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A major [[Tourism in London|tourist attraction in London]] since the Victorian era, Madame Tussauds displays the waxworks of famous and historical figures, as well as popular film and television characters played by famous actors.<ref name="tourism"/> Operated by the British entertainment company [[Merlin Entertainments]], the museum now has locations in cities across four continents, with the first overseas branch opening in Amsterdam in 1970.<ref name=":0"/>
A major [[Tourism in London|tourist attraction in London]] since the Victorian era, Madame Tussauds displays the waxworks of famous and historical figures, as well as popular film and television characters played by famous actors.<ref name="tourism"/> Operated by the British entertainment company [[Merlin Entertainments]], the museum now has locations in cities across four continents, with the first overseas branch opening in Amsterdam in 1970.<ref name=":0"/>
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===Background===
===Background===


[[Marie Tussaud]] was born as Marie Grosholtz in 1761 in [[Strasbourg]], France. Her mother worked for [[Philippe Curtius]] in [[Bern]], Switzerland; he was a physician skilled in [[wax model]]ling. Curtius taught Tussaud the art of wax modelling when she was a child; when he moved to Paris, he took his 6-year-old apprentice with him.<ref name=denton>{{cite web|url=https://thelegendsoflondon.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/the-baker-street-bazaar/|title=The Baker Street Bazaar|date=26 May 2012|access-date=20 January 2017|archive-date=2 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202030224/https://thelegendsoflondon.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/the-baker-street-bazaar/|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[Marie Tussaud]] was born as Marie Grosholtz in 1761 in [[Strasbourg]], France. Her mother worked for [[Philippe Curtius]] in [[Bern]], Switzerland; he was a physician skilled in [[wax model]]ling. Curtius taught Tussaud the art of wax modelling when she was a child; when he moved to Paris, he took his 6-year-old apprentice with him.<ref name=denton>{{cite web|url=https://thelegendsoflondon.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/the-baker-street-bazaar/|title=The Baker Street Bazaar|date=26 May 2012}}</ref>


Grosholtz created her first [[wax sculpture]], of [[Voltaire]], in 1777.<ref>{{cite web|last=Du Plessis |first=Amelia |title=England—Madame Tussauds |url=http://www.england.org.za/madame-tussauds.php |publisher=Informational site about England |access-date=12 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111213062041/http://www.england.org.za/madame-tussauds.php |archive-date=13 December 2011}}</ref> At 17 she became the art tutor to Madame Elizabeth, the sister of King [[Louis XVI]] of France, at the [[Palace of Versailles]]. During the [[French Revolution]], she was imprisoned for three months, awaiting execution, but she was released after the intervention of an influential friend.<ref name=denton/> During the Revolution, she made models of many prominent victims.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Marie_Tussaud.aspx|title=Marie Tussaud Facts, information, pictures {{!}} Encyclopedia.com articles about Marie Tussaud|website=Encyclopedia.com|access-date=28 March 2016|archive-date=16 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616154603/http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Marie_Tussaud.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
Grosholtz created her first [[wax sculpture]], of [[Voltaire]], in 1777.<ref>{{cite web|last=Du Plessis |first=Amelia |title=England—Madame Tussauds |url=http://www.england.org.za/madame-tussauds.php |publisher=Informational site about England |access-date=12 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111213062041/http://www.england.org.za/madame-tussauds.php |archive-date=13 December 2011}}</ref> At 17 she became the art tutor to Madame Elizabeth, the sister of King [[Louis XVI]] of France, at the [[Palace of Versailles]]. During the [[French Revolution]], she was imprisoned for three months, awaiting execution, but she was released after the intervention of an influential friend.<ref name=denton/> During the Revolution, she made models of many prominent victims.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Marie_Tussaud.aspx|title=Marie Tussaud Facts, information, pictures {{!}} Encyclopedia.com articles about Marie Tussaud|website=Encyclopedia.com |access-date=28 March 2016}}</ref>


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[[File:Madame Tussaud's Ltd 1949.JPG|thumb|left|upright=0.8|First Mortgage Debenture Stock of Madame Tussaud's Ltd., issued 15 September 1949]]
[[File:Madame Tussaud's Ltd 1949.JPG|thumb|left|upright=0.8|First Mortgage Debenture Stock of Madame Tussaud's Ltd., issued 15 September 1949]]
Some sculptures still exist that were made by Marie Tussaud herself. The gallery originally contained some 400 different figures, but fire damage in 1925 coupled with bombs during [[the Blitz]] on London in 1941, severely damaged most of such older models. The casts themselves have survived, allowing the historical waxworks to be remade, and these can be seen in the museum's history exhibit. The oldest figure on display is that of [[Madame du Barry]], the work of Curtius from 1765 and part of the waxworks left to Grosholtz at his death. Other faces from the time of Tussaud include [[Robespierre]] and [[George III]]. In 1842, she made a [[self-portrait]], which is now on display at the entrance of her museum. She died in her sleep in London on 16 April 1850.<ref>{{cite book|last=Wilson|first=Scott|title=Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FOHgDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA762|access-date=30 November 2017|date=16 September 2016|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476625997|page=762|archive-date=29 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729053011/https://books.google.com/books?id=FOHgDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA762|url-status=live}}</ref>
Some sculptures still exist that were made by Marie Tussaud herself. The gallery originally contained some 400 different figures, but fire damage in 1925 coupled with bombs during [[the Blitz]] on London in 1941, severely damaged most of such older models. The casts themselves have survived, allowing the historical waxworks to be remade, and these can be seen in the museum's history exhibit. The oldest figure on display is that of [[Madame du Barry]], the work of Curtius from 1765 and part of the waxworks left to Grosholtz at his death. Other faces from the time of Tussaud include [[Robespierre]] and [[George III]]. In 1842, she made a [[self-portrait]], which is now on display at the entrance of her museum. She died in her sleep in London on 16 April 1850.<ref>{{cite book|last=Wilson|first=Scott|title=Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FOHgDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA762|access-date=30 November 2017|date=16 September 2016|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476625997|page=762}}</ref>


