Stockholm Culture Awards
Cultural excellence, honoured since 1983.
The Stockholm Culture Awards is a Swedish foundation, founded in 1983, that honours artists, scholars and creators in 12 disciplines, from classical music and opera to architecture, literature and film. Ludvig Nobel presents the medals at an annual white-tie gala in Stockholm; the next is on 3 April 2027.
In distinguished company
The medals are presented by Ludvig Nobel, a member of the Nobel family and Chairman of the Advisory Board. Members of royal and imperial families have joined the award winners at recent galas.
Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson
Carola Häggkvist
Robert Wells
Kristofer Niklas Greczula
Ludvig Nobel
Bronzes by Dr. Knyaz Rikard Högberg
Dr. Knyaz Rikard Högberg, chairman of the Stockholm Culture Awards, gives new form to Bronze Age art: figures from the rock carvings of Tanum, a UNESCO World Heritage site, the petroglyphs of Lake Onega and the Trundholm Sun Chariot.
Two embracing figures
At Björndalen
Bronze with sun disc
At Björndalen
Sun disc warrior
Studio
Fossum Girl with a bronze lur
Bronze · 36 cm
Questions about the Awards
What is the Stockholm Culture Awards?
A Swedish foundation (registration number 802461-7030), founded in 1983 by four students of Stockholms nation at Uppsala University. It honours 52 award winners to date in twelve disciplines, from classical music and opera to architecture, film, literature and the humanities.
When and where is the next gala?
The next Stockholm Culture Awards gala is on 3 April 2027 at Baron Banér's Palace (Odd Fellow-Huset), Västra Trädgårdsgatan 11A, 111 53 Stockholm, Sweden. It is a white-tie evening by invitation: a ceremony, classical music and a seated dinner, at which the year's award winners receive their medals.
How are the award winners chosen?
Anyone may nominate, all year round and from any country. Ahead of each edition the council for each discipline reviews the nominees and proposes a shortlist on artistic and cultural merit. The Board of Directors and the Advisory Board then vote to confirm the year's award winners.
Who presents the medals?
Ludvig Nobel, a member of the Nobel family and Chairman of the Advisory Board, presents the medals at the gala in Stockholm. Members of royal and imperial families have joined the award winners at recent galas.
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Volunteer at the galaAn institutional member of the Swedish-Polish Chamber of Commerce,
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