The Nobel Peace Center, opened in 2005, is dedicated not only to the award itself for contributions to the cause of peacebuilding, but also to the people who received the Peace Prize, and to the ideals it embodies. The center is housed in the former railway station, in a beautiful classical building constructed in 1872.
The Nobel Peace Center includes a museum dedicated to Nobel Peace Prize laureates, a thematic hall hosting rotating exhibitions on the theme of the struggle for peace, and a club. The club regularly holds events related to issues of peace, war, and conflict resolution.
The Nobel Center is an example of a modern museum in which the latest technologies are used to convey information to visitors. The portrait of each Peace Prize laureate is made as a touch screen, touching which brings up text introducing you to that person's deeds and achievements. Distinctive electronic wall displays several meters in size also respond to touch. By selecting the section you need, you can learn the history of all the Peace Prizes and the biographies of the laureates. A separate virtual book tells the story of the life of the founder of the prize and the inventor of dynamite, Alfred Nobel.
The museum has collected many unique photographs, video recordings, and texts. You can play the original recording of Martin Luther King's legendary speech "I Have a Dream" or read Mother Teresa's sayings.
