Placement of the statue of Anne Frank in Utrecht

On 30 April 1959, the youth of Utrecht presented the city council with a statue of Anne Frank. It was their way of thanking the municipality for its support to various youth associations in the city.

To pay for the statue, the children had collected scrap iron and paper. The bronze statue was made by Pieter d'Hont. In 1960, the statue was placed on the Utrecht Janskerkhof square.

It was the first statue of Anne Frank in the world.

In December 1985, the statue was irreparably destroyed by vandalism. A replica was installed the following year.

Another replica of the statue was unveiled on 8 August 2021 in Edmonton, Canada.