In July 1941, Anne Frank was captured on film. For as far as we know, this is the only existing film footage of Anne. She is leaning out of the window of her house in Amsterdam. At that time, the Frank family lived on the second floor at Merwedeplein 37. The Anne Frank House is now the owner of Anne Frank’s former home on the Merwedeplein. Its purpose remains the same: the apartment provides accommodation to writers from abroad who cannot work in freedom in their own countries. | Anne Frank Hous

Did you know that you can take a look around at the Secret Annex online? Discover where Anne Frank hid for more than 2 years during WWII and where she wrote her diary. In July 1942, the Frank family went into hiding. The Van Pels family followed a week later. The two families already knew each other: Hermann van Pels worked for Otto’s company. Four months later, they were joined by an eighth person: Fritz Pfeffer, an acquaintance of the Frank family. You can explore the different rooms of the Se