DUBAI — A two-month travelling exhibition on 'Alfred Nobel: Networks of Innovation' was opened at the Dubai Men's College yesterday.
The exhibition, that highlights Alfred Nobel's artefacts and creations, was inaugurated by Shaikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
Among those present were Chancellor of the Higher Colleges of Technology, and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden.
The exhibition has debuted in the UAE before travelling to other countries. It hopes to give an insight into the Nobel Prize and its founder, as well as other Nobel Laureates and their creative endeavours.
A selection of Alfred Nobel's artefacts and creations, representation of the work of more than 750 Nobel Laureates, films highlighting ground-breaking achievements, stories and artefacts of the most famous and controversial prizes and speeches and lectures are the highlights of the event.