Anne Frank exhibition

The international exhibition "Anne Frank – a history for today" has travelled all over the world, and is presented more than 150 times per year. In 2010 there will be presentations in Wellington, Sao Paulo, Jerusalem and other cities around the world. The worldwide tour is coordinated by the Anne Frank House, but the local organisation is in the hands of partner organisations.

“Anne Frank – a history for today" tells the story of Anne Frank against the background of the Holocaust and the Second World War. Various versions of the exhibition are available. They are similar in content, but differ in design and scale. The exhibition is usually presented for a period of two to four weeks. Because the exhibition is designed to be easily transported and built up, many presentations take place in areas where few educational and cultural activities take place outside of schools. The exhibition is accompanied by materials including a catalogue, a DVD and a handbook for guides.

In many countries the presentation of the exhibition has led to follow-up activities such as teacher training courses, theatre presentations and educational projects for school students.

Guides

The Anne Frank exhibition is primarily aimed at young people from 11 to 18 years old. In many countries young people act as guides to the exhibition. They are prepared for this task with special training, where they learn about the background to the exhibition, but also how they can communicate its content to people of their own age and how they can introduce more general themes such as tolerance and discrimination.