the quay.
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Panoramic view from the north.
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“I think that the new Nobel Center can be a great place to promote contact between scientists and science in general, and the young generation, so in my view, the most important goal of this center is to inspire the new generation in science, literature, and peace.“
Anne L’Huillier, Nobel Prize in physics 2023
Slussen – an accessible location at the heart of the city
The Nobel Center will be located in Stockholm along Stadsgårdskajen at Slussen. The building will be found in one of the most beautiful spots in the city along a future museum promenade by the waterfront, easily accessible for everyone by public transport, on foot, by bicycle or by boat.
The building is located right at the quay facing Gamla stan, Skeppsholmen and Djurgården.
Facts
- The building will focus on public activities and be open to everyone, all year round.
- The Nobel Prize award ceremony will still take place in Konserthuset Stockholm and the Nobel Prize banquet in City Hall.
- David Chipperfield Architects in Berlin is commissioned as the architect for the Nobel Center at Slussen in Stockholm.
- The building and permanent exhibition are funded by Erling-Persson Foundation and Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation together with the Nobel organisation. The two foundations donate a total of SEK 2.3 billion, evenly split.
- Constructing the building, including the new permanent exhibition, is estimated to cost just over SEK 2.5 billion.
- The Nobel Prize Museum will move to the new building, and the operations at Slussen will be financed by means of self-generated revenues originating from, for example, ticket sales, state and municipal support, as well as through collaborations with sponsors and partners, thus similarly to how the Nobel Prize Museum is currently financed.
- The gross area of the building is 13,000 sqm.
- The Nobel Center will be built on the property Södermalm 7:87 (Hamnmästaren) along Stadsgårdskajen at Slussen. This property was originally intended for a larger office building, for which there is already an approved detailed development plan. The detailed development plan specifies clear and specific frameworks concerning the shape, height and width of the building.
- Construction starts in 2027 and the building will open in 2031.
- The Stockholm City Planning Committee has granted a building permit for the Nobel Center on 26 March 2026.
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The content
A home is now being built for Alfred Nobel’s unique legacy, where his handwritten will is to be exhibited permanently for the first time.
ARTECHOUSE, Time, Life, and Eternity, 2022.
© Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Jean-Baptiste Béranger
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The house
Nobel Center offers a new landmark on the waterfront in the Swedish capital – an international symbol of knowledge, science, literature and peace.
Panoramic view from the north.
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History
As early as 1901, when the first Nobel Prize was awarded, the idea of a permanent home for the Nobel Prize was born.
Alfred Nobel porträtt
Foto: Alexander Mahmoud
