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Nobel Peace Center

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Address

Brynjulf Bulls plass 1, 0250 Oslo, Norway

Website

www.nobelpeacecenter.org

Contact

+47 48 30 10 00

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (3.9K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Wednesday: 11 AM to 9 PM
  • Thursday: 11 AM to 5 PM
  • Friday: 11 AM to 5 PM
  • Saturday: 11 AM to 5 PM
  • Sunday: 11 AM to 5 PM
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 11 AM to 5 PM

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  • 5/5 Matthew S. 2 years ago on Google
    This is amazing and everyone should visit to learn more about the prize, how concepts of peace have changed and who has been awarded the prize. The exhibition when we were there was focused on journalism which was great. We also loved the escape room style interactive exhibit on Alfred Nobel himself.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Martin L. 7 months ago on Google
    I visited the Nobel Peace Centre recently, and it was an inspiring experience. The center's commitment to promoting peace and celebrating the achievements of Nobel Peace Prize laureates is truly commendable. The interactive exhibits and informative displays provide a deep insight into the work of these remarkable individuals, and it's a powerful reminder of the positive impact one person can have on the world. The architecture and design of the center are modern and inviting. It's a must-visit for anyone interested in peace, human rights, and the pursuit of a better world.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 gevs 6 months ago on Google
    One of the places on my must visit list when in Oslo. Alas, despite visiting this lovely city a couple of times, I still have not managed to go inside. This time around, they were closed for some interior renovation. I was quite certain that I was able to get some time to visit this place properly and did not check the updates online. Nevertheless, I did get a decent shot of the front facade on a sunny, autumn day. Hopefully, I can come back again in the future and complete my tour in this historic facility
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Balkrishna S. 9 months ago on Google
    This beautiful historical Centre is located very close to Aker Brygge Marina. We were very keen to see it from inside, but unfortunately it was closed for renovation. May be next time.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Alexandra D. 1 year ago on Google
    One of the best places I’ve visited in Oslo. Besides the history of Nobel Prize, there is an impressive collection of people who won the prize. Don’t miss this museum
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rakesh J. 1 year ago on Google
    This the must visit place if you are travelling to Oslo, as Norway owns the Noble price issuance. It is very closer to the central station 🚉 (walkable). Beautiful architecture welcomes you inside.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Klara Magic L. 2 years ago on Google
    Norwegian: Nobelprisen are five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel's will of 1895, are awarded to "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to Mankind." Alfred Nobel was a Swedish chemist, engineer, and industrialist most famously known for the invention of dynamite. He died in 1896. In his will, he bequeathed all of his "remaining realisable assets" to be used to establish five prizes which became known as "Nobel Prizes." Nobel Prizes were first awarded in 1901. The Nobel Peace Center (Norwegian: Nobels Fredssenter) in Oslo, Norway is a showcase for the Nobel Peace Prize and the ideals it represents. The center is also an arena where culture and politics merge to promote involvement, debate and reflection around topics such as war, peace and conflict resolution.[1] The center is located in Oslo, Norway at the City Hall Square.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 王俊翔 1 year ago on Google
    Now you have to pay entrance fee like 100kr for students, but I will say it’s worthy because you can actually see the Nobel Peace medal!!! Also, it provides a nice history understanding of the Nobel Peace prize.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ashwin S. 6 months ago on Google
    Nice walk through of Alfred Nobel’s personality and his legacy and then a focused walk through of the Nobel peace prize and its evolution. Was a fun 90 mins to spend
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Hsyn S. 6 months ago on Google
