The Anne Frank house is a monument in memory of Anne Frank and her family. Anne Frank was one of the Jewish victims of Nazi persecution during the second world war.
On July 1942, Otto and Edith Frank, their daughters Margot and Anne and 4 other jewish people, hid in the secret back house (achterhuis) of the building. After two years they were betrayed and deported. Only Otto Frank survived the war. During the hiding period, Anne Frank kept a diary. In 1947 the first Dutch edition appeared. Since then the diary has been published in more then 55 languages.
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The rooms of Anne Frank's house still breathe the atmosphere of that time. Anne Frank's original diary is on display in the museum. Each year approximately one million people visit the Anne Frank house.
How to get there
A 20 minutes walk from Amsterdam central station
Tram: 13, 17 stop Westermarkt
Bus: 142, 170, 172 stop Westermarkt
Opening hours and days
Daily 09:00 - 21:00 (March 15th - September 14th)
Daily 09:00 - 19:00 (September 15th - March 14th)
Closed at Yom Kippur (october 8th in 2011)
Last admittance: 30 minutes prior to closing
Because of the steep stairway, the museum is not accessible to people with walking difficulties.
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