[[File:'Madame Tussauds' in London..jpg|thumb|upright|Entrance sign in London]]
[[File:'Madame Tussauds' in London..jpg|thumb|upright|Entrance sign in London]]
By 1883, the restricted space and rising cost of the Baker Street site prompted her grandson Joseph Randall to commission construction of a building at the museum's current location on [[Marylebone Road]]. The new exhibition galleries were opened on 14 July 1884 and were a great success.<ref>Pilbeam, ''ibid''. pp. 166, 168–9.</ref> But Randall had bought out his cousin Louisa's half-share in the business in 1881, and that plus the building costs resulted in his having too little capital. He formed a limited company in 1888 to attract fresh capital but it had to be dissolved after disagreements between the family shareholders. In February 1889 Tussaud's was sold to a group of businessmen led by Edwin Josiah Poyser.<ref>Pilbeam, ''ibid''. p. 170.</ref> The first wax sculpture of a young [[Winston Churchill]] was made in 1908; a total of ten have been made since.<ref>Pamela Pilbeam ''Madame Tussaud: And the History of Waxworks''. P.199.</ref> The first overseas branch of Madame Tussauds was opened in Amsterdam in 1970.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Madame-Tussauds-to-open-shop-in-Delhi/articleshow/49763438.cms|title=Madame Tussauds' to open shop in Delhi|website=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=13 November 2015|archive-date=29 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129152639/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Madame-Tussauds-to-open-shop-in-Delhi/articleshow/49763438.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
By 1883, the restricted space and rising cost of the Baker Street site prompted her grandson Joseph Randall to commission construction of a building at the museum's current location on [[Marylebone Road]]. The new exhibition galleries were opened on 14 July 1884 and were a great success.<ref>Pilbeam, ''ibid''. pp. 166, 168–9.</ref> But Randall had bought out his cousin Louisa's half-share in the business in 1881, and that plus the building costs resulted in his having too little capital. He formed a limited company in 1888 to attract fresh capital but it had to be dissolved after disagreements between the family shareholders. In February 1889 Tussaud's was sold to a group of businessmen led by Edwin Josiah Poyser.<ref>Pilbeam, ''ibid''. p. 170.</ref> The first wax sculpture of a young [[Winston Churchill]] was made in 1908; a total of ten have been made since.<ref>Pamela Pilbeam ''Madame Tussaud: And the History of Waxworks''. P.199.</ref> The first overseas branch of Madame Tussauds was opened in Amsterdam in 1970.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Madame-Tussauds-to-open-shop-in-Delhi/articleshow/49763438.cms|title=Madame Tussauds' to open shop in Delhi |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>


===Ownership changes===
===Ownership changes===
In 2005, Madame Tussauds was sold to a company in Dubai, [[Dubai International Capital]], for £800m (US$1.5bn). In May 2007, [[The Blackstone Group]] purchased [[The Tussauds Group]] from then-owner Dubai International Capital for US$1.9&nbsp;billion;<ref name="auto">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/05/AR2007030501369.html|title=Blackstone Buys Madame Tussauds Chain|first=David|last=Cho|date=6 March 2007|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=28 December 2017|archive-date=20 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920092211/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/05/AR2007030501369.html|url-status=live}}</ref> the company was merged with Blackstone's [[Merlin Entertainments]] and operation of Madame Tussauds was taken over by Merlin.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="telegraph.co.uk">{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/2812377/Merlin-conjures-up-leaseback-deal.html|title=Merlin conjures up leaseback deal|date=17 July 2007|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=6 April 2018|archive-date=14 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114021228/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/2812377/Merlin-conjures-up-leaseback-deal.html|url-status=live}}</ref> After the Tussauds acquisition, Dubai International Capital gained 20% of Merlin Entertainment.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6419019.stm | work=BBC News | title=Tussauds firm bought in £1bn deal | date=5 March 2007 | access-date=29 October 2017 | archive-date=5 December 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205005547/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6419019.stm | url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2005, Madame Tussauds was sold to a company in Dubai, [[Dubai International Capital]], for £800m (US$1.5bn). In May 2007, [[The Blackstone Group]] purchased [[The Tussauds Group]] from then-owner Dubai International Capital for US$1.9&nbsp;billion;<ref name="auto">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/05/AR2007030501369.html|title=Blackstone Buys Madame Tussauds Chain|first=David|last=Cho|date=6 March 2007|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> the company was merged with Blackstone's [[Merlin Entertainments]] and operation of Madame Tussauds was taken over by Merlin.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="telegraph.co.uk">{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/2812377/Merlin-conjures-up-leaseback-deal.html|title=Merlin conjures up leaseback deal|date=17 July 2007|work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref> After the Tussauds acquisition, Dubai International Capital gained 20% of Merlin Entertainment.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6419019.stm |work=BBC News| title=Tussauds firm bought in £1bn deal | date=5 March 2007}}</ref>


