Celebrated peacemakers will be featured as part of a new exhibition in Bradford to mark the 100th anniversary of the Nobel Peace Prize.

A display called Champions of Peace to coincide with the announcement of this year's Nobel peace winner was unveiled at the Peace Museum today.

Comprising of 32 detailed panels, the exhibition shows how and why the prestigious prize was started by Alfred Nobel in 1901.

It has been compiled by staff and trustees at the Piece Hall Yard museum to examine success and failures and look at the difference the prize has made to the world.

Peter Nias, development officer at the museum, said the aim of the exhibition was to celebrate and challenge the accolade.

"The exhibition is critical - it is not just pictures of people who won the Nobel Peace Prize. About half the panels are of individuals and the rest is background about why so few women won the prize, why people who won it did, and about people who should have won it but didn't."

One of the panels highlights Sir Norman Angell, a former Bradford MP who earned the award in 1933 and wrote many books on the futility of war.

His great niece Alice Everard-Angell was due to attend today's opening at the Piece Hall Yard viewing gallery when an exclusive first day cover featuring a rare studio portrait of Sir Norman was on sale.

Another winner, Joseph Roblat, who was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Bradford, also features on the stamps and has sent his congratulations to the museum for their exhibition.

In a letter he said: "It is a much more thoughtful way of commemorating the centenary of the Nobel Prize than many I have come across."

Schools and organisations will also be able to benefit from the travelling exhibition which can be hired for free with transport costs.

The Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Ghazanfer Khaliq, was performing the public opening at the museum at 1pm today.

For information about opening times or to hire the exhibition, contact the museum on (01274) 754009.