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Today, the Anne Frank House, one of the most visited historical sites in Europe, opens its world premiere of Anne Frank The Exhibition in New York City. The opening on January 27, 2025 honors International Holocaust Remembrance Day and commemorates the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
For the first time in history, the Anne Frank House presents a pioneering experience outside of Amsterdam to immerse visitors in a full-scale recreation of the rooms where Anne Frank, her parents and sister, and four other Jews spent two years hiding to evade Nazi capture.
As a nonprofit organization helping to shape global understanding of the Holocaust and its contemporary relevance, including lessons on modern-day antisemitism, racism, and discrimination, the Anne Frank House is entrusted with the preservation of the Annex where Anne Frank and her family hid during World War II. This new exhibition is presented in New York City in partnership with the Center for Jewish History in Manhattan.
Anne Frank The Exhibition is a first-of-its-kind, full-scale recreation of the complete Annex, furnished as it would have been when Anne and her family were forced into hiding. Moving through the exhibition, visitors can immerse themselves in the context that shaped Anne’s life—from her early years in Frankfurt through the rise of the Nazi regime and the family’s phased move to Amsterdam across 1933 and 1934, where Anne lived for ten years until her 1944 arrest and deportation to Westerbork, a large transit camp in the Netherlands, then to Auschwitz-Birkenau, a concentration camp and killing center in Nazi-occupied Poland, and eventually to her death at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany when she was 15 years old.
Designed for audiences who may not have the opportunity to visit the Netherlands, the new exhibition in New York City is drawing extraordinary attendance for what is among the most important presentations of Jewish historical content on view in the United States and before opening had already sold tens of thousands of tickets for its limited run through April 30, 2025.
Through the recreated Annex; exhibition galleries immerse visitors in place and history through video, sound, photography, and animation; and more than 100 original collection items from the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, Anne Frank The Exhibition provides an opportunity to learn about Anne Frank not as a victim but through the multifaceted lens of her life—as a girl, a writer, and a symbol of resilience and strength. This is a story inspired by one of the most translated books in the world.
The New York City exhibition occupies over 7,500 square feet of gallery space in the heart of Union Square. This marks the first time dozens of artifacts can be seen in the United States—many have never been seen in public.
Artifacts in the exhibition include:
Ronald Leopold, Executive Director of the Anne Frank House, said: “Anne Frank's words resonate and inspire today, a voice we carry to all corners of the world, nearly eight decades later. As a custodian of Anne’s legacy, we have an obligation to help world audiences understand the historical roots and evolution of antisemitism, including how it fueled Nazi ideology that led to the Holocaust. Anne’s legacy is remarkable, as represented in the diary she left us, and as one of the 1.5 million Jewish children who were murdered at the hands of Nazi officials and their collaborators. Through this exhibition, the Anne Frank House offers insights into how this could have happened and what it means for us today. The exhibition provides perspectives, geared toward younger generations, that are certain to deepen our collective understanding of Anne Frank and hopefully provide a better understanding of ourselves. By bringing this exhibition to New York—a place with many ties to Anne’s story— the Anne Frank House is expanding the reach of our work to encourage more people to remember Anne Frank, reflect on her life story, and respond by standing against antisemitism and hatred in their own communities.”
Dr. Gavriel Rosenfeld, President of the Center for Jewish History, said: "We are absolutely thrilled to partner with the Anne Frank House on hosting this landmark exhibition. As we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, Anne Frank’s story becomes more urgent than ever. In a time of rising antisemitism, her diary serves as both a warning and a call to action, reminding us of the devastating impact of hatred. This exhibition challenges us to confront these dangers head-on and honor the memory of those lost in the Holocaust."
Advising the Anne Frank House on the New York City exhibition is Michael S. Glickman, CEO of jMUSE. Dr. Doyle Stevick, Executive Director of The Anne Frank Center at the University of South Carolina, the Anne Frank House’s official U.S. partner, is the educational advisor.
The exhibition is made possible through the generosity of many philanthropic foundations and individuals, whose partnership has ensured the exhibition is available to students and educators throughout the United States, as well as throughout the local New York City metro region.
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, more commonly known as The Diary of Anne Frank, allows students to connect directly with a powerful narrative of the Holocaust. Anne's diary, one of the most translated books in the world, has become an essential tool for Holocaust education, captivating generations of readers.
With this new exhibition, the Anne Frank House seeks to expand its reach and educational impact at a time of rising antisemitism in the United States. It is presented in New York City, where Jews continue to be the most targeted group and where hate crimes against others are on the rise.
In supporting students through field trips, the exhibition serves as a primary source for students and educators and, since its opening was first announced, has been booking hundreds of visits for school groups from New York to California and states in between. Philanthropic support has made it possible for the Anne Frank House to subsidize visits from students attending NYC public schools and all Title I public schools throughout the United States.
With a goal of reaching 250,000 students, the exhibition team is working with educational leaders and hundreds of school districts around the tri-state area experience Anne Frank The Exhibition while it is on view in New York. Beyond public school visits, students are also being engaged through independent and religious schools, faith-based organizations and cultural institutions, community groups, and other educational entities across the region.
To enhance resources for teachers, the exhibition includes an accompanying curriculum developed with The Anne Frank Center at the University of South Carolina.
The curriculum materials place antisemitism in its historic context and show how the Nazis adopted false racial theories about the Jewish people. This history raises important questions for students and teachers, which they investigate by asking questions and seeking answers in the exhibition. This approach reflects the Common Core State Standards and the College, Career, and Civic Life Framework in use throughout the region. Questions lead students to consider the roots and evolution of antisemitism, including how it led to the Holocaust.
