Mumbai: Although many of us know about the Holocaust during World War 2, we are not aware about the hardships faced by Jews during Nazi’s crackdown in 1940’s. But there is a chance for people from Mumbai to know about it in detail, as travelling Anne Frank museum is going to come to Mumbai soon.
‘Anne Frank – A History for today’ – is a travelling exhibition of photos and videos. The museum gives you an experience of Anne Frank’s life, the legendary Jewish diarist who hid with her family for two years as Nazis stormed Europe during World War 2. The travelling Anne Frank museum gives an insight into her life through photographs and videos. On a screen, photo montages and video interviews with Anne’s late father, Otto Frank, relatives and historians run on a loop.
The exhibition will consist of 32 panels of photos, which recounts Anne’s life, conditions in the hideout, the war, and her eventual death in a Nazi concentration camp. With free entry, people can visit the museum at World Trade Centre, Cuffe Parade in Mumbai from August 28 to September 1. The museum is open from 8.30 am to 4.30 pm for school students, and from 5 pm to 8 pm for non-students.
“Anne Frank is the backbone of the museum and the Holocaust is the backdrop, but there’s more to her story than the diary. This exhibition is about intolerance and what happens when one person is given all the power; it’s about human rights and violations. It’s all the more relevant today,” said Megha Malhotra to Hindustan Times, director of PeaceWorks, an initiative that raises awareness through the arts on war, conflict and peace, and has brought the exhibition to India.
“When people think about the Netherlands, they think tulips, canals and cheese. But they also think of the story of Anne Frank. It’s important to us that we highlight the story of that little girl to as many people as possible,” said Guido Tielman, consul general for the Netherlands.
