Nobel Prize Museum, Stockholm: How to Visit and What to Do Nearby

The Nobel Prize Museum occupies the former Stock Exchange Building on Stortorget square in Gamla Stan, Stockholm's old town. The museum documents the history of the Nobel Prize since Alfred Nobel's will established it in 1895, with rotating exhibits on individual laureates' work and interactive stations explaining prize-winning research. A ceiling-mounted rail system carries miniature portraits of every laureate through the main gallery on a continuous loop. The museum's Bistro Nobel serves the same dessert—a chocolate medallion—that is presented at the annual Nobel Prize banquet. is just one of many options in Stockholm. Major attractions worth considering include Djurgarden, SkyView, and Stockholm City Hall (Stadshuset).