Just before the family went into hiding, Anne started writing in the red-checked diary she got for her thirteenth birthday on 12 June 1942. When this first diary was full, she continued writing in notebooks.
Het roodgeruite dagboek van Anne
The red-checked diary
Anne’s first diary.
‘I'll begin from the moment I got you, the moment I saw you lying on the table among my other birthday presents. (I went along when you were bought, but that doesn't count.)’
The red-checked diary and Anne’s other original diaries are on permanent display at the museum.
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Photograph of Margot with Rosa Holländer-Stern
Hand in hand with grandmother in Aachen
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Cotton bag
Personal property of Otto Frank
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Children’s gramophone
Gift on the occasion of Anne’s birth
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LOI course in Latin
Margot kept up with her studies in the Secret Annex
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Bobbin used to open and close the bookcase
The hidden entrance to the Secret Annex
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Traces of the people in hiding
The story of the beans that were left behind
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Margot’s photo album
Photographs from her baby and toddler years
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Margot’s rowing medal
Exercising with friends
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Yad Vashem award
Appreciation for the helpers after the war
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Principles of Botany
Anne’s last birthday present
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Photograph of Margot with Rosa Holländer-Stern
Hand in hand with grandmother in Aachen
-
Cotton bag
Personal property of Otto Frank
-
Children’s gramophone
Gift on the occasion of Anne’s birth
-
LOI course in Latin
Margot kept up with her studies in the Secret Annex
-
Bobbin used to open and close the bookcase
The hidden entrance to the Secret Annex
-
Traces of the people in hiding
The story of the beans that were left behind
-
Margot’s photo album
Photographs from her baby and toddler years
-
Margot’s rowing medal
Exercising with friends
-
Yad Vashem award
Appreciation for the helpers after the war
-
Principles of Botany
Anne’s last birthday present