The construction is made possible by the Erling-Persson Foundation and the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, which are increasing their donations from SEK 1.2 billion to a combined total of SEK 2.3 billion.
The Nobel activities account for the remaining funding.
It will be a house for peace, for science and literature, open to all. It will be warm and welcoming, said Hanna Stjärne at a press conference at the Nobel Museum in Börshuset in the Old Town.
Testament
The new Nobel Center will also display Alfred Nobel's handwritten will from 1895, a document that few have seen so far.
Hanna Stjärne speaks of the center as an international symbol of knowledge in “a time when knowledge is especially important.” While today’s Nobel Museum has approximately 1,000 square meters, the new Nobel Center will have 8,000 to 10,000 square meters and an auditorium with 500 seats. In addition to exhibitions and program activities, school students will be able to meet more Nobel laureates.
We notice that there is an incredible power in it. Today, the Nobel organization organizes various events around the world, but we have had a harder time doing so in Stockholm. Now we can do it; it is very much about laureates talking about their research and how it affects the world for the better.
Recycled brick
The building was designed by David Chipperfield Architects, who also designed the controversial brass-shimmering proposal that was intended to be built on Blasieholmen.
Now it will instead have a facade made of recycled brick with a pattern inspired by traditional weavings.
The location is dominated by the relationship to the water, which is fantastic, said Chipperfield.
Construction is expected to start next year and the inauguration is planned for 2031, when the Nobel Prize turns 130.
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The new Nobel Center at Slussen in Stockholm will focus on public activities and be open to the public year-round. It will, among other things, house the Nobel Prize Museum, which is moving from its current premises in the Old Town.
The Nobel Prize ceremony will continue to be held in the Concert Hall and the Nobel Banquet in the City Hall.
The building is designed by David Chipperfield Architects Berlin.
The Erling-Persson Foundation and the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation are donating SEK 2.3 billion, divided equally between them. The total price tag is expected to be just over SEK 2.5 billion.
Source: Nobel Foundation
