A full-scale replica of the secret annex where Anne Frank penned her famous diary opened in New York City on Monday as the world marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The exhibit at the Center for Jewish History in Manhattan represents the first time the annex has been completely recreated outside of Amsterdam,

The secret annex – one of the most famous dwellings in history, thanks to Frank’s best-selling published diary – can now be explored remotely, in New York.

Anne Frank's diary, which provided a glimpse into the lives of a young girl escaping the horrors of war in a secret annexe, has touched the hearts of millions around the world.

“Anne Frank: The Exhibition” features a replica of the hidden annex where eight Jewish people, including Anne and her family, lived for two years between July 1942 and August 1944 before they were discovered and sent to death camps.

For the first time ever, visitors can explore a full-scale replica of the hiding place where Anne Frank penned her famous diary.

A recreation of the hiding place Anne Frank and her family stayed in Amsterdam Vale Julie Copeland, a pioneering ABC Radio National broadcaster and mentor It ditched its crowd-pulling roti with Vegemite curry and has a new head chef.