Established in 1945, this institute has collected vast archives of documents, newspapers, 100,000 photos, and 50,000 books relating to the occupation of World War II. This is where Otto Frank donated his daughter's diary. More recently, the institute has expanded its sights to take in the period between World War I to present day, with particular emphasis on the former colony of Indonesia. Although the institute is essentially not open to the merely curious, it is very welcoming to people doing academic or family-related research. Walk past just to see the Loire-style château exterior and its rich and obsessive sculptures of frolicking mythical figures.
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