Anne Frank House

We booked the introductory talk as well as visit. I last visited 30 years ago and there was no talk available and I don't even remember entering the s.. Read more »ecret annexe. Anyway the talk was very good with photos and a time line to explain the years leading up to WWII. Loved the audio guide - no fiddling with buttons, just point at the numbers in each room and the audio starts. Thank you for including examples of Anne's writing and photos of how the rooms would have looked. The guest book at the end of the visit was necessary to express the impact of Anne's story.

A humbling and somber experience but an important one none the less. An amazing story and an incredible feeling as you experience such a sad part of .. Read more »our world's history through the eyes of a young girl. As a whole, most people were very respectful but there were a few who had no respect for what happened.

The Anne Frank House tour is absolutely heart breaking, although it's mind blowing to be there knowing at one point the Frank family were too and that.. Read more » some of their items and decor etc is still there. What got me most was the bookcase, the original bookcase is still there for you to see. I don't want to spoil anything else, but I definitely recommend you see this all for yourself, you won't regret it!

Their online booking system was simple and easy to use. The price of the museum was very affordable. No pictures inside the museum is allowed but many.. Read more » of the photos available only accurately depict what you can expect. Upon entering, you are given a headset which works very well and gives you interesting information as you walk from room to room. The museum takes you through the Frank's business and the people who were essential to their secret and survival behind the bookcase. I would have liked more of a historical context as to what the realities were for everyone living in the city at that time, but understand it's not necessarily a war history museum. The rooms where the families stayed have no furniture in them so it takes a bit of imagination to begin to understand what it might have been like. The experience is humbling and a lasting tribute to Anne's diary. I went during COVID and we were asked to keep distance and have no more than 4 people in each room, plus keep distance. Most people did not adhere by those rules and we were not asked to wear masks. The museum is not accessible for people with mobility limitations due to the narrow stairs.

The Anne Frank House museum is a very roomy modern visitor centre that connects onto the house itself. The museum is incredibly busy so the experience.. Read more » has been streamlined a lot. Every visitor gets an audio guide included with their ticket which is available in many languages. There is a free cloakroom where you must leave any bags and coats, which helps to keep the museum a bit more open despite the crowds - but note you won't be allowed to store suitcases or other large bags. You can optionally buy a ticket with an "introductory program", which is a talk by a staff member in a special side room in the new building that gives an overview of the families' lives in the context of the events of the war. The talk includes a number of photos, videos, and a few items from the house to give more insight. An added bonus of the talk is that the room gives an opportunity to see the secret annex from the outside, which you obviously cannot see from the street. I would highly recommend the introductory program - of course it does repeat a lot of what the audio guide describes later on, but it is well explained and there is an opportunity to ask extra questions. The museum itself is good, the audio guide works with a number of pictures and videos to tell the story of the family. The annex itself is mostly empty but the original bookcase is still in place and it gives you a good idea of how cramped and dangerous their situation was. Overall well recommended but very busy so do think about buying tickets as early as possible!

Anne Frank house museum is wonderful. The museum has been maintained well and they have very clear instructions available. Upon entrance you will be p.. Read more »rovided a audio guide and when you will begin the tour, the audio will provide you history related to that place in museum. Some rooms have WW2 videos being played there. It’s a great museum which provides and enriching unforgettable experience.

Interesting and significant place, that should remind us of the horrors of WW 2. Unfortunately the hiding rooms were completely striped of any furnitu.. Read more »re, like they were back in the day and you couldn't really feel how they lived there. Otherwise everything else was great

It was difficult to find, with little or no signage pointing to its exact location. When we found it, after asking at a local tourist site, it was e.. Read more »ntirely housed by a modern structure which deprived it of its ambience or sympathetic consideration. As with almost all of the museum's in Amsterdam, the cost of admission is prohibitive. We determined that the price precluded further exploration since the historical significance and mood of the place was obscured.

You don't really get a true idea of how small this place is until you visit. I would say to read the book before going here as it gives a better conte.. Read more »xt of what you are actually looking at. There is an introductory session which lasts about 30mins which is helpful to give you a summary of Anne's life and just enhances what is in the book. I visited recently because there was no queues and was empty inside. During peak season and not in pandemic times I can't say I would have enjoyed as much as the spaces are really small for the amount of people who are allowed to attend under normal circumstances. However, as a museum, the audio guide is very good although sometimes the stories are on loop with no real way of knowing its gone to the beginning again so you end up standing there like a lemon listening until you figure out you already listened to that part. The descriptions were great and I liked how a lot of the original features have been preserved and put on display like the infamous bookcase that kept the whole place a secret. It is a place you would only visit once as once you have seen it, you have seen it as history doesn't change much. As it is a memorial, you aren't allowed to take in big bags or camera or use your phones. The facilities are good although not really suited for disabled or elderly people who would have difficulty on the ladders.

It really is avery touchy place to all the peeps out there who has read or heard her story. I really found it very nice and organized. Museum has trie.. Read more »d to show how Anne Frank and her family spent their 2 years time inside a house. It really is a very nice place to be in Amsterdam. Thank you.

Probably one of the most popular museums in Amsterdam. Surreal feeling and experience after reading the diary of Anne Frank. I felt very connected to .. Read more »the stories she wrote and came out of the musuem feeling something different. Very well worth the trip if you're in Amsterdam, do remember to book your tickets early! Sadly, no photos in the annex!

After visiting you should never forget what happened

there were no video games :(

One of the places in the world that you have to visit at least once. Definitely book tickets in before otherwise you will have to wait in line for hal.. Read more »f a day.

Truly the most poignant moment of any trip I've made in the world. The museum is respectful and beautifully appointed in design and layout. Hearing th.. Read more »e somber bells of the nearby church, I could feel what it might have been like, cramped into the tiny rooms with strangers who became a family of sorts. Unfortunately, I now sit with the rest of the world watching the US, my homeland, quickly becoming her reality. I can only hope we learn from her. Worthy of a visit on so many levels.