In the exhibition Anne Frank: Her Life in Letters many writings that have never been shown or published have been collected. Anne Frank sent them to family and friends when she was a child. The exhibition shows Anne’s development from an ordinary girl to a now world-famous author against the background of a city in war time. The exhibition was opened by the Princess Máxima of the Netherlands on April 11, 2006. It concerned a coproduction between Ars Longa, the Anne Frank Foundation and the Amsterdam Historical Museum.
The exhibition begins in a setting of the Merwedeplein, where she was born and raised. The visitors can get to know Anne there as a girl without any worries. Then gradually the exhibition space narrows, while the letters show that Anne, her family, and other Jews become more isolated. Adding to the letters, the experiences and memoires of survivors and other witnesses are related to Anne Frank’s life. Photos and objects also illustrate the appearance of the city during the Second World War. The experience of Anne’s hiding is visualised by a reconstruction of her small room and by a touching multimedia installation showing images of raids and deportations. A letter which Anne wrote to her father in 1944 receives special attention. In this letter Anne’s personal development in becoming an adult and her development in becoming a writer come together.
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