For more than two years Anne Frank and her family lived in the annex of the building at Prinsengracht 263 where Anne’s father, Otto Frank, also had his business. The Van Pels family and Fritz Pfeffer hid there with them. The doorway to the annex was concealed behind a moveable bookcase constructed especially for this purpose. The office personnel knew of the hiding place and helped the eight people by supplying them with food and news of the outside world. On August 4, 1944, the hiding place was betrayed. The people in hiding were deported to various concentration camps. Only Otto Frank survived the war.

Nowadays, the rooms at the Anne Frank House, though empty, still breathe the atmosphere of that period of time. Quotations from the diary, historical documents, photographs, film images, and original objects that belonged to those in hiding and the helpers illustrate the events that took place here. Anne’s original diary and other notebooks are on display in the museum. In the multimedia space, visitors can go on a “virtual journey” through the Anne Frank House, accessing background information about the people in hiding and World War Two. A contemporary exhibition is presented in the exhibition hall.

Opening hours:
March 15 to October 31: daily from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm (till 10pm on Saturdays).
July and August: from 9:00 am to 10:00 pm.
November 1 to March 14: daily from 9:00 am till 7:00pm (till 9pm on Saturdays).
Last admittance: 30 minutes prior to closing.

Exceptions:
January 1: 12 noon - 7:00 pm
May 4: 9:00 am - 7:00 pm
9 until 12 May and 17 until 20: May 9:00 am - 22:00 pm.
November 2: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
December 25: 12 noon - 5:00 pm
December 31: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Closed:
On the Yom Kippur - the Day of Atonement. In 2013: September 14; in 2014: October 3-4; in 2015: September 22-23.

Entrance fees:
Adults - € 9, young people age 10-17 - € 4.50
Children up to the age of 10 - free
Euro <26-Card, CJP, Amsterdam Stadspas: € 4,50
Museumkaart - free
Amsterdam Holland Pass and I’Amsterdam Card are not valid. There is no separate discount for students.

Facilities
Museum Café and Museum Bookstore are on the premises. No cloakroom present. Big rucksacks not allowed. The Anne Frank House is not easily accessible for the physically disabled and only partly accessible for wheelchairs. Free leaflets in 8 languages are available at the entrance of the museum. A visit takes approximately 1 hour. Visitors are not allowed to take photographs or to film in the Anne Frank House.

Public transport
Streetcar 13, 14, or 17 to the Westermarkt stop
Bus 170, 172 or 174 to the Westermarkt stop
The Museum Boat stops directly in front of the Anne Frank House
15 minutes walking from the Central Train Station

Contacts
Entrance: 263-267 Prinsengracht
Phone +31 (0)20-5567105
Fax +31 (0)20-6207999
www.annefrank.nl