    The Nobel Peace Centre is the museum of the Nobel Peace Prize. The museum is located on the waterfront not far from the Tjuvholmen Sculpture Park. The Peace Prize is well-known around the world and the museum details its history as well as letting you know about the various people who have won the award. The museum also delves into how the prize was created and the history of the man who it’s named after, Alfred Nobel.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mátyás S. 9 months ago on Google
    The Walking tour we took yesterday with Helle was awesome. If you have time, join to this walking tour, and enjoy the Nobel stories behind some touristic spot in Oslo. I hope they will continue this program.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ilona Nesterova (. 9 months ago on Google
    I was inspired by all the spirit of this museum. So many great people in one room. I had goosebumps walking the Digital alley of all peace prize holders. I visited in 2019 and wanted to visit now to ask all Peace makers of human history to stop war in Ukraine where I was born. Unfortunately it was temporary closed Aug of 2023. I am glad I saved previous videos and pictures. Even the feeling to be in one room with so many great people made me inspired: Mother Teresa, Gorbachev, Barack Obama, Dalai Lama… So many great personalities. This Nobel Peace center is a must to visit if you are stopping by Oslo. My best experience of this city.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Яна 1 year ago on Google
    Touching museum about humans! A lot of text materials, so I am not sure it will be interesting for little children although there are some interactive parts. Recommend visiting, it is very inspiring!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Mohammed A. 1 year ago on Google
    Small museum but informative. Though I believe Nobel Prize now is way politicized. But good to know the story of Nobel
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sree S. 2 years ago on Google
    A one of a kind museum - you must visit for any trip to Oslo. Even the gift shop is really inspiring!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Nikos G. 1 year ago on Google
    Well organised museum. Especially the ground floor. At specific days of the week, tours are available, which I highly recommend as they are short and informative. Concerning the first floor there is a point which at least disappointing. My country Greece is critised about the migration crisis during 2015-16. It writes that around 10000 people per day attempted to cross the sea borders and that Greece wasn't well prepared for that and people died. It doesn't say though 3 things. Firstly how the other EU countries react to that. For example neighbor Denmark didn't accept neither one refugee but not mentioned! Secondly how easy is for a country under financial crisis to find resources to support such a situation. And lastly it does not write anything about which country uses the migration crisis as a geopolitical weapon, blackmailing the whole Europe: Turkey!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Behnoush D. 4 years ago on Google
    One of very few places open on Sundays in Oslo, and that’s when my friend and I visited the place. Not a lot of crowd (don’t think early November is high season here, lucky for us!), so we were seen to immediately. Could get student discount (they didn’t even check my card). There’s a free guide, which we found very useful. The exhibition downstairs was more centred around climate change, and seemed very child-friendly (not that it mattered to us as two female adults on holiday! just guessing by the sheer number of children we encountered downstairs), while upstairs was more about the peace prize winners. Last year’s winners were advocates of banning the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war. Very interesting exhibition, though not so suited to younger audiences (they had tried, but some of the images were just too disturbing, see for yourselves). The little hall with all the winners on their own little screens was very interesting. The gift shop was good too, some good souvenirs to have. All in all, I consider this place a worthy destination if you’re visiting Oslo with some time to spare.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Richard F. 4 years ago on Google
    This is the perfect place to stop off while you investigate the many shops and restaurants along the very pretty front. A bit different to a normal museum as it can be very thought provoking and may make you change your ideas on certain things. You can spend a couple of hours here easy, but it's all stuff you won't find anywhere else and it's full of ideas and view points that will make you think.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dagur D. 2 years ago on Google
    Wonderfully informative and entertaining (despite the sometimes heavy subject matter)

