WE HAVE A DREAM
AN EXHIBITION ABOUT COURAGE, COMPASSION AND HUMAN RIGHT
ON SHOW IN LUND SWEDEN 5 JUNE – 20 SEPTEMBER 2026
How much are you willing to endure for your own rights — and for the rights of others?
Some people are prepared to risk their lives for their rights and for their dreams.
THE EXHIBITION
WE HAVE A HAVE A DREAM is not a story about saints or superheroes — no one here is without flaws. What sets these individuals apart is simply that, at some point in their lives, they stepped outside their comfort zones to create change.
In a time marked by war, climate crisis, and weakening democracies, the need for role models is greater than ever. The exhibition WE HAVE A DREAM brings together people from all walks of life, from everyday heroes to Nobel Peace Prize laureates.
WE HAVE A DREAM is a unique travelling exhibition and a book. Without the backing of any organization, the initiators, Albert Wiking and Oscar Edlund, have gathered voices from around the world — voices that speak of standing up against injustice and of the very real possibility of making a difference.
Since premiering at Fotografiska in Stockholm in 2016, WE HAVE A DREAM has toured Sweden, Norway, and Finland, and has been seen by hundreds of thousands of visitors. At Domkyrkoplatsen, 58 portraits are now on display — a selection from the 115 participants featured in the original indoor exhibition. Each portrait is accompanied by a short story taken from the award-winning book
WE HAVE A DREAM. The exhibition is a document of our times in which every voice carries equal weight. Nobel Peace Prize laureates, artists, activists, writers, and politicians such as the Dalai Lama, Malala Yousafzai, Quincy Jones, Pussy Riot, Patti Smith, Zara Larsson, Garry Kasparov, Amos Oz, Marina Abramovic´, Jason Diakité, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg — some of the world’s most influential people — are presented side by side with unknown, committed individuals who want to make a difference.
Ett stort tack till Crafoordska stiftelsen, utan vars stöd We Have A Dream aldrig hade kunnat förverkligas.
Övriga samarbetspartners är Svenska kyrkan, Heja Lund!, Raoul Wallenberginstitutet, Institutet för mänskliga rättigheter, Centrum för Mellanösternstudier, Paulsson Fastigheter, Kino/Folkets Bio och Peter Andersson.
THE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION
The outdoor version of the exhibition consists of 58 pictures printed on aluminum. These are mounted on square pillars that are illuminated. The appearance of the installation varies in place, but they are usually set in a gemonetric shape that gives the feeling of walking around in a gallery.
The city square Karskrona Sweden
Aker Brygge in Oslo Norway
INDOOR EXHIBIBITION
The indoor version of the exhibition consists of of over 100 pictures framed in a dark brown frame with museum glas.
CUSTOM INSTALLATION
An example where there was no art gallery large enough to display, we used a circular church from the 17th century and created a unique gallery over a summer. The construction is completely independent and requires no intervention in the protected interior.
