Anne Frank House reopens after two-year renovation with new educational spaces

The Anne Frank House in Amsterdam has reopened after a two-year architectural intervention that added a new entrance, cloakroom, and educational area. Designed by Bierman Henket Architects, the project cost €910,000 funded by the BankGiro Lottery. The museum, which hosts over 1.2 million visitors annually, now provides more information about the events of the 1930s in Germany and the Holocaust in the Netherlands, focusing on Anne Frank, the others in hiding, and their helpers. The exhibition concept was developed with Dagmar and Georg von Wilcken and Wim de Bell. The secret annex remains empty as Otto Frank wished. The reopening ceremony was attended by King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands. Ernst Hirsch Ballin, chairman of the Supervisory Board, spoke about the emotional impact of visiting the hiding place.