My son & I want to visit the Anne Frank House & our dates are May 15, 16, 17 or 18. Whatever makes the experience more understanding, we would like to book that also. I see where there’s a Jewish Walking Tour that I could tie into our visit. I believe that would help bring us closer to the Frank Family by realizing the chaos they were enduring before they had to hide.
I’m just a bit confused about the tickets & the 6 weeks prior for the purchase. There’s an introductory movie that we’d want to purchase for €7, but do I buy that when I try for the tickets in the House? What does CENT mean? 10a CENT
Any help to could give us is most appreciated! Thank you!
Posted by
The Netherlands
1759 posts
The website of the Anne Frank house explains it pretty well. Please read their instructions carefully
https://www.annefrank.org/en/museum/tickets/
You’ll then see that tickets go on sale every Tuesday at 10 am CET (not 10a CENT) for the whole week that starts 6 weeks later. CET stands for Central European Time and refers to the local time in Amsterdam. 10 am means 10 o’clock in the morning. So 10am CET means that tickets go on sale on Tuesday when it’s 10 o’clock in the morning in Amsterdam. If you’re in the USA, you’ll need to account for the time difference.
At their website you can also see that you can buy 2 different types of tickets: “tickets” that only include entry into the house and “tickets+” that also include the introductory movie for an extra €7.
Posted by
OP
Virginia
194 posts
Thank you for your response.
Posted by
OP
Virginia
194 posts
I read about tickets for the Anne Frank House. I’m confused & need to know if the museum IS the Anne Frank House? When I buy tickets for the museum, I will be going through the attic where the Frank’s hid?
Thanks!
Posted by
Salem, Oregon, USA
2992 posts
I read about tickets for the Anne Frank House. I’m confused & need to
know if the museum IS the Anne Frank House? When I buy tickets for the
museum, I will be going through the attic where the Frank’s hid?
Berry the museum is adjacent to and part of the warehouse below the actual Anne Frank House. You move through exhibits and then enter the actual attic up the steep stairs. I highly recommend booking the ticket that includes the introductory program, it provides good context. Note that if you do that program, there is a separate entrance door to the right of the main entrance. If you can't find it, ask a security guard.
There are many posts in the forum about the ticket process, you can do a quick search to find those. For your dates, tickets will be available at 10 a.m. Amsterdam time on April 1. It looks like you are in Virginia, so you are 6 hours behind Amsterdam time. You will want to be on the website at 4 a.m. on April 1 to get the date/time you prefer. I'd suggest doing a dry run on Tuesday the week prior so you can see how things unfold on the website so you're ready. And note that if you do a walking tour, they typically do not include museum entrance tickets so you would need to get them on your own and then schedule the walking tour to match up with your entrance time.
Posted by
OP
Virginia
194 posts
Thank you CL & Dutch_Traveler!
I’m going to be ready to book on April 1st at 4am & I hope I can get through with no problem. I have 3 days to try for two tickets to the museum & intro movie! I appreciate everything you’ve told me & I’m very excited.
Carole
Posted by
Reston VA
352 posts
Not only is it a "movie" it is also a docent to whom you can ask questions and who can also provide further information about the museum and Anne Frank's life.
I strongly recommend re-reading her diary prior to the visit. It adds immense value to the whole museum experience, and if you are like me, you might not have read it since school age. I had forgotten a lot, but also was now able to apply much more of an adult perspective to her, her family, and the others' lives.
Additionally, I'd strongly suggest Amsterdam's Resistance Museum and Haarlem's Corrie Ten Boom house for a rounded experience of the Dutch time during the occupation of WWII.
Posted by
Downingtown, USA
2560 posts
Tom gave you two other options that are great. The Ten Boom house is a very short train ride from.Amsterdam and I think you need to get tickets ahead of time now. We went years ago and you just show up for the tour. There is also a movie about the family The Hiding Place very moving.
Posted by
Reston VA
352 posts
Gail is 100% correct. And, the Corrie Ten Boom tour is actually a bit tougher to get than the AFH in that they ONLY give English tours a few times a day, and will not let you just take the "normal" Dutch tour. Those openings fill up fast. But I also think (if I remember) they are FREE (options to donate and a gift shop).
Posted by
Washington, DC USA
596 posts
In addition to Tom's recommendation of re-reading the diary, I highly recommend the netflix limited series "A Small Light" which tells the Frank family story through the experience of Miep Gies, a young woman employee of Anne's father who helps the family from the outside while they are in hiding.
Posted by
Salem, Oregon, USA
2992 posts
See this post re: reservations at the Corrie Ten Boom house - you may have missed your window to get tickets.