 Anne Frank hid in an attic to escape the Nazis during World War Two |
A touring exhibition about Anne Frank, the girl who kept a diary detailing her bid to evade the Nazis during World War II, is opening in Greater Manchester. The display, from the Anne Frank Trust UK, is being staged at Gallery Oldham until 28 February.
Anne Frank was a 13-year-old Dutch-Jewish girl who hid in an attic in Amsterdam to escape the Nazis.
She kept a diary of her cramped life, but her family was betrayed and she died in a concentration camp.
Life-sized replica
The exhibition focuses on the themes of hate, war, freedom, caring and identity that are raised in the diary.
Those themes are explored in a contemporary context through interviews and photographs focusing on the issues of today, including racism in football, the right to wear religious symbols and bullying.
At the centre of the exhibition is a life-sized replica of Anne Frank's room in the secret annexe in Amsterdam where her family were in hiding from 1942 to 1944.
Her life story, the Holocaust and other more recent genocides are presented through photographs, artefacts, quotes and text.
A series of related events take place at Gallery Oldham while the exhibition is on show.