On 17 July 2007, as part of the financing for the Tussauds deal, Merlin sold the freehold of Madame Tussauds to private investor [[Nick Leslau]] and his investment firm Prestbury under a sale and leaseback agreement.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6902797.stm | work=BBC News | title=Alton Towers sold in £622m deal | date=17 July 2007 | access-date=12 May 2010 | archive-date=11 November 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111151422/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6902797.stm | url-status=live }}</ref> Although the attraction sites are owned by Prestbury, they are operated by Merlin based on a renewable 35-year lease.<ref name="telegraph.co.uk"/>
On 17 July 2007, as part of the financing for the Tussauds deal, Merlin sold the freehold of Madame Tussauds to private investor [[Nick Leslau]] and his investment firm Prestbury under a sale and leaseback agreement.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6902797.stm |work=BBC News| title=Alton Towers sold in £622m deal | date=17 July 2007 | access-date=12 May 2010}}</ref> Although the attraction sites are owned by Prestbury, they are operated by Merlin based on a renewable 35-year lease.<ref name="telegraph.co.uk"/>


===Recent status===
===Recent status===
[[File:Mme Tussaud museum (2847547733).jpg|thumb|right|Waxwork of Elizabeth I in London]]
[[File:Mme Tussaud museum (2847547733).jpg|thumb|right|Waxwork of Elizabeth I in London]]
Madame Tussaud's wax museum has been a major [[tourist attraction]] in London since it opened in the 1830s, an era viewed as being when the city's tourism industry began.<ref name="tourism">{{cite book |last1=Smith |first1=Andrew |last2=Graham |first2=Anne |title=Destination London. The Expansion of the Visitor Economy |date=2019 |publisher=University of Westminster Press |page=6|quote=Whilst London's appeal is based on historical attractions that date back to Roman times, the city's tourism 'industry' arguably dates back to the nineteenth century. In the period 1820–1840 new facilities were established that still provide the backbone of the city's tourism sector: iconic attractions (London Zoo, Madame Tussauds), leisure settings...}}</ref> Until 2010, it incorporated the [[London Planetarium]] in its west wing. A large animated [[dark ride]], ''The Spirit of London'', opened in 1993. Today's wax figures at Tussauds include historical and royal figures, film stars, sports stars, and famous murderers. It has been known since 2007 as "Madame Tussauds" museums (no apostrophe).<ref>{{cite news |title=10 Things You Might Not Know About Madame Tussauds Wax Museum |url=https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/25496/10-things-you-might-not-know-about-madame-tussauds-wax-museum |access-date=15 May 2021 |website=Mental Floss |archive-date=15 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515152740/https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/25496/10-things-you-might-not-know-about-madame-tussauds-wax-museum |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2009, a 5 1/2-inch waxwork of [[Tinker Bell]] (the fairy from [[J. M. Barrie]]'s ''[[Peter and Wendy|Peter Pan]]'') became the museum's smallest figure of all time when it was unveiled in London.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tinker Bell Immortalized at Madame Tussauds |url=https://www.awn.com/news/tinker-bell-immortalized-madame-tussauds |work=AWN |access-date=15 July 2023 |archive-date=17 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617090941/https://www.awn.com/news/tinker-bell-immortalized-madame-tussauds |url-status=live }}</ref>
Madame Tussaud's wax museum has been a major [[tourist attraction]] in London since it opened in the 1830s, an era viewed as being when the city's tourism industry began.<ref name="tourism">{{cite book |last1=Smith |first1=Andrew |last2=Graham |first2=Anne |title=Destination London. The Expansion of the Visitor Economy |date=2019 |publisher=University of Westminster Press |page=6|quote=Whilst London's appeal is based on historical attractions that date back to Roman times, the city's tourism 'industry' arguably dates back to the nineteenth century. In the period 1820–1840 new facilities were established that still provide the backbone of the city's tourism sector: iconic attractions (London Zoo, Madame Tussauds), leisure settings...}}</ref> Until 2010, it incorporated the [[London Planetarium]] in its west wing. A large animated [[dark ride]], ''The Spirit of London'', opened in 1993. Today's wax figures at Tussauds include historical and royal figures, film stars, sports stars, and famous murderers. It has been known since 2007 as "Madame Tussauds" museums (no apostrophe).<ref>{{cite news |title=10 Things You Might Not Know About Madame Tussauds Wax Museum |url=https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/25496/10-things-you-might-not-know-about-madame-tussauds-wax-museum |access-date=15 May 2021 |website=Mental Floss}}</ref> In 2009, a 5 1/2-inch waxwork of [[Tinker Bell]] (the fairy from [[J. M. Barrie]]'s ''[[Peter and Wendy|Peter Pan]]'') became the museum's smallest figure of all time when it was unveiled in London.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tinker Bell Immortalized at Madame Tussauds |url=https://www.awn.com/news/tinker-bell-immortalized-madame-tussauds|work=AWN |access-date=15 July 2023}}</ref>


