AN exhibition of the life of Anne Frank, which has been called one of the world's most moving, is coming to Burnley.

The exhibition, which has been seen by more than two million people in England and seven million people world wide, will open at Burnley Mechanics Theatre on Monday, April 7.

Anne Frank, a Jew, kept a diary while hiding with her family in Amsterdam during the Nazi occupation of the 1940s.

She was eventually caught and taken to a concentration camp where she died aged 15.

Anne's life story and her account of a terrifying two years spent hiding from the Nazis became one of the world's most read books of the last century.

Nic Careem, an adviser to the Anne Frank Trust said: "People of all backgrounds should come to see it and learn from its warnings. These have crucial resonance for us all, and if this event causes people to search their souls and address their own bigotries, then we have really achieved something significant in Anne Frank's name."

Anne Frank Trust executive director Gillian Walnes said: "The Anne Frank event is renowned all over the world for breaking down barriers and bringing people of all races and faiths together."

Organisers are trying to get as many schools as possible to see the exhibition.

And Herbert Levy, the Anne Frank Trust's principal guide, will be athand to train volunteer guides to take groups around the exhibition.

Anyone who would like to train as a guide should contact the Mechanics box office in Burnley Road.