Anne Frank was a young Jewish girl who wrote the world-famous diary while in hiding from the Germans in occupied Holland.
In a canal house at 263 Prinsengracht in Amsterdam, Anne and her family went into hiding in a secret annex behind a bookcase for two years during the Second World War.
The annex used to be Anne’s father business office. He asked his four employees for their help and cooperation and they immediately agree.
During the day, while in hiding, Anne and her family had to stay silent and in the same spot so people working at the warehouse below wouldn’t notice their presence.
They were betrayed and arrested by German police in August 1944. Anne died of typhus in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp just weeks before it was liberated in the spring of 1945. Her diary was published in 1947 and the house opened as a museum in 1960.
The museum is located next to the Westerkerk, one of the city’s large historical churches and has more than 1 million visitors every year.
In addition to the historic rooms, guests to the Anne Frank House will also find additional exhibits, many profiling the importance of freedom and democracy.
The museum is open every day from 9am and can be easily reached on foot from Dam Square.
A 3D version of the house has been launched as part of the official 50th anniversary of the Anne Frank House.
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This entry was posted on June 17, 2010 at 11:01 am under Amsterdam, Destinations, Netherlands, News.