From 13 to 20 May, the University of Warsaw Museum will showcase a remarkable and rarely seen artefact: the Nobel Peace Prize medal awarded in 1995 to Józef Rotblat – an outstanding physicist, humanitarian, and lifelong advocate for peace.
The occasion is particularly unique, as the medal is ordinarily kept at Thinkers Lodge National Historic Site – the historic home of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs in Nova Scotia, Canada, and is only rarely displayed outside Canada.
Józef Rotblat was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with the Pugwash Conferences in recognition of their tireless efforts to reduce the role of nuclear weapons in international affairs and to advance the cause of their complete abolition.
His connection with the University of Warsaw began in 1938, when he defended his doctoral dissertation in physics entitled “Studies of neutron disintegration processes using an ionization chamber and Hoffmann electrometer.”
This exhibition carries both scientific importance and profound symbolic meaning, bringing together the history of the University of Warsaw and one of the twentieth century’s most influential voices for peace.
Programme | 13-20 May 2026
13-20 May 2026 | 10:00–16:00
Visits to the permanent exhibition Passion, Science, Identity at the University of Warsaw Museum, featuring the display of Józef Rotblat’s Nobel Peace Prize medal.
16 May (Saturday) | 19:00–01:00
Night of Museums 2026
18 May (Monday) | 17:00
In the Footsteps of Józef Rotblat at the University of Warsaw – guided walk
19 May (Tuesday) | 17:00
In the Footsteps of Józef Rotblat at the University of Warsaw – guided walk
