Anne Frank travels to Heraklion * Η Άννα Φρανκ ταξιδεύει στο Ηράκλειο

The Anne Frank Exhibition at Heraklion (Iraklion), Crete, Hellas (Greece) opened today evening its doors to the visitors.

The Exhibition, organised by the Anne Frank Museum in Amsterdam, the Scouts of Heraklion (the local branch of the Scouts of Greece) and the NGO "Kids in Action" constitutes Anne's Frank biographical story, placed in the historical frame of the Holocaust.

The Exhibition is included in the activities organised in the framework of the "All Equal - All Different" Campaign (for the Hellenic site click here) of the Council of Europe and was officially opened by the Mayor of Heraklion, Mr. IoannisKourakis.

The main aim of the exhibition is to encourage the citizens, especially the young ones, to reflect on the Fundamental Human Rights, the International Peace, the Human Solidarity and the anti-Semitism.

The visitors have the opportunity to see shocking photographs from the life of the Frank family and the Holocaust period in general. Moreover, through computers and 3D animations can travel to the Anne's Frank House but also to the relevant Museum in Amsterdam.

An important innovation of this Exhibition consists the incorporation of the "Free 2 Choose" Project. The visitors watch videos in the form of a reportage where the limits of freedom and Human Rights are presented. The main objective of the project is to create a space for open discussion, exchange of ideas and reflections.

The Exhibition will be held at the Saint George's Gate (Pyli Aghiou Georgiou), from the 15th to the 21st of April, 2007.

For more information, please visit this link.