Immersive show will be an expansion of the São Paulo Holocaust Memorial, in the Bom Retiro neighborhood, and will have a faithful copy of the Secret Annex
The largest dedicated space for the world will be in the center of. The Anne Frank space and the Secret Annex are scheduled to open in January 2026 and will dedicate 900 m2 to tell the story of the young Jewish who lived during the Holocaust and wrote the Diary of Anne Frank, one of the bestseller books in history.
The immersive exhibition will be an expansion of the São Paulo Holocaust Memorial, in the Bom Retiro neighborhood, and will have a faithful replica of the Secret Annex, where the teenager lived hidden with family and other occupants in, in, for two years during the escape of the Nazi chase.
The investment in the space was R $ 26 million, being R $ 2 million of contribution from the City of São Paulo. To be conceived, the project underwent authorization from the Anne Frank Foundation, headquartered in the Netherlands. “Anne Frank’s story brings a universal lesson on intolerance and humanity. By creating this space, we want to ensure that new generations know what happened so that tragedies like the Holocaust never recur,” said Mayor Ricardo Nunes during the announcement of space creation on Tuesday (12).
The space will integrate the capital’s museum circuit and will have visits programming for all municipal schools. The expectation is to receive 150 thousand visitors in the first year.
Holocaust survivor Suzana Venetianer, 84, present in the announcement of the creation of the Anne Frank space, defended a place to tell the story of the Holocaust. “With three, four years, it is the parents who tell what happened to us. I will turn 84 and still have in my memory everything I went through. But soon, I will no longer remember. This space will be very important, so no one forgets everything that happened,” he says.
Suzana was in a Nazi concentration camp and was separated from her parents. “My mother was taken, my father was taken. Fortunately we came to Brazil, this country was wonderful, where my husband and I grew up, studied, married, had children, made money, worked and became good professionals. We grew up and helped this country grow,” he says.
With a multissensory and curated project by Luiz Rampazzo, the new space will feature projections, holographies and technological resources that will allow the public to experience the daily life of the residents of the Secret Annex, bringing Anne Frank the history of new generations. “The initiative reinforces the mission of the memorial to preserve memory, combat hatred and promote dialogue, ensuring that stories such as Anne Frank continues to inspire tolerance and humanity,” the exhibition organization says.
The memorial, located in the first synagogue in the state, receives daily school groups, individual visitors and professionals from various areas, offering immersive and educational experiences about persecution and Nazi genocide to entry is free. Visits can be scheduled by the Memorial website. The space is close to the Luz and Tiradentes stations, and opens from Monday to Thursday, from 9am to 5pm; Fridays, from 9am to 3pm; and a Sunday a month.
*With information from Estadão Content
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