In July 2008, Madame Tussauds' Berlin branch became embroiled in controversy when a 41-year-old German man brushed past two guards and decapitated a wax figure depicting [[Adolf Hitler]]. This was believed to be an act of protest against showing the ruthless dictator alongside sports heroes, movie stars, and other historical figures. The statue has since been repaired, and the perpetrator has admitted that he attacked the statue to win a bet.<ref>{{cite web
In July 2008, Madame Tussauds' Berlin branch became embroiled in controversy when a 41-year-old German man brushed past two guards and decapitated a wax figure depicting [[Adolf Hitler]]. This was believed to be an act of protest against showing the ruthless dictator alongside sports heroes, movie stars, and other historical figures. The statue has since been repaired, and the perpetrator has admitted that he attacked the statue to win a bet.<ref>{{cite web
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The first Madame Tussauds in India opened in New Delhi on 1 December 2017. Its operator, Merlin Entertainments, planned an investment of 50 million pounds over the next 10 years.<ref>[https://www.madametussauds.com/delhi/en/events-and-media/first-look/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905100013/https://www.madametussauds.com/delhi/en/events-and-media/first-look/ |date=5 September 2017 }}: "Madame Tussauds (no longer an apostrophe)."</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Madame Tussauds debuts in Delhi|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-42193531|work=BBC News|access-date=1 December 2017|date=1 December 2017|archive-date=3 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203054449/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-42193531|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Madame Tussauds Delhi to officially open for public on December 1|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/madame-tussaud-delhi-india-wax-museum-4961748/|website=The Indian Express|access-date=1 December 2017|date=30 November 2017|archive-date=30 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171130175351/http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/madame-tussaud-delhi-india-wax-museum-4961748/|url-status=live}}</ref> It features over 50 wax models, including political and entertainment figures such as [[Ariana Grande]], [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Salman Khan]], [[Katrina Kaif]], [[Sachin Tendulkar]], [[Kim Kardashian]], [[Tom Cruise]], [[Leonardo DiCaprio]], [[Scarlett Johansson]], [[Angelina Jolie]], [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Kapil Dev]], and [[Mary Kom]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/miscellaneous/take-a-sneak-peek-into-indias-first-madame-tussauds-in-delhi/wax-figure-of-pm-narendra-modi/slideshow/61262357.cms|title=Take a sneak peek into India's first Madame Tussauds in Delhi – Wax figure of PM Narendra Modi|website=The Economic Times|access-date=29 October 2017|archive-date=30 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030041407/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/miscellaneous/take-a-sneak-peek-into-indias-first-madame-tussauds-in-delhi/wax-figure-of-pm-narendra-modi/slideshow/61262357.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
The first Madame Tussauds in India opened in New Delhi on 1 December 2017. Its operator, Merlin Entertainments, planned an investment of 50 million pounds over the next 10 years.<ref>[https://www.madametussauds.com/delhi/en/events-and-media/first-look/]: "Madame Tussauds (no longer an apostrophe)."</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Madame Tussauds debuts in Delhi|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-42193531|work=BBC News|access-date=1 December 2017|date=1 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Madame Tussauds Delhi to officially open for public on December 1|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/madame-tussaud-delhi-india-wax-museum-4961748/|website=The Indian Express|access-date=1 December 2017|date=30 November 2017}}</ref> It features over 50 wax models, including political and entertainment figures such as [[Ariana Grande]], [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Salman Khan]], [[Katrina Kaif]], [[Sachin Tendulkar]], [[Kim Kardashian]], [[Tom Cruise]], [[Leonardo DiCaprio]], [[Scarlett Johansson]], [[Angelina Jolie]], [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Kapil Dev]], and [[Mary Kom]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/miscellaneous/take-a-sneak-peek-into-indias-first-madame-tussauds-in-delhi/wax-figure-of-pm-narendra-modi/slideshow/61262357.cms|title=Take a sneak peek into India's first Madame Tussauds in Delhi – Wax figure of PM Narendra Modi|website=The Economic Times}}</ref>


On 30 December 2020, the holding company of Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in Delhi, India confirmed a temporary shutdown of the Museum.<ref>{{Cite web|date=30 December 2020|title=Wax museum feels Delhi heat, Madame Tussauds shuts|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/wax-museum-feels-delhi-heat-madame-tussauds-shuts-7125525/|access-date=31 December 2020|website=The Indian Express|language=en|archive-date=30 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230054557/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/wax-museum-feels-delhi-heat-madame-tussauds-shuts-7125525/|url-status=live}}</ref> It is scheduled to reopen in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/madame-tussauds-to-reopen-in-delhi-in-2022-to-offer-discount-for-covid-warriors-jabbed-visitors-3770771.html|title=Madame Tussauds to Reopen in Delhi in 2022, to Offer Discount for Covid Warriors, Jabbed Visitors|date=24 May 2021|access-date=18 October 2021|archive-date=18 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018021600/https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/madame-tussauds-to-reopen-in-delhi-in-2022-to-offer-discount-for-covid-warriors-jabbed-visitors-3770771.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 30 December 2020, the holding company of Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in Delhi, India confirmed a temporary shutdown of the Museum.<ref>{{Cite web|date=30 December 2020|title=Wax museum feels Delhi heat, Madame Tussauds shuts|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/wax-museum-feels-delhi-heat-madame-tussauds-shuts-7125525/|access-date=31 December 2020|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> It is scheduled to reopen in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/madame-tussauds-to-reopen-in-delhi-in-2022-to-offer-discount-for-covid-warriors-jabbed-visitors-3770771.html|title=Madame Tussauds to Reopen in Delhi in 2022, to Offer Discount for Covid Warriors, Jabbed Visitors|date=24 May 2021}}</ref>