  • 5/5 Fahmida E. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice place!

  • 5/5 ipshita j. 3 years ago on Google
    Excellent centre with multiple activities by renowned artists from round the globe. I visited when there was a Sufi afternoon I visited the main hall and the Art Gallery on the first floor, very unique and nothing like seen in regular museums. You need to have an open ID and open mind to love this place. Just outside the atmosphere is amazing with friendly crowd and good food trucks !

  • 2/5 E. S. 4 years ago on Google
    The rating is for the museum not the organization. There wasn't much to see in the museum that you can't search for home or wiki. Not sure why there is an entrance fee...really?? The gift shop is slightly better, but I really struggle to find positives in the review.

  • 4/5 Kevin Bruno (. 10 months ago on Google
    Sehr interessantes Museum, dass man auf jeden Fall, wenn man in Oslo ist und sich mit der Thematik auseinandersetzen möchte, besuchen sollte.

  • 5/5 Fanny L. 9 months ago on Google
    They were closed for restauration, but they offered free guided tours through the city which were really great. Our tour-guide was funny and had many great facts which sparked interest and political discussions for the lunch we went to following the tour! Hope to visit the center once it opens up again ☺️

  • 5/5 Maria B. 8 months ago on Google
    One of the best things we did in oslo! The building is temporarily closed for renovations so the peace center brings some of the museum out to you. We joined the free walking tour with Hella and it was wonderful. Great tips for things to see, insights into the award process for the peace prize and its cultural significance. In my opinion, this was a much more fun way to experience a museum. Thank you Nobel Peace Center!

  • 5/5 Jose S. 9 months ago on Google
    We did the walking tour with Helle and it was beyond outstanding. Informative, enriching and funny. One of the best experiences we’ve had in Norway so far. Thanks so much!

  • 5/5 Abhisek S. 3 years ago on Google
    It is that place where the Nobel peace prize is a being awarded. The entry fees is around 120 Norwegian Kroners.

  • 4/5 Luis P. 4 years ago on Google
    Great exhibition about climate change. Can see all the Nobel Peace Winners and excerpt of their speech. The Nobel prize for Peace 2018 exhibition is a must see for everybody.

  • 5/5 Art H. 10 months ago on Google
    HP is an excellent guide. No canned speech, interjected humor along with interesting facts and history. One of the best guides ever encountered. Art Hall

  • 5/5 Sue 2 years ago on Google
    Really liked it and had fun in kids reading zone.

  • 5/5 Joshua F. 1 year ago on Google
    A solemn, elegant testament to the best of humanity, the relentless desire for prosperity and the well-being of all that cultivates unity throughout different nations and eras. Visit the second floor, where a haunting path lined with electronic candles winds though pictures of past winners of the Nobel peace prize.

  • 5/5 Ally Z. 1 year ago on Google
    Informative, interactive and visually stunning exhibits. There was so much information packed into the exhibits. I loved that the activities and questions aimed at children was displayed at children's eye level. I easily spent an hour looking through all the exhibits.

  • 4/5 Bardia H. 10 months ago on Google
    Went there today around 2 pm. The place was unfortunately closed due to renovation. The building is nice Have fun looking at the pictures

  • 4/5 Muhammad Nauman - P. 1 year ago on Google
    Oslo Noble Peace Prize Center. A must visit place while you are visiting Oslo. I had opportunity to. Visit this place in October 2022 while i was traveling to Oslo for my Business Tour. This is center of the Oslo city. It is a ver peaceful and relaxing place and you will find places to visit in locality wheee you can spend full day. Recommended to visit..

  • 5/5 Aria P. 1 year ago on Google
    Inspiring and gorgeous museum that uses modern & digital technologies to tell the story of peace prizes throughout history. I would give yourself at least two hours to work through the museum, there is plenty to see and read. It was the highlight of our day!

  • 5/5 HeavenlyZanny 2 years ago on Google
    Wonderful place.I come here often to be inspired by the great thinking about the evolving of the world around us.

  • 5/5 Ania G. 1 year ago on Google
    Absolute must see if you are visiting Oslo! Very impressive! Lots of virtual and interactive activities for big and small! I learned a lot too!

  • 5/5 Olivia 2 years ago on Google
    Super informative and educational museum, whilst also being loads of fun! Not massive but lots to learn about.

  • 4/5 Vivian S. 2 years ago on Google
    Nobel Peace Center located in the center of the city. The area is suitable for a walk in the city.

  • 5/5 Dulce M. 1 year ago on Google
    This place shares the story of Nobel and deep dives on the peace prize. It is a place for reflection as well as for enjoyment of the laureates over nore than 100 years. It is kids friendly but I would say 10 yrs old and older.

  • 5/5 linh x. 2 years ago on Google
    Euronews Light based work of art illuminata Oslo

  • 5/5 Steven 2 years ago on Google
    Learned a lot about the history of Alfred Nobel. But to be in the room with all of the Nobel peace laureates makes you really, really humble. Certainly a must see when you are in Oslo. It is not a big place but worth my time.

  • 5/5 Alexandrina N. 2 years ago on Google
    It was an interesting and exciting place. The most beautiful was the final room with photos of everyone who has won the Nobel.

  • 4/5 Dusty J. 2 years ago on Google
    The exhibition is beautiful and a work of art, but it doesn't do a good job at education. It's not good for younger children, too much going on with nothing to grab their attention.


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