A building celebrating the work of Roald Dahl has put up a sign apologising for the author's antisemetic views. 

The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre in Great Missenden, which is visited by thousands of people each year, revealed to the Free Press the complete statement which is available for guests to read upon entering the vicinity.

It describes Dahl, who died at the age of 74 in November 1990, as a ‘contradictory person’ who ‘could be kind and unkind.’

The apology comes after it was revealed the author was ‘anti-Israeli’ when interviewed by the Independent just a few months before his passing.

Bucks Free Press: The museum in Great Missenden is visited by numerous children all over the UK The museum in Great Missenden is visited by numerous children all over the UK (Image: NQ)

READ MORE: The true story behind BBC's The Sixth Commandment

His comments were based on the country’s invasion of Lebanon in 1982 which began a three-year war.

Speaking 33 years ago, Dahl said: “I’m certainly anti-Israeli and I’ve become antisemitic in as much as that you get a Jewish person in another country like England strongly supporting Zionism.

“I think they should see both sides.

“It’s the same old thing - we all know about Jews and the rest of it.

“There aren’t any non-Jewish publishers anywhere.

"They control the media—jolly clever thing to do—that’s why the president of the United States [George H. W. Bush] has to sell all this stuff to Israel.”

Following his death, numerous books have been reworked causing international outrage, whilst others have opted not to read his works based on his views.

The controversy of his views led to his family apologising in 2020, with the plaque in Great Missenden, the home of Dahl for numerous decades, being put up this year.

READ MORE: 'They've been useless' - Thames Water slammed after huge sewage leak in Tylers Green

A part of it reads: “In his life, Roald Dahl was a contradictory person.

“He could be kind, he often helped people, donated to charity, and contributed to medical science.

“There are also recorded incidents of him being very unkind and worse, including writing and saying antisemitic things about Jewish people.

Bucks Free Press: The full statement has been put up on the walls of the Roald Dahl Museum The full statement has been put up on the walls of the Roald Dahl Museum (Image: NQ)

“We do not publicly repeat what Dahl wrote and said about Jewish people, but we do keep a record in the Museum’s collection, so it’s not forgotten.

READ MORE: What happened to Ben Fields amid new BBC drama The Sixth Commandment

“The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre condemns all racism, including antisemistim, directed at any group of individuals.

“We fully support the apology made by the Dahl family and Roald Dahl Story Company for his racist views about Jewish people.”

To read an alternative apology on the Roald Dahl website, visit www.roalddahl.com/about/apology.