Anne Frank House

The Anne Frank House (Dutch: Anne Frank Huis) is a writer's residence and biographical museum devoted to Jewish war diarist Anne Frank. The structure is located near the Westerkerk on the Prinsengracht canal in downtown Amsterdam, Netherlands.

During WWII, Anne Frank, her family, and four other individuals sought refuge from Nazi persecution in the Secret Annex, a series of concealed apartments at the back of a 17th-century canal house (Dutch: Achterhuis). Although Anne Frank did not survive the war, her wartime diary was released in 1947. The Anne Frank Foundation was founded in 1957 to defend the property from developers who wished to destroy the block.

The museum first opened its doors on May 3, 1960. It protects the hiding site, features a permanent display about Anne Frank's life and times, and an exhibition area concerning all types of persecution and intolerance. The museum drew 1.2 million visitors in 2013 and 2014, making it the third most visited museum in the Netherlands behind the Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh Museum.

Location: Prinsengracht 263 - 267 museum entrance Westermarkt 20, 1016 DK Amsterdam The Netherlands

Website: annefrank.org/en