Anne Frank: A History for Today 
On view April 3 - May 31, 2010

Anne Frank: A History for Today will be on view at the Museum April 3 through May 31, 2010. On loan from the Anne Frank Center in New York, the exhibition features 25 panels that tell the story Anne Frank and her family juxtaposed against world events before, during and after the rise to power of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party.

Through the family’s story, themes of scapegoating, bullying, anti-Semitism, racism, ethnic cleansing, and genocide are explored. The exhibition introduces visitors to the events leading up to World War II, and the government directed killing of Jews, Gypsies, the disabled, Slavs and others. The exhibit depicts individuals who chose to join the Nazi party and become perpetrators, those who were bystanders, as well as those who were willing to resist the Nazi tyranny. In addition, the Museum of the Gulf Coast will supplement the traveling exhibition with objects from its own collection as well as the Holocaust Museum Houston.

Visitors are invited to view the 26-minute companion video for the Anne Frank exhibit. The Short Life of Anne Frank is available for viewing in the Museum's Lloyd Hayes Theater upon request. 

School groups are encouraged to tour this exhibition. School tours are always free at the Museum of the Gulf Coast. However, schools are urged to schedule their tours as far in advance as possible as the spring calendar fills up quickly. This hosting of Anne Frank: A History for Today was made possible in part by grants provided by the Southeast Texas Arts Council and Humanities Texas.