Anne Frank House Anne Frank House, Prinsengracht 263-267, 1016 GV Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Anne Frank House is a writer's house and biographical museum dedicated to Jewish wartime diarist Anne Frank. The building is located on a canal called the Prinsengracht, close to the Westerkerk, in central Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

The Anne Frank House is a museum with a story. As a visitor, you experience this story through quotes, photos, videos, and original items. The atmosphere in the museum is authentic and subdued.

Anne Frank was a young German-born Jewish girl who kept diary accounts of her time in hiding during the German Occupation. While Anne Frank did not survive World War II, her diary was later published and became one of the most-read books in the world.

The original part of the Anne Frank House (including the annex) can unfortunately only be reached via a staircase. However, visitors with reduced mobility can experience a 25 minute virtual reality tour of Anne Frank’s hiding place as it was during WWII. 

Accessibility

Part of the Anne Frank House is located in an Amsterdam canal-side house. The stairs in these old houses are very steep and there is no elevator. People who have difficulty walking may have trouble climbing the steep stairs. Visitors using a wheelchair can only visit the modern part of the museum.

• Museum accessible via side entrance. Notify a member of staff outside.
• 25 minute Virtual Reality tour of historic part of museum
• Newer part of museum, including the gift shop and cafe, is accessible
• Accessible toilet with support beams downstairs. Ask a member of staff to accompany you in the lift.
• Close to public transportation (3 min)
• Historic part of museum (including the secret annex) is only accessible via staircase

Disabled visitors

Unfortunately, the old part of the museum and the Secret Annex are not accessible for people using wheelchairs. A special entrance for people using wheelchairs provides access to the modern part of the museum, with the temporary exhibition, the museum cafe, and the museum shop. You can also wander around the Secret Annex with virtual reality glasses. Please ask for them at the information desk. The museum staff is happy to be of assistance.

There is a disabled parking space at Westermarkt, at 40 metres from the entrance to the museum.

Visually-impaired visitors

Visually-impaired visitors can listen to the audio tour. On the advice of the Royal Dutch Guide Dogs Foundation, we do not allow guide dogs inside the museum.

Hearing-impaired visitors

At the information stand near the entrance, hearing-impaired visitors can obtain a written version of the audio tour.