Nobel Peace Center
We were really excited to see the Nobel Peace Center . The center is in the middle of downtown Oslo, just off the harbor. The center is focused on the mission of the Nobel Peace Prize . It had a variety of exhibits. The feature exhibit currently is The Dangerous Prize , which tells the story of the 1935 Nobel Prize winner, Carl von Ossietzky . He was a German journalist who was imprisoned by Hitler for treason. He was nominated for 1934, but the committee could not make a final decision. No winner was announced for 1934. It was a rare nomination (the first time someone convicted of treason won). Once he won, there was also a concern about how this could impact his imprisonment. The Norwegian royal family did not attend the 1935 award ceremony and distanced themselves from that year's ceremony to avoid provoking the German state. German newspapers were forbidden from mentioning the Nobel peace prize win. von Ossie...