Q&A
Practical information
Nobel Week Lights 2024 takes place 7 – 15 December.
All artworks are lit between 16.00 – 22.00.
No, attending Nobel Week Lights is completely free!
All of the artworks are on display in central Stockholm. There is a digital map on Nobelweeklights.se as soon as the program is released. (4 November)
The map is also available in physical form attached to the signs at each artwork and at the Nobel Prize Museum in the Old Town. The physical maps are free.
More information about all of the artworks is available on nobelweeklights.se as well as on the physical signs at each artwork.
Yes! Nobel Week Lights provides free guided tours in multiple languages available for booking. Read more on the website nobelweeklights.se a few weeks before the festival starts.
Most of our artworks are accessible for wheelchair users as they are located outside in public spaces. The availability depends on the existing streets and urban environment. Not all locations are ideal for wheelchairs since some of them are located close to cobblestone streets.
We estimate that it would take approximately 60-90 min to see all the artworks by foot. However we encourage visitors to spend some time at the artworks as well as enjoy the walk through Stockholm. We therefore recommend allocating approximately 2-3 hours to enjoy the entire festival.
The Nobel Prize Museum’s bistro is open throughout the Nobel week and serves coffee, tea, fika as well as lunch and and is an excellent place to sit down and warm up, as well as learn more about the Nobel Prize laureates and their discoveries.
All of the artworks are outside. We work closely with the artists and technical staff to ensure that the artworks are able to withstand all of what Stockholm’s winter weather might entail. So far we have never had to close or turn off an artwork due to weather conditions.
about nobel week lights
Nobel Week Lights is an annual light festival fighting up the city during the darkest time of the year. The festival is presented by the Nobel Prize Museum and invites both international and local artists, designers, and students to create large-scale public light artworks. The light installations interpret scientific discoveries, literature and peace work awarded with the Nobel Prize.
It is a cultural experience that is free and accessible to everyone, taking place during the Nobel Week in December. These installations illuminate the Nobel Prize laureates’ important discoveries in new ways, while at the same time giving the audience the opportunity to see the city of Stockholm and the urban environment with new eyes.
Nobel Week Lights invites everyone to share a high-quality artistic experience with loved ones.
We continually work with lowering our energy consumption and work predominantly with local vendors to support local businesses and reduce transportation lengths. During the 2022 edition of the festival, new technological solutions contributed to a 40% decrease in energy usage for the artwork at the City Hall compared to previous years. The other installations use an average of only 1 kW and thus consume very little energy.
We take security aspects very seriously. The festival and its security personnel collaborate closely with the City of Stockholm’s security department as well as relevant authorities to create a safe experience for the festival’s visitors.
Nobel Week Lights is presented by the Nobel Prize Museum and supported by the City of Stockholm, The Stockholm chamber of Commerce, FAM, Grand Hotel Stockholm, Einar Mattsson AB and Fagerhult, as well as a range of public and private partners. To see the full partner list, visit the website NobelWeekLights.se
Contact us at info@nobelweeklights.se and we will put you in contact with our curatorial team.
Please feel free to reach out to us at info@nobelweeklights.se with any additional questions.