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===Asia===
===Asia===
* {{flagicon|China}} [[Madame Tussauds Beijing|Beijing]], China (2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www1.madametussauds.com/beijing|title=Madame Tussauds Beijing|publisher=madametussauds.com|language=zh|access-date=4 May 2017|archive-date=12 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112202325/https://www1.madametussauds.com/beijing|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|China}} [[Madame Tussauds Beijing|Beijing]], China (2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www1.madametussauds.com/beijing|title=Madame Tussauds Beijing|publisher=madametussauds.com|language=zh|access-date=4 May 2017}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|China}} [[Chongqing]], China (2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www1.madametussauds.com/chongqing/|title=Madame Tussauds Chongqing|publisher=madametussauds.com|language=zh|access-date=4 May 2017|archive-date=3 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803154345/https://www1.madametussauds.com/chongqing/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|China}} [[Chongqing]], China (2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www1.madametussauds.com/chongqing/|title=Madame Tussauds Chongqing|publisher=madametussauds.com|language=zh|access-date=4 May 2017}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|China}} [[Madame Tussauds Shanghai|Shanghai]], China (2006)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www1.madametussauds.com/shanghai/|title=Madame Tussauds Shanghai|publisher=madametussauds.com|language=zh|access-date=4 May 2017|archive-date=3 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103093635/https://www1.madametussauds.com/shanghai/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|China}} [[Madame Tussauds Shanghai|Shanghai]], China (2006)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www1.madametussauds.com/shanghai/|title=Madame Tussauds Shanghai|publisher=madametussauds.com|language=zh|access-date=4 May 2017}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|China}} [[Wuhan]], China (2013)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www1.madametussauds.com/wuhan/|title=Madame Tussauds Wuhan|publisher=madametussauds.com|language=zh|access-date=4 May 2017|archive-date=13 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113051032/https://www1.madametussauds.com/wuhan/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|China}} [[Wuhan]], China (2013)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www1.madametussauds.com/wuhan/|title=Madame Tussauds Wuhan|publisher=madametussauds.com|language=zh|access-date=4 May 2017}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} [[Madame Tussauds Hong Kong|Hong Kong]] (2000)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/hong-kong/zh-hant/|title=Madame Tussauds Hong Kong|publisher=madametussauds.com|language=zh|access-date=4 May 2017|archive-date=7 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007023349/https://www.madametussauds.com/hong-kong/zh-hant/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} [[Madame Tussauds Hong Kong|Hong Kong]] (2000)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/hong-kong/zh-hant/|title=Madame Tussauds Hong Kong|publisher=madametussauds.com|language=zh|access-date=4 May 2017}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|India}} [[Madame Tussauds Delhi|Delhi]], India (2017-2023)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/delhi/en/|title=Madame Tussauds Delhi|publisher=madametussauds.com|access-date=4 May 2017|archive-date=22 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922014714/https://www.madametussauds.com/delhi/en|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/madame-tussauds-opens-today-at-noidas-dlf-mall/articleshow/92965689.cms | title=Madame Tussauds Opens Today at Noida's DLF Mall &#124; Noida News - Times of India | website=[[The Times of India]] | access-date=8 August 2022 | archive-date=8 August 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808223418/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/madame-tussauds-opens-today-at-noidas-dlf-mall/articleshow/92965689.cms | url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{flagicon|India}} [[Madame Tussauds Delhi|Delhi]], India (2017-2023)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/delhi/en/|title=Madame Tussauds Delhi|publisher=madametussauds.com|access-date=4 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/madame-tussauds-opens-today-at-noidas-dlf-mall/articleshow/92965689.cms | title=Madame Tussauds Opens Today at Noida's DLF Mall &#124; Noida News - Times of India | website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Tokyo]], Japan (2013)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.jp/ja/|title=Madame Tussauds Tokyo|publisher=madametussauds.com|language=ja|access-date=4 May 2017|archive-date=15 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615165112/https://www.madametussauds.jp/ja/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Tokyo]], Japan (2013)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.jp/ja/|title=Madame Tussauds Tokyo|publisher=madametussauds.com|language=ja|access-date=4 May 2017}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Madame Tussauds Singapore|Singapore]] (2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/singapore/en/|title=Madame Tussauds Singapore|publisher=madametussauds.com|access-date=4 May 2017|archive-date=26 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926185638/https://www.madametussauds.com/singapore/en|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Madame Tussauds Singapore|Singapore]] (2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/singapore/en/|title=Madame Tussauds Singapore|publisher=madametussauds.com|access-date=4 May 2017}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Bangkok]], Thailand (2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/bangkok/en/|title=Madame Tussauds Bangkok|publisher=madametussauds.com|access-date=4 May 2017|archive-date=22 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122073233/https://www.madametussauds.com/bangkok/en/newsandevents/amitabhbachchanlaunch.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Bangkok]], Thailand (2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/bangkok/en/|title=Madame Tussauds Bangkok|publisher=madametussauds.com|access-date=4 May 2017}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Dubai]], United Arab Emirates (2021)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.merlinentertainments.biz/newsroom/news-releases/2021/madame-tussauds-attraction-to-open-in-dubai-in-2021/|title=Madame Tussauds attraction to open in Dubai in 2021|access-date=23 June 2021|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624205049/https://www.merlinentertainments.biz/newsroom/news-releases/2021/madame-tussauds-attraction-to-open-in-dubai-in-2021/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Dubai]], United Arab Emirates (2021)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.merlinentertainments.biz/newsroom/news-releases/2021/madame-tussauds-attraction-to-open-in-dubai-in-2021/|title = Madame Tussauds attraction to open in Dubai in 2021}}</ref>


