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Madame Tussauds is a wax museum in London with smaller museums in a number of other major cities. It was founded by wax sculptor Marie Tussaud. It used to be known as "Madame Tussauds"

Madame Tussauds is a major tourist attraction in London, displaying the waxworks of famous and historic people and also popular film and television characters.

Marie Tussaud was born as Marie Grosholtz in 1761 in Strasbourg, France. Her mother worked for Dr. Philippe Curtius in Bern, Switzerland, who was a physician skilled in wax modeling. Curtius taught Tussaud the art of wax modelling. He moved to Paris and took his young apprentice, only 6 years old, with him. Tussaud created her first wax sculpture in 1777 of Voltaire.

Poster for the Tussaud wax figure's exhibition, Baker Street, London 1835. By 1835, Marie had settled down in Baker Street, London and opened a museum.

Today's wax figures at Tussauds include historical and royal figures, film stars, sports stars, and famous murderers. It is known as "Madame Tussauds" museums (no apostrophe) since 2007.

Madame Tussaud herself at Madame Tussauds in London

The Sleeping Beauty is the oldest existing figure on display. It was modeled after Madame du Barry. She appears asleep and a device in her chest makes it seem as if she were breathing.

Alfred Hitchcock

The Beatles

Benny Hill

Prince Charles and Camilla

Charlie Chaplin

Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Pope John Paul II, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Dalai Lama, and Archbishop Makarios III

Princess Diana

John Wayne

Olga Korbut

Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow

Keira Knightley

Kylie Minogue

Lady Gaga

Marilyn Monroe

Marlon Brando

Nelson Mandela

Pierce Brosnan as James Bond

Sachin Tendulkar

Mahatma Gandhi

Adolf Hitler

Angelina Jolie

Spider-Man

Tommy Cooper

Film. Music. Sports. Leaders and History. Terminator. Michael Jackson. Muhammad Ali. Elizabeth IIKatniss Everdeen. One Direction. Usain Bolt. Donald Trump. ETMadonna. David Beckham. Theresa May. Darth Vader. Lady Gaga. Mo Farah. Nelson Mandela. Spider-Man. Will.i.am. Tom Daley. Martin Luther King Jr. Audrey Hepburn. Miley Cyrus. Rafael Nadal. Barack Obama. Steven Spielberg. Adele. Sachin Tendulkar. Vincent van Gogh. Alien. Britney Spears. Virat Kohli. Albert Einstein. King Kong. Rihanna. Cristiano Ronaldo. Charles Dickens. Iron Man. Bob Marley. Stephen Hawking. Michael Caine. Freddie Mercury. Pablo Picasso. The Incredible Hulk. The Beatles. William Shakespeare. Alfred Hitchcock. Dua Lipa. Mahatma Gandhi. London

Museums locations

Entry of Madame Tussauds in Berlin

Madame Tussauds in New York City opened in 2000.

Madame Tussauds opened in Washington, D. C. in 2007.

Madame Tussauds opened in Hollywood in 2009

Wax figure of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain at the Madame Tussauds Museum in Shanghai, China