It is also here that the winners are announced. The building is also the venue for some of the festivities surrounding the ceremony on 10 December, like the press conference on the day before. Additionally, Nobel Conferences on relevant topic related to war and peace are held here.
The library of the Norwegian Nobel Institute has over 204 000 titles on political history, peace and economy, as well as books on Alfred Nobel and the Nobel Prizes. The library is open to the public.
