Press release from the Nobel Prize Museum

New exhibition about Martin Luther King, Jr. opens this autumn at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm

4 April 2018 View in Swedish

Martin Luther King Jr (Photo by Steve Schapiro/Corbis via Getty Images)

With firm belief that Martin Luther King, Jr.’s message of social justice and equality is as important today as ever before, the Nobel Museum and Nobel Media now launches a project on the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and his nonviolent struggle for rights and freedoms. The exhibition The Right to Freedom – Martin Luther King, Jr. will open at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm on September 29, 2018.

This year marks two major commemorations: the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. which took place on April 4, 1968. Opening this autumn, the Nobel Museum exhibition will cover the following key topics: freedom from discrimination, fear and persecution; freedom from poverty; freedom of speech and expression; and the right to education.

“The issues that Martin Luther King, Jr. addressed, particularly the ideal of global human rights and social justice, are more relevant now than in any time throughout history”, says Dr. Clayborne Carson, Director of the King Institute at Stanford University, commenting the initiative.

“We aim to bring attention to the importance and necessity of basic human rights; promoting Martin Luther King, Jr.’s vision of equality and justice for all through nonviolence, and providing a common forum where people, have the opportunity to learn and share their ideas and experiences with others”, says Ashley Woods curator of the exhibition. 

The exhibition will include a rich material of images, objects, film, speeches, and music connected to Dr. King’s life and works. In addition, the project includes digital activities and an educational program.

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The Nobel Prize shows that ideas can change the world. The courage, creativity and perseverance of the Nobel Prize laureates inspire us and give us hope for the future. Films, in-depth tours, and artefacts tell the stories of the laureates and their contributions “for the greatest benefit to humankind”. Based on the Nobel Prize’s unique combination of fields – natural sciences, literature and peace – we examine the greatest challenges of our time and show how we can respond to them through science, humanism and collaboration. With our exhibitions, school programmes, lectures and conversations, we at the Nobel Prize Museum strive to engage the public in making a better world. Today we are located on Stortorget, the main square in Gamla Stan, Stockholm’s Old Town district. We are planning to create a new home for our public outreach activities at Slussen in central Stockholm.

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