===Europe===
===Europe===
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Madame Tussauds Amsterdam|Amsterdam]], Netherlands (1970)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/amsterdam/nl/|title=Madame Tussauds Amsterdam|publisher=madametussauds.com|language=nl|access-date=4 May 2017|archive-date=23 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923155106/https://www.madametussauds.com/amsterdam/nl|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Madame Tussauds Amsterdam|Amsterdam]], Netherlands (1970)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/amsterdam/nl/|title=Madame Tussauds Amsterdam|publisher=madametussauds.com|language=nl|access-date=4 May 2017}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Berlin]], Germany (2008)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/berlin/de/|title=Madame Tussauds Berlin|publisher=madametussauds.com|language=de|access-date=4 May 2017|archive-date=12 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012154918/https://www.madametussauds.com/berlin/de/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Berlin]], Germany (2008)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/berlin/de/|title=Madame Tussauds Berlin|publisher=madametussauds.com|language=de|access-date=4 May 2017}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Madame Tussauds Blackpool|Blackpool]], United Kingdom (2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/blackpool/en/|title=Madame Tussauds Blackpool|publisher=madametussauds.com|access-date=4 May 2017|archive-date=24 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924054342/https://www.madametussauds.com/blackpool/en/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Madame Tussauds Blackpool|Blackpool]], United Kingdom (2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/blackpool/en/|title=Madame Tussauds Blackpool|publisher=madametussauds.com|access-date=4 May 2017}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Budapest]], Hungary (2023)<ref name="hvgarticle">{{Cite web|url=https://hvg.hu/kultura/20230523_Egy_szobaban_Beyonce_Szechenyi_Hszi_Csinping_es_Zambo_Jimmy|title=Egy szobában Beyoncé, Széchenyi, Hszi Csin-ping és Zámbó Jimmy – bemutatták a budapesti Madame Tussauds-t|language=hu|website=hvg.hu|access-date=23 May 2023|archive-date=23 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523195820/https://hvg.hu/kultura/20230523_Egy_szobaban_Beyonce_Szechenyi_Hszi_Csinping_es_Zambo_Jimmy|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Budapest]], Hungary (2023)<ref name="hvgarticle">{{Cite web|url=https://hvg.hu/kultura/20230523_Egy_szobaban_Beyonce_Szechenyi_Hszi_Csinping_es_Zambo_Jimmy|title=Egy szobában Beyoncé, Széchenyi, Hszi Csin-ping és Zámbó Jimmy – bemutatták a budapesti Madame Tussauds-t|language=hu|website=hvg.hu|access-date=23 May 2023}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Madame Tussauds Istanbul|Istanbul]], Turkey (2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/istanbul/tr/|title=Madame Tussauds Istanbul|publisher=madametussauds.com|language=tr|access-date=4 May 2017|archive-date=4 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200104045022/https://www.madametussauds.com/istanbul/tr/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Madame Tussauds Istanbul|Istanbul]], Turkey (2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/istanbul/tr/|title=Madame Tussauds Istanbul|publisher=madametussauds.com|language=tr|access-date=4 May 2017}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Madame Tussauds London|London]], United Kingdom (1835)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/london/en/|title=Madame Tussauds London|publisher=madametussauds.com|access-date=4 May 2017|archive-date=18 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200118212738/https://www.madametussauds.com/london/en/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Madame Tussauds London|London]], United Kingdom (1835)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/london/en/|title=Madame Tussauds London|publisher=madametussauds.com|access-date=4 May 2017}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Prague]], Czech Republic (2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/prague/en/|title=Madame Tussauds Prague|publisher=madametussauds.com|language=cs|access-date=4 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911002526/https://www.madametussauds.com/prague/en/|archive-date=11 September 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Prague]], Czech Republic (2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/prague/en/|title=Madame Tussauds Prague|publisher=madametussauds.com|language=cs|access-date=4 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911002526/https://www.madametussauds.com/prague/en/|archive-date=11 September 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Madame Tussauds Vienna|Vienna]], Austria (2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/wien/|title=Madame Tussauds Vienna|publisher=madametussauds.com|language=de|access-date=4 May 2017|archive-date=20 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120000839/https://www.madametussauds.com/wien/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Madame Tussauds Vienna|Vienna]], Austria (2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/wien/|title=Madame Tussauds Vienna|publisher=madametussauds.com|language=de|access-date=4 May 2017}}</ref>