Students who visit the exhibition and complete the lessons are better prepared to recognize and resist the many antisemitic tropes that fill the internet and the hatred and conspiracy theories that fuel them. Students will better understand manifestations of antisemitism and the persecution of Jews across time. They will also find commonalities among the experiences of targeted groups of all kinds. When students learn to recognize antisemitism or bigotry, they will be empowered with the empathy, critical thinking, and moral values necessary to combat prejudice in their own lives and communities.
Educational visits to the exhibition, as well as Individual and Family ticket purchases, can be scheduled by visiting AnneFrankExhibit.org.
Anne Frank The Exhibition is a limited engagement, scheduled to close on April 30, 2025. For a list of upcoming programs, visit https://www.cjh.org/.
Anne Frank House gratefully acknowledges the following benefactors who have contributed to the exhibition:
The exhibition is made possible by Leon Levy Foundation, with leadership support by David Berg Foundation, Rebecca and Jared Cohen, Stacey and Eric Mindich, UJA-Federation of New York, and corporate partner Bank of America.
Educational patrons to the exhibition include Gray Foundation and The Fuhrman Family Foundation, with additional support by Barbra Streisand and the Streisand Foundation.
Major support has been provided by Debbie and Mark Attanasio, Tanya and Ryan Baker, Einstein Astrof Foundation, Elyssa and William Friedland, Jesselson Foundation, Allison and Warren Kanders, Pershing Square Philanthropies, Sara Naison-Tarajano, Katharine M. and Leo S. Ullman, Waksal Foundation, and Anonymous, with sponsorship support by GRoW @ Annenberg, Rita J. & Stanley H. Kaplan Family Foundation, The Claire Friedlander Family Foundation, and Zegar Family Foundation.
Pro bono legal services provided by Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.
General Information
Tickets available at AnneFrankExhibit.org. The exhibition is designed for children (ages 10 and older) and adults. All general admission tickets include the exhibition audio guide. Visitors should plan to spend approximately one hour at the exhibition. Last entry is one hour before closing.
Individual tickets
Timed entry tickets, Monday through Friday: $21 (17 and under, $16)
Timed entry tickets, Sunday and holidays: $27 (17 and under, $22)
Flex tickets, Monday through Friday: $34
Flex tickets, Sunday and holidays: $48
Family tickets (2 adults + 2 children under 17 years):
Timed entry tickets, Monday through Friday: $68 (additional 17 and under ticket, $16)
Timed entry tickets, Sunday and holidays: $90 (additional 17 and under ticket, $22)
Flex tickets, Monday through Friday: $95 (additional 17 and under ticket, $18)
Flex tickets, Sunday and holidays: $135 (additional 17 and under ticket, $25)
Group sales (students and non-school youth group visits)
$225 between 10 and 25 students (includes up to three adult chaperons), timed entry
Group sales (adults)
$300 per group of 10, timed entry
Hours:
Sunday through Thursday: 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Friday: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Saturday: Closed
Address:
Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street, New York, N.Y. between 5th and 6th Avenues
Neighborhood: Union Square in Manhattan
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About the Annex
In July 1942, Anne Frank (13), her parents, Otto and Edith Frank, and her sister, Margot Frank (16), went into hiding in the annex at the back of her father’s company. The Van Pels family (Hermann, Auguste, and their 15-year-old son, Peter) followed the next week. Four months later, they were joined by Fritz Pfeffer. All of them were Jews daring to escape certain death at the hands of the Nazis amid the German occupation of the Netherlands during World War II. Unable to go to school, largely cut off from the rest of the world, and trapped in close quarters with others while a war raged outside, Anne poured herself into her diary. The people in hiding in the Annex were discovered in 1944, and Anne and the others were arrested and sent to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp. Anne and her sister Margot were then sent to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where they both died of typhus in February 1945. Anne was 15. Margot was 18 or 19. Otto Frank was the only person from the Annex to survive the Holocaust.
About the Diary
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, more commonly known as The Diary of Anne Frank, is one of the most translated books in the world. Transformed multiple times for stage and screen, the published book’s source is the personal diary that Anne Frank kept in multiple notebooks during the two-year period of hiding with her family in rooms located in the back house of her father’s company in Amsterdam. Soon after Anne and the others were arrested in 1944, Miep Gies, one of the people who risked their lives to help them in hiding, returned to the Annex and found their belongings ransacked. Miep was relieved to find Anne’s diary pages, knowing how important her writings were to her, and saved them for her return. Otto was the only person from the Annex to survive the Holocaust. When Miep first gave him his daughter’s diary, he could not bring himself to read it. Soon, he did and he could not stop, sharing it with relatives and friends who encouraged him to publish what they considered “an important human document.” Upon its publication, Otto Frank wrote: "How proud Anne would have been if she had lived to see this. After all, on 29 March 1944, she wrote: ‘Imagine how interesting it would be if I published a novel about Secret Annex.'"
About the Anne Frank House
The Anne Frank House was established in 1957 in cooperation with Otto Frank, Anne Frank’s father, as an independent nonprofit organization entrusted with the preservation of the Annex where Anne Frank and her family went into hiding in 1942 during the Second World War. The Annex is where Anne wrote her diary, and where she and her family hid from the Nazis during the occupation of the Netherlands until being discovered and arrested by police officers in 1944. Following her transport to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp, Anne and her sister Margot were sent to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where they died in 1945. For nearly seven decades, the Anne Frank House has served as a place of memory and a place of learning. Committed to bringing Anne’s life story to world audiences, the Anne Frank House has emerged as a primary resource for teaching and learning about the Holocaust. Through Anne’s legacy the Anne Frank House empowers people of all ages—and especially young people—to reflect on the dangers of antisemitism, racism, and discrimination and the importance of freedom, equal rights, and democracy.