Madam Tussauds Wax Museum

Madame Tussauds

Madame Tussauds is a wax museum in London with branches in a number of major cities. It was founded by wax sculptor Marie Tussaud and was formerly known as "Madame Tussaud's", but the apostrophe is no longer used (though it still appears in some signage at the New York location). Madame Tussauds is a major tourist attraction in London, displaying waxworks of historical and royal figures, film stars, sports stars and famous murderers.

How long is it exist?

200 years of fame Millions and millions of people have flocked through the

doors of Madame Tussauds since they first opened over 200 years ago and it remains just as popular as it ever was. There are many reasons for this enduring success, but at the heart of it all is good, old-fashioned curiosity. Today’s visitors are sent on a unique, emotionally-charged journey through the realms of the powerful and famous. The museum-style ropes and poles have gone so guests can truly get up, close and personal with A-list celebrities, sporting legends, political heavyweights and historical icons, reliving the times, events and moments that made the world talk about them….

Where it is?

Inside Madam Tissauds

- A-list Party- - Warhol’s Womens- Premiere Night- Sports Zone- A Royal Appoitment- Culture- Music Megastars- SCREAM- Behind the Scenes- Spirit of London

A-list Party

You’re invited to our A-list party. Just strike a pose for the paparazzi and join the world’s most famous stars – meet Will Smith, J-Lo and the Beckhams, squeeze Brad’s bum and attend a photoshoot with Kate Moss. Keira’s there and so is Orlando and if your Mum’s in town too bring her along – we’ve heart throbs of all ages from

Georgie Clooney to Leonardo Di Caprio

Warhol's Women

Madame Tussauds is bringing Warhol’s Women to life celebrating the influential artist and his famous muses, 20 years after his death. Don’t miss this unique chance to meet one of the twentieth century’s most influential artists; the experience is free with entry to Madame Tussauds. Step into Andy Warhol's studio at Madame Tussauds...

Premiere Night

At Madame Tussauds, we roll out the red carpet every day to give celebrity seekers from all over the world the chance to mix with Hollywood and Bollywood’s most loved stars at a glittering film premiere. Meet them all, from Marilyn Monroe to Charlie Chaplin and Spiderman to Shrek. Indiana Jones is waiting to be discovered and even Arnie is there as the Terminator to make sure

you’ll ‘be back’.

Sports Zone

Test your sporting skills and enjoy the cheers of a roaring crowd as you step up the podium as a world champion. See how you measure up against Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton in our Chequered Flag Challenge, or step up to the crease with batsman Sachin Tendulkar. Football legends Pele, Beckham and Rooney are all lined up waiting for you to take on their penalty challenge. Do your mates call you a real light weight? Prove them wrong and weigh in with Muhammad Ali – your official

IBA boxing weight class might surprise you!

A Royal Appointment No visit to London would be complete without an audience with the Queen.

A royal fanfare will announce your arrival and you’ll meet not just the reigning monarch, but Charles and Camilla, and the dashing Princes, William and Harry. You can also step into a portrait with the womanizing King Henry VIII, who married 6 times and had a nasty habit of chopping his wives heads off.

Culture

Step into the culture zone and get up close and personal with the greatest intellectual giants that have changed the way we live and think.

Take an interactive IQ test with Einstein, get some creative inspiration from Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde or even Charles Dickens before being granted

an audience with the Pope and measuring up to the Dalai Lama.

Music Megastars

If you like Pop Divas and Rock Gods, welcome to heaven. Take to the stage with your favourite performers. Meet Beyonce, Kylie, Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera. Star in your own Beatles album cover and rock alongside guitar greats like Hendrix.

SCREAM

Deep within the Chamber of Horrors, things take an even scarier turn. Here you will find a maximum security prison has been taken over by its unhinged inmates. Live and on the loose, they want nothing less than to give you nightmares. But be warned should you decide to enter SCREAM, you’ll need to warm up your vocal chords to ensure you can scream loud enough to be rescued. But then

again, who is going to come to your aid.....?

Behind The Scenes

Making wax figures is a labour of love. Over 800 hours of painstaking moulding, measuring, painting and sculpting goes into making each figure. We have a small army of highly trained wax sculptors who can replicate a Hollywood A Lister or world leader so exactly that you’ll believe that you are face to face with a real person. You’ll find yourself saying sorry to someone for nearly bumping into them, before realising it’s a wax figure of Penelope Cruz or Johnny Depp. That’s the skill of our sculptors.

The big question though, is how do they do it?

Spirit of London Hop into a black cab and take a journey back in time. Our special, mini

versions of London's world famous taxis have room for two and will drive you through the historic and cultural events that have shaped London into the great city it is today. So sit back and enjoy the ride!

Your journey begins in Tudor times where Sir Francis Drake is riding the high seas. Quill in hand, Shakespeare is busy working on one of his masterpieces so don't expect him to look up when you drive past. You'll rush through a London haunted by plague and fire, slowing down just in time to see the new city being built by architect Sir Christopher Wren.

Queen Victoria reigns over the London of the industrial revolution and you'll hear the air raid sirens before you enter a London at war. But don't worry; your cab will drive you safely through the blitz and into the swinging sixties, dropping you back off in today’s Madame Tussauds.

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Author :Marta Stenka

Bibliography:www.madametussauds.com

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