===North America===
===North America===
* {{flagicon|United States}} [[Madame Tussauds Hollywood|Hollywood]], United States (2009)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/hollywood/en/|title=Madame Tussauds Hollywood|publisher=madametussauds.com|access-date=4 May 2017|archive-date=22 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922021655/https://www.madametussauds.com/hollywood/en/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|United States}} [[Madame Tussauds Hollywood|Hollywood]], United States (2009)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/hollywood/en/|title=Madame Tussauds Hollywood|publisher=madametussauds.com|access-date=4 May 2017}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|United States}} [[Madame Tussauds Las Vegas|Las Vegas]], United States (1999)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/las-vegas/en/|title=Madame Tussauds Las Vegas|publisher=madametussauds.com|access-date=4 May 2017|archive-date=7 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007063855/https://www.madametussauds.com/las-vegas/en/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|United States}} [[Madame Tussauds Las Vegas|Las Vegas]], United States (1999)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/las-vegas/en/|title=Madame Tussauds Las Vegas|publisher=madametussauds.com|access-date=4 May 2017}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|United States}} [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]], United States (2017)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/nashville/en/|title=Madame Tussauds Nashville|publisher=madametussauds.com|access-date=4 May 2017|archive-date=21 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021021737/https://www.madametussauds.com/nashville/en/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|United States}} [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]], United States (2017)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/nashville/en/|title=Madame Tussauds Nashville|publisher=madametussauds.com|access-date=4 May 2017}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|United States}} [[Madame Tussauds New York|New York City]], United States (2000)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/new-york/en/|title=Madame Tussauds New York|publisher=madametussauds.com|access-date=4 May 2017|archive-date=15 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015002803/https://www.madametussauds.com/new-york/en/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|United States}} [[Madame Tussauds New York|New York City]], United States (2000)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/new-york/en/|title=Madame Tussauds New York|publisher=madametussauds.com|access-date=4 May 2017}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|United States}} [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], United States (2015)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/orlando/en/|title=Madame Tussauds Orlando|publisher=madametussauds.com|access-date=4 May 2017|archive-date=18 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018015153/https://www.madametussauds.com/orlando/en/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|United States}} [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], United States (2015)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/orlando/en/|title=Madame Tussauds Orlando|publisher=madametussauds.com|access-date=4 May 2017}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|United States}} [[Madame Tussauds San Francisco|San Francisco]], United States (2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/san-francisco/en/|title=Madame Tussauds San Francisco|publisher=madametussauds.com|access-date=4 May 2017|archive-date=13 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013133756/https://www.madametussauds.com/san-francisco/en/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|United States}} [[Madame Tussauds San Francisco|San Francisco]], United States (2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/san-francisco/en/|title=Madame Tussauds San Francisco|publisher=madametussauds.com|access-date=4 May 2017}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|United States}} [[Madame Tussauds Washington D.C.|Washington, D.C.]], United States (2007-2021)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/washington-dc/en/|title=Madame Tussauds Washington D.C.|publisher=madametussauds.com|access-date=4 May 2017|archive-date=28 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928034829/https://www.madametussauds.com/washington-dc/en/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|United States}} [[Madame Tussauds Washington D.C.|Washington, D.C.]], United States (2007-2021)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/washington-dc/en/|title=Madame Tussauds Washington D.C.|publisher=madametussauds.com|access-date=4 May 2017}}</ref>


===Oceania===
===Oceania===
* {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Madame Tussauds Sydney|Sydney]], Australia (2012)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com.au/en/|title=Madame Tussauds Sydney|publisher=madametussauds.com|access-date=4 May 2017|archive-date=30 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830051332/https://www.madametussauds.com.au/en/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Madame Tussauds Sydney|Sydney]], Australia (2012)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com.au/en/|title=Madame Tussauds Sydney|publisher=madametussauds.com|access-date=4 May 2017}}</ref>


