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.jpg "Dutch Queen Beatrix (L) and Teresien da Silva (R), head of collections of the Anne Frank Foundation, look at the original diaries of Anne Frank on April 28. It's the first time the works are exhibited. (Marcel Antonisse/Getty Images)")
AMSTERDAM—The original diaries of Anne Frank have finally made their way back to her house in Amsterdam where they are now on display in the house’s new Diary Hall. On Wednesday, the queen of Holland opened the new hall.
Until now, only Anne’s first diary had been on display, a checkered red diary she received as a gift for her 13th birthday. Two others of Anne’s four original wartime chronicles survive today. The three diaries are now on display at her house in special showcases next to other of her papers.
In order to guarantee the conservation of the diaries, the museum upgraded the hall’s climate, light, and security.
Anne’s writing talent will receive special attention at the museum. Teresien da Silva, head of collections of the Anne Frank Foundation says the pages will be turned every three months to “show how she built up her stories.”
Last June, the Anne Frank Foundation received the original books from the National Institute for War Documentation (NIOD). Written between June 12, 1942 and August 1, 1943, the intelligence and pure humanness 13-year-old Anne expressed in these diaries has touched millions of readers all over the world since the diaries were discovered in her house in 1947. Now the original books have finally returned home.
Until now, only Anne’s first diary had been on display, a checkered red diary she received as a gift for her 13th birthday. Two others of Anne’s four original wartime chronicles survive today. The three diaries are now on display at her house in special showcases next to other of her papers.
In order to guarantee the conservation of the diaries, the museum upgraded the hall’s climate, light, and security.
Anne’s writing talent will receive special attention at the museum. Teresien da Silva, head of collections of the Anne Frank Foundation says the pages will be turned every three months to “show how she built up her stories.”
Last June, the Anne Frank Foundation received the original books from the National Institute for War Documentation (NIOD). Written between June 12, 1942 and August 1, 1943, the intelligence and pure humanness 13-year-old Anne expressed in these diaries has touched millions of readers all over the world since the diaries were discovered in her house in 1947. Now the original books have finally returned home.
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