Where-To-Go Wednesday - Anne Frank The Exhibition

We received complimentary tickets to Anne Frank The Exhibition for review purposes. Any and all opinions expressed here are our own. 

What: Anne Frank The Exhibition

Where: Center for Jewish History

              15 W. 16th St.

              New York, NY

Who: Recommended for Ages 10 and Up

When: Through October 31, 2025

Anne Frank's The Exhibition is not only a thorough exploration of a life cut much too short. but also a comprehensive examination of the time and place that allowed such tragic events to occur. It fully covers the time leading up to the Holocaust, the Holocaust itself, and the aftermath.

It goes quite deeply into Anne's own life and more. Not only is her own life from birth to death fully covered but so are the lives of her parents, her sister, and other relatives. This includes completely retracing Otto Frank's long emigration journey from Amsterdam to the United States following the war.

Numerous maps, timelines, photographs, objects, and more are displayed in the exhibit. Most objects are replicas or authentic to the time but never belonged to the Franks. However, there is at least one desk that did actually belong to Otto Frank. 

Full-sized replicas of all the rooms of the secret annex where the Frank family and others hid in Amsterdam highlight the exhibit. Each room is fully furnished as it would have been during that time. A walk around the perimeter of the space gives visitors a feel for the closeness of the space and how hard it must have been to live under those conditions.

The exhibit also explores the vast impact of Anne's diary including the many subsequent movies and plays based on it. Numerous copies of the book in different languages are on display. Pictures and posters from some of the play and movie versions are too. 

Photography is not permitted in the exhibit except in two specified locations. Guided audio tours are available. They provide complete details and background information as visitors explore the space. The tour takes approximately one hour and is included with the price of admission. All tickets must be purchased in advance as the exhibit is quite popular. Thus, it is also recommended that anyone interested in visiting purchase a ticket as soon as possible while they are still available. 

And that's our view. For more about Anne Frank The Exhibition or to purchase a ticket to visit, go to cjh.org/visit/plan-your-visit

Tune in tomorrow for Theater Thursday. 

Photo credits:

All Anne Frank The Exhibit photos by John Halpern

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