The extraordinary story of Anne Frank will be revealed in a major exhibition next month.

It has been inspired by the life and legacy of the young girl who wrote a diary while hiding from the Nazis in an Amsterdam attic during the Second World War.

Anne Frank: A History For Today will be at Brighton College in Eastern Road between November 3 and 29.

The tale of her courage has transcended national and cultural boundaries to become an icon for hope and understanding.

Her diary has been translated into dozens of languages. Films have been made and her name remains recognisable around the world almost 60 years after her death.

Anne was unaware of the effect her tragic story would have.

She wrote: "Writing in a diary is a really strange experience for someone like me.

"Not only because I've never written anything before but also it seems to me that later on neither I nor anyone else will be interested in the musings of a 13-year-old schoolgirl."

Today, the work of the Anne Frank Educational Trust embraces contemporary issues such as the murder of Stephen Lawrence.

This is reflected in the exhibition itself and a companion exhibition produced by Brighton and Hove anti-victimisation unit.

Hove MP Ivor Caplin said: "We have a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic population which contributes enormously to the vibrancy and character of the city but there are stresses, just as there are in towns and cities across the country.

"We hope the people of Brighton and Hove will find the exhibition and the other events informative and inspirational."

The exhibition will be presented in a series of pavilions which tell the story of the Holocaust through the thoughts and feelings of the Frank family.

It will be open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9.30am to 5pm, on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9.30am to 8pm and on Saturdays and Sundays from 9.30am to 5pm.

For more about the exhibition and associated events visit the council web site, www.brighton-hove.gov.uk , www.celebratingdiversity.co.uk and the Anne Frank Educational Trust web site at www.afet.org.uk