In July 1942, the Frank family went into hiding. The Van Pels family followed a week later. The two families already knew each other: Hermann van Pels worked for Otto’s company. Four months later, they were joined by an eighth person: Fritz Pfeffer, an acquaintance of the Frank family.
Hiding in the Annex on the Prinsengracht
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The history of the Annex
The Frank family's hiding place is perhaps the most famous building in Amsterdam, the story of the Annex.
A typical day in the Annex
Anne Frank spent 761 days in the Annex. What typical weekdays and Sundays in the Annex would have been like.
Visit the museum as it is today
Visitors can navigate through every room in the Anne Frank House, guided by Rachel Riley as a multilingual AI avatar.