Join us in celebration of outstanding research in the humanities, social sciences, law and theology. The Holberg Week 2024 takes place 4 –7 June in Bergen and Oslo.
The annual Holberg Week takes place in the beginning of June as a celebration of the Holberg Prize Laureate Achille Mbembe, the Nils Klim Prize Laureate Siddharth Sareen, and the Holberg School Programme finalists. The Holberg Week includes a number of events that features the Laureates as well as other prominent guests from Norway and abroad.
Below is the programme for the 2024 Holberg Week.
In addition to the open programme we have several events by invitation only. Please see the overview below.
All times are UTC +2 / CEST, unless otherwise stated.
All events require registration and will be filmed and/or photographed.
Open programme – The 2024 Holberg Week
PROGRAMME DAY 1 — TUESDAY, 4 JUNE
PROGRAMME DAY 2 — WEDNESDAY, 5 JUNE
PROGRAMME DAY 3 — THURSDAY, 6 JUNE
PROGRAMME DAY 4 — FRIDAY, 7 JUNE
CLOSED PROGRAMME (BY INVITATION ONLY)
In addition to the main Holberg Week programme, the Holberg Prize has the pleasure of presenting a variety of activities for our invited guests.
Please register via the link in your personal invitation (email sent from Holbergprisen / The Holberg Prize). Please note that the invitation to the Government Banquet is sent separately.
If you have not received a personal invitation or are missing some of the options in the registration form, please contact the Holberg Prize Secretariat at info@holbergprisen.no, and we will add you if capacity.
Historical City Walk
Date: Monday, 3 June
Time: 14:00 – 16:00
Venue: Fløibanen funicular, Vetrlidsallmenningen 23A
Join us for a historical city walk in Bergen with Morten Hammerborg, Professor in History. We recommend comfortable walking shoes and weatherproof clothes.
The historical city walk begins at the city station of the Fløibanen funicular. From there the group will be guided to Skansen to enjoy a view over the historical centre of Bergen. The tour continues through narrow streets and lanes, past the Latin School and via the Lepra Museum, before Hammerborg guides us up to the Christie monument and ends the tour at Fastings Minde.
By invitation only.
The Holberg Board’s Garden Party
Date: Monday, 3 June
Time: 16:15 – 17:45
Venue: Fastings Minde, Haakon Sheteligs plass 11
The Board of the Holberg Prize invites guests to a garden party at the Holberg Prizes premises at Fastings Minde. We will serve food fresh from the grill and refreshments.
By invitation only.
Concert: In the Footsteps of Nono – Luigi Nono 100
Date: Monday, 3 June
Time: 18:00 – 19:00
Venue: The University Aula in Bergen
The Holberg Prize has the pleasure of inviting our guests to a concert in collaboration with Bergen International Festival and The Grieg Academy at University of Bergen.
Italian composer Luigi Nono (1924–1990), referred to as one of the most central composers of the last century, is celebrated with a concert featuring musicians from the chamber ensemble Cikada, SWR Experimentalstudio, tubaist Max Murray and mezzo soprano Zsuza Zseni from the vocal ensemble Tabula Rasa. The Conductor is Dániel Péter Biró, Professor of Composition at the Grieg Academy.
Please note that we have a limited number of tickets for our invited guests. However, the concert is part of Bergen International Festival, and it is possible to purchase tickets even if you are not on the Holberg Prize’s guest list. More information about tickets can be found on the festival website.
Dinner at the House of Literature
Date: Tuesday, 4 June
Time: 19:30
Venue: The House of Literature in Bergen
Rector at the University of Bergen, Margareth Hagen, hosts a dinner for the Holberg Prize at the House of Literature, room Fossestova.
The Holberg School Programme participants will enjoy an informal dinner at restaurant Colonialen in the House of Literature.
By invitation only.
Seminar for the Holberg School Programme
Date: Wednesday, 5 June
Time: 09:00 – 14:00
Venue: Tårnsalen, Bergen University Museum – Natural History.
A closed seminar where the Holberg School Programme finalists and the Teacher Prize recipient discuss their respective projects. The students’ teachers and research advisers also participate. The Nils Klim Laureate traditionally also visit the students and discusses the research process.
By invitation only.
Tour at the Museum
Date: Wednesday, 5 June
Time: 12:45 – 13:45
Venue: The University Museum in Bergen
Holberg Week guests can join a guided tour at the University Museum on Wednesday 5 June. Please show your Holberg Week name tag at the entrance for free admittance. (Same building as the University Aula.)
By invitation only.
Celebratory Dinner for the Holberg School Programme
Date: Wednesday, 5 June
Time: 18:00
Venue: Grand selskapslokaler, Bergen
A celebratory dinner hosted by the Municipality of Bergen where the Holberg School Programme finalists and winner of the Teacher Prize will present their research projects.
By invitation only.
The Government Banquet
Date: Thursday, 6 June
Time: 18:15–22:30
Venue: Haakon’s Hall, Bergen
Banquet in honour of the Holberg Laureate and Nils Klim Laureate, hosted by the Norwegian Government. Please note that there will be sent a separate invitation to this event.
By invitation only.