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Programme for Nobel Week 2024

Press programme Stockholm

This is the press programme for Nobel Week in Stockholm. You will need to apply for accreditation for some of the activities during the week. Spaces for the Nobel Prize award ceremony and banquet are very limited.

More information and activities will be added.
All times are in CET.
See the press programme for Oslo here

5 December

08:45 
Press conference for Nobel Week

Location: Nobel Prize Museum, Stortorget 2, Old Town, Stockholm 
Accreditation for media: [email protected]
Meet the chef and the pastry chef for the Nobel Prize banquet, whose names will be announced at the press conference. You will also hear from students at Beckmans College of Design who have interpreted the Nobel Prizes via fashion creations. The detailed press programme for the week will also be handed out.  
Photo and video opportunities for media. Possibility to make separate interviews.  

6 December

13:00 
Press conference: Nobel Prize laureate in literature

Location: Swedish Academy, Börssalen, Källargränd 4, Stockholm 
Registration required.  
More information: [email protected] 

13:45–14:30  
Artefacts from the Nobel Prize laureates  

Location: Nobel Prize Museum, Stortorget 2, Old Town, Stockholm 
Accreditation for media: [email protected]  
In the morning, the Nobel Prize laureates gather at the Nobel Prize Museum. As a tradition they hand over an artefact to the museum and sign a chair. The new artefacts will be on display in the museum for media. Curators from the museum will tell the stories of the objects. (The laureates will not participate). Photo and video opportunities for media.

15:00 
Press conference: Nobel Prize laureates in physiology or medicine 

Location: The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet, Nobels väg 1, Solna
Registration required. Accreditation for media
Email: [email protected] 
Possibility to make individual interviews with the laureates in connection to the press conference. 

16:30–17:30
Sneak peek: Nobel Week Lights 

Location: Meeting point TBD. 
Accreditation for media: [email protected] 
Sneak peek of the artworks and meet some of the artists of this year’s Nobel Week Lights. The last preparations are made, and the artworks are tested. Warm clothes and good shoes are recommended. The artwork at the City Hall – Leading Lights – is a tribute to the achievements and discoveries of female Nobel Prize laureates. It includes an image of this year’s literature laureate, Han Kang. She will also be featured in the artwork De Aderton at Klara Mälarstrand.

Photo and video opportunities for media. There will be two press tours: one on 6 December 16:30–17:30 (a sneak peek the night before it opens) and one on 9 December at 18:00–19:00. 

7 December

09:30 
Press conference: Nobel Prize laureates in physics, chemistry and economic sciences 

Location: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Lilla Frescativägen 4A, Stockholm 
Registration required.  Accreditation for media
More information: [email protected] 
Possibility to make individual interviews with the laureates in connection to the press conference. 

14:00 
Nobel Prize lectures in physiology or medicine 

Location: The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet, Aula Medica, Nobels väg 6, Solna
Registration required. 
More information will follow.
Broadcast services 2024

17:00 
Nobel Prize lecture in literature 

Location: The Swedish Academy, Börssalen, Källargränd 4, Stockholm
No media accreditation, those interested in attending can be invited as guests. There will be no interviews and no possibility to take photos or make audio recordings. 
More information
For tickets, please contact [email protected]
Broadcast services

8 December

09:00–10:20 
Nobel Prize lectures in physics 

Location: Aula Magna, Stockholm University 
More information and registration
Broadcast services

10:50–12:40 
Nobel Prize lectures in chemistry 

Location: Aula Magna, Stockholm University 
More information and registration
Broadcast services

14:00–15:50 
Prize lectures in economic sciences 

Location: Aula Magna, Stockholm University 
More information and registration
Broadcast services

19:00 
Nobel Prize Concert 

Location: Konserthuset Stockholm/Stockholm Concert Hall. 
More information
Accreditation for media: [email protected]
Broadcast services

9 December

10:00–15:30 
Nobel Week Dialogue 2024: The Future of Health 

Location: Stockholm Waterfront Congress Center, Stockholm 
More information
Accreditation for media: [email protected] 
The 2024 dialogue brings together people from across the spectrum of science, society and culture to explore the future of health. The event will explore ground-breaking medical advancements, disease prevention strategies, and innovative ways to enhance our lives. The dialogue will also address planetary health, and the environment’s critical impact on us all. 

18:00–19:00 
Press tour: Nobel Week Lights 

Location: Meeting point outside the Nobel Prize Museum 
Accreditation for media: [email protected]
Nobel Week Lights is an artistic tribute to the Nobel Prize laureates and their achievements. The light installations will be shown outdoors in Stockholm 7 December–15 December. In this tour you will see some of the highlights. The artwork at the City Hall – Leading Lights – is a tribute to the achievements and discoveries of female Nobel Prize laureates. It includes an image of this year’s literature laureate, Han Kang. She will also be featured in the artwork De Aderton at Klara Mälarstrand.

Photo and video opportunities for media. 
More information: https://nobelweeklights.se 

10 December

15:10–15:50
Stand up positions, Stockholm City Hall

Stand up positions for tv-media in allocated position inside Stockholm City Hall, before the Nobel Prize banquet.
Ten-minute slots, 300 €. Tape or live. SVT provides equipment.
Bookable between CET 15:10–15:50 (GMT 14:10–14:50)
For booking, please contact SVT, [email protected]. Deadline 18 November.
Please note: no bags or cases of equipment are allowed inside Stockholm City Hall. No laureates or guests will be present during the tape/live slots.

16:00 
Nobel Prize award ceremony 

Location: Konserthuset Stockholm/Stockholm Concert Hall.  
Link for media to apply for accreditation
For questions, please contact [email protected] 
Broadcast services

During the prize award ceremony, the Nobel Prize laureates receive a diploma and medal from HM The King. Speeches are given by representatives from the prize awarding institutions. The speeches can be obtained against embargo via [email protected]
The diplomas will be published on nobelprize.org on 10 December and can be obtained here

19:00 
Nobel Prize banquet

Location: Stockholm City Hall
Link for media to apply for accreditation
For questions, please contact [email protected]
Broadcast services

During the banquet, one laureate per award category gives a speech of thanks. The speeches will be published on nobelprize.org on 10 December.

Throughout Nobel Week

Nobel Week Lights 

Nobel Week Lights is an artistic tribute to the Nobel Prize laureates and their achievements. The light installations will be shown outdoors in Stockholm 7 December–15 December, 16:00–22:00.  
More information 

Exhibition: ‘These things changed the world’ 

For the first time, the Nobel Prize Museum is displaying a large selection of items from its collection of artefacts from Nobel Prize laureates. These objects tell stories of remarkable discoveries and life achievements. More than 250 artefacts bear witness to revolutionary inventions, courageous peace efforts, groundbreaking ideas and innovative literature. 
Location: Nobel Prize Museum, Stortorget 2, Old Town 
More information and opening hours 
Free entrance for media. 
If you wish to have a guided tour, please contact [email protected] 

Media contacts for the Nobel Week in Stockholm

Inquiries regarding the Nobel Prize award ceremony and banquet in Stockholm, the Nobel Foundation and the Nobel Prize Museum: [email protected] Inquiries regarding licensing, usage of texts, photos and videos: [email protected]

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Eva Nevelius Press Secretary
+ 46 70 878 67 63
[email protected]

The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet
Ann-Mari Dumanski
+ 46 8 524 878 00
[email protected]

The Swedish Academy
Louise Hedberg
+ 46 8 555 125 02
[email protected]

To cite this section
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