"The
Nobel Peace Prize: 1901-2001, a Centennial Exhibition"
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"This
exhibition shows how humankind's understanding of peace has
grown over this past century -- a century of savage loss and
bloodshed, but also one of extraordinary progress and vision."
From
Secretary-General Kofi Annan remarks at the opening of the
Nobel Peace Prize 1901-2001 Centennial Exhibition, New York,
4 March 2002
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exhibit, which has been put together by the Royal Norwegian
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the
Norwegian Nobel Institute, Norwegian Museum of Cultural
History and the United Nations Department of Public
Information, celebrates the work of a diverse group
of Nobel Laureates, including the current Nobel Peace
Prize Laureates, the United Nations and Secretary-General
Kofi Annan. |
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The
exhibit contains four sections: a presentation of selected
Nobel Laureates from 1901 to 2001; "Portraits of
Peace" -- photographic portraits of Nobel Laureates
by French photographer Micheline Pelletier; Artist portfolio
"Art for Freedom", 17 of Norway's most renowned
contemporary artists (this collection is presented every
year by "Worldview Rights" to the Nobel Peace
Prize Laureates); and the Nobel Peace Prize 2001.
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exhibit will be open to the public until May 2nd 2002,
seven days a week from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. in
the Visitors' Lobby of United Nations Headquarters.
Admission is free.
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