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‘Ruski’, Otto Frank wrote upon the liberation of camp Auschwitz
On 27 January 1945, this year 75 years ago, the Russians liberated concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz. Otto Frank, Anne's father, was one of around 8,000 prisoners who were left behind, most of them critically ill. 'Ruski', Otto would later write in his notebook for this date.
Anne Frank House welcomes 1.3 million visitors
In 2019, the Anne Frank House has welcomed 1.3 million visitors. That's about 80,000 more than in 2018 and 40,000 more than in 2017 when the museum was renovated.
New exhibition about Merwedeplein
A new temporary exhibition is on view at the Anne Frank House: ‘The other home of the Frank family’, about the house where Anne and her parents, Otto and Edith, and her sister Margot lived before they went into hiding on Prinsengracht.
The final transport from Westerbork to Auschwitz
On 3 September 1944, 75 years ago today, Anne Frank and the seven others who had been living in hiding in the Secret Annex were put on a transport to Auschwitz. Along with over a thousand other Jewish prisoners.
75 years after the arrest of Anne Frank
On 4 August 1944, 75 years ago, Anne Frank, the seven others hiding in the Secret Annex, and two of their helpers were arrested. Anne Frank's last diary passage dates from 1 August 1944.
New exhibition of drawings by Huck Scarry
‘Life in the Secret Annex' is the title of the new temporary exhibition in the Anne Frank House, showing the original illustrations Huck Scarry made for the book ‘All about Anne'.
Renewed VR tour of Anne Frank's Secret Annex
The virtual reality tour of Anne Frank's Secret Annex, the Anne Frank House VR, has been renewed.
Today is Anne Frank's 90th birthday
Classmates share memories of Anne Frank in her former home. On this day, we also reflect on Anne Frank's life and legacy in other places and in other ways.