The Nobel Peace Center Gets a New Heart
The exhibition on the peace prize winners is the heart of the Nobel Peace Center, and now it’s being renewed! Join us on an exciting journey developed in close dialogue with visitors and the community around us.
Here, you can gain a unique insight into how we create an exhibition that reflects diverse perspectives on peace and hope. Join us and contribute to shaping the future exhibition, opening in the fall of 2026.
On this page, you can explore the purpose behind the exhibition, follow the process through the timeline, and find out how you can be part of this project. Welcome!
Join Us
Through workshops, pop-ups, and laboratories, we invite the public to actively participate in the development of the exhibition.
Timeline
JANUARY 2025
Workshop
In early January 2025, a two-day workshop called “Fieldwork” was held. This workshop brought together 20 Oslo residents and employees of the Nobel Peace Center to explore the theme of peace prize winners through various senses. Participants were divided into groups that explored and created stories based on portraits, colors, materials, and sounds. The goal was to create a conceptual foundation for the exhibition through reflection and dialogue.
JANUARY 2025
Open Pop-Up Studio
In January, visitors and passersby were invited to the Pop-Up Studio at the Nobel Peace Center to take part in the beginning of the work on the new exhibition. During these days, the Norwegian Nobel Institute also visited to open the archives from 1974 and talk about them and how the process of selecting a winner looked in the 70s. A “Tiny Talks Room” was set up inside the studio, with a window facing the street, where visitors, peace center employees, and invited guests could share their thoughts on peace, the peace prize winners, and what they would like to see in the new exhibition.
MARCH 2025
Open Pop-Up Studio
From 4 to 14 March, 2025, an open Pop-Up Studio was held at the Nobel Peace Center. This was a temporary installation where the public could participate in shaping the new exhibition on peace prize winners. Through open dialogue and creative collaboration, visitors were invited to contribute their perspectives and ideas.
APRIL 2025
Laboratory
At the end of April 2025, the largest exhibition space at the Nobel Peace Center will be transformed into an exploratory laboratory. The main aim of the laboratory is to test spatial elements, bodily/haptic approaches, and ideas for digital solutions with visitors to the center, drop-in guests, and invited participants. The purpose is to find out what resonates and challenges assumptions, as well as what needs further exploration.
SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2025
Bauprobe with International Seminar
From 29 September to 5 October, 2025, a Bauprobe with an international seminar will be held. This is a phase of concretization where content and form will be discussed and further developed. Participants include both internal and external professionals who will contribute their perspectives and expertise.
JANUARY - MARCH 2026
Continued Work and Installation
In the period from January to March 2026, work will continue to concretize content and form, as well as install the exhibition. This includes collaboration with contractors and implementation of the final exhibition elements.
FALL 2026
Opening of the New Permanent Exhibition
The new exhibition at the Nobel Peace Center opens in the fall of 2026.
MEET THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE EXHIBITION
Henrik Treimo
Exhibition Director at the Nobel Peace Center. Ph.D. in Social Anthropology and former Chief Curator at the Technical Museum.
Serge von Arx
Artistic Director of the Scenography Department at the Norwegian Theater Academy and Professor of Scenography.
Eirin Mailund Svendsen
Curator at the Nobel Peace Center. Master's degree in Critical Museology from the University of Oslo and former curator at Akershus Museums and Sogn and Fjordane Art Museum (SFKM).
Claire McAree
Project Manager at the Nobel Peace Center. Former cultural producer and festival director.
Tara Bamberg
Project Coordinator at the Nobel Peace Center. Master's degree in International Relations from NMBU.
Do you have input?
Feel free to contact Project Coordinator Tara Bamberg at tb@nobelpeacecenter.org