The Nobel Peace Center ( no, Nobels Fredssenter) in

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is a showcase for the

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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. The center is located in Oslo, Norway at the City Hall Square (''Rådhusplassen'').

History

The Nobel Peace Center was opened in 2005 by His Majesty King

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in a ceremony attended by the royal families of Norway and Canada. Nobel Peace Prize laureate

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was also present. The Center welcomes app 250.000 visitors per year and is one of Norway's most visited museums. The Nobel Peace Center is located in the former

Oslo Vestbanestasjon Oslo West Station ( no, Oslo Vestbanestasjon) or Oslo V, is a former railway station located in Vika in Oslo, Norway. It was the terminus of the Drammen Line between 1872 and 1980, until the Oslo Tunnel opened. The station remained in use until 1 ...

(Oslo West railway station) building. Dating from 1872, the former station building was drawn by architect

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(1829–1917). It ceased to be used as a railway station in 1989. It is overlooking the harbor and located close to the

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where the

Award Ceremony takes place every 10 December, to commemorate Alfred Nobel's death. British architect

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is responsible for the center's creative design, including its color schemes; the American designer David Small developed its hi-tech installations. The Nobel Peace Center is financed by the Norwegian Ministry of Culture, private sponsors and admission fees. Temporary exhibitions are fully sponsored. The Center presents the Nobel Peace Prize laureates and their work, in addition to telling the story of

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and the other Nobel prizes. This is done using multimedia and interactive technology, exhibitions, meetings, debates, theater, concerts and conferences, as well as a broad educational program and regular guided tours. The Nobel Peace Center is a foundation and part of a network of Nobel institutions represented externally by the

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, which also administers informational activities and arrangements surrounding the presentation of the Nobel Prize. Kjersti Fløgstad is director of the Nobel Peace Center. Olav Njølstad is chairman of the center's board, which is appointed by the

Norwegian Nobel Committee The Norwegian Nobel Committee ( no, Den norske Nobelkomité) selects the recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize each year on behalf of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel's estate, based on instructions of Nobel's will. Five members are appointed by ...

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External links

Official website
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History

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