The Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Cyprus, Natalie Jaarsma and the Mayor of Ayia Napa, Giannis Karousos, invite you to the opening ceremony of the Exhibition "The Life Story of Anne Frank - Let Me Be Myself" to be held at the Sea Museum in Ayia Napa on Friday, November 10 at 7 p.m.
The inauguration will be performed by the Mayor of Ayia Napa, Giannis Karousos. A student will read an excerpt from Anne Frank's diary.
A speech by the Ambassador of the Netherlands will follow. Student will
Exhibition duration: Tuesday 7 November - Saturday 19 November 2017
Educational exhibition
"Let Me Be Myself" - The Anne Frank Life Story tells the story of Anne Frank and the Holocaust and challenges visitors to consider more general issues such as identity, prejudice and discrimination. The exhibition was officially inaugurated in 2015 and has since been at the heart of the Anne Frank House project abroad.
Historical Content
The historical part of the exhibition "Let Me Be Myself" helps visitors to identify with the personal story of Anne Frank. Large photos depict Anna's happy early childhood in Frankfurt, followed by the family's immigration to Amsterdam. The exhibition sequentially links the Frank's personal history to important historical events of the time: the rise of the Nazis, Germany's isolation and discrimination against the Jewish population, culminating in the Holocaust.
Some sections of the exhibition contain pictures of the house in central Amsterdam where the Frank family hid for more than two years. These sections also contain pictures and texts about the outside world at that time: they present the Nazi-occupied Netherlands, the deportations and the concentration camps.
Anne Frank today
The contemporary section of the exhibition includes stories of young people today. It explores four general themes drawn from the story of Anne Frank:
• Identity: how do we perceive our own identity? Is it different from how others perceive us?
• Individuals as group members: which group do we belong to? How do others characterize us?
• Discrimination? What happens when others do not accept us?
• Response: What can we do about discrimination?
The exhibition is organized in Ayia Napa by the Embassy of the Netherlands in collaboration with the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam.