==In popular culture==
==In popular culture==
===Celebrity poses with their wax figures===
===Celebrity poses with their wax figures===
Celebrities have often posed like their wax figures as pranks and [[publicity stunt]]s:
Celebrities have often posed like their wax figures as pranks and [[publicity stunt]]s:
* On 3 November 2009, the museum's New York City branch was featured in a segment on [[NBC]]'s ''[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]'' in which weatherman [[Al Roker]] posed in place of his lifelike wax figure for two hours and startled unsuspecting visitors, who were at first led to believe they were viewing Roker's wax counterpart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u0dBqeCMro|title=Al makes people jump out of their skin|last=The Weather Channel|date=30 December 2009|via=YouTube|access-date=19 June 2015|archive-date=2 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151202081507/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u0dBqeCMro|url-status=live}}</ref>
* On 3 November 2009, the museum's New York City branch was featured in a segment on [[NBC]]'s ''[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]'' in which weatherman [[Al Roker]] posed in place of his lifelike wax figure for two hours and startled unsuspecting visitors, who were at first led to believe they were viewing Roker's wax counterpart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u0dBqeCMro|title=Al makes people jump out of their skin|last=The Weather Channel|date=30 December 2009|via=YouTube}}</ref>
* In 2010, [[Ozzy Osbourne]] did similarly in New York to promote his album ''[[Scream (Ozzy Osbourne album)|Scream]]'' (2010).<ref>[http://www.ozzy.com/es/news/ozzy-scares-fans-madame-tussauds-wax-museum Ozzy Osbourne scares people at Madame Tussauds] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619221346/http://www.ozzy.com/es/news/ozzy-scares-fans-madame-tussauds-wax-museum |date=19 June 2015 }}. Retrieved 30 May 2010.</ref>
* In 2010, [[Ozzy Osbourne]] did similarly in New York to promote his album ''[[Scream (Ozzy Osbourne album)|Scream]]'' (2010).<ref>[http://www.ozzy.com/es/news/ozzy-scares-fans-madame-tussauds-wax-museum Ozzy Osbourne scares people at Madame Tussauds]. Retrieved 30 May 2010.</ref>
* [[NBA]] players [[Carmelo Anthony]] and [[Jeremy Lin]] pranked fans during the unveiling of their statues at the New York and San Francisco museums, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allball.blogs.nba.com/2012/06/27/carmelo-anthony-takes-the-time-to-prank-visitors-at-madame-tussauds/|title=Carmelo Anthony Takes The Time To Prank Visitors at Madame Tussaud's " NBA.com – All Ball Blog with Lang Whitaker|publisher=National Basketball Association|access-date=19 June 2015|archive-date=29 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629215437/http://allball.blogs.nba.com/2012/06/27/carmelo-anthony-takes-the-time-to-prank-visitors-at-madame-tussauds/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/lakersnow/la-sp-ln-jeremy-lin-madame-tussauds-20140910-story.html|title=Jeremy Lin pranks at Madame Tussauds, pretends to be wax likeness|first=Eric|last=Pincus|website=Los Angeles Times|date=11 September 2014|access-date=19 June 2015|archive-date=19 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619224747/http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/lakersnow/la-sp-ln-jeremy-lin-madame-tussauds-20140910-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[NBA]] players [[Carmelo Anthony]] and [[Jeremy Lin]] pranked fans during the unveiling of their statues at the New York and San Francisco museums, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allball.blogs.nba.com/2012/06/27/carmelo-anthony-takes-the-time-to-prank-visitors-at-madame-tussauds/|title=Carmelo Anthony Takes The Time To Prank Visitors at Madame Tussaud's " NBA.com – All Ball Blog with Lang Whitaker|publisher=National Basketball Association}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/lakersnow/la-sp-ln-jeremy-lin-madame-tussauds-20140910-story.html|title=Jeremy Lin pranks at Madame Tussauds, pretends to be wax likeness|first=Eric|last=Pincus|website=Los Angeles Times|date=11 September 2014}}</ref>
* In 2015, [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] posed as the [[Terminator (character)|Terminator]] statue in the Hollywood museum, to promote a charity event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainthis.usatoday.com/2015/06/18/arnold-schwarzenegger-terminator-genisys-prank-madame-tussauds/|title=Entertain This! – Daily hits and misses in pop culture|website=USA Today|access-date=19 June 2015|archive-date=19 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619172605/http://entertainthis.usatoday.com/2015/06/18/arnold-schwarzenegger-terminator-genisys-prank-madame-tussauds/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* In 2015, [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] posed as the [[Terminator (character)|Terminator]] statue in the Hollywood museum, to promote a charity event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainthis.usatoday.com/2015/06/18/arnold-schwarzenegger-terminator-genisys-prank-madame-tussauds/|title=Entertain This! – Daily hits and misses in pop culture|website=USA Today}}</ref>
*[[Ant & Dec|Ant and Dec]] pranked [[Olly Murs]] by tricking him into using a machine that will "scan every part of Olly's face and body to create the most accurate wax figure ever" as a part of their annual Undercover segment on their show, ''[[Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Watch Ant & Dec prank Olly Murs for Saturday Night Takeaway |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a629478/watch-ant-dec-prank-olly-murs-for-saturday-night-takeaway/ |access-date=13 July 2023 |work=Digital Spy |archive-date=13 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713032227/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a629478/watch-ant-dec-prank-olly-murs-for-saturday-night-takeaway/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Ant & Dec|Ant and Dec]] pranked [[Olly Murs]] by tricking him into using a machine that will "scan every part of Olly's face and body to create the most accurate wax figure ever" as a part of their annual Undercover segment on their show, ''[[Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Watch Ant & Dec prank Olly Murs for Saturday Night Takeaway |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a629478/watch-ant-dec-prank-olly-murs-for-saturday-night-takeaway/ |access-date=13 July 2023 |work=Digital Spy}}</ref>


===Films===
===Films===
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To Madame Tussaud's waxwork.}}
* Madame Tussauds is the focus of [[Steve Taylor]]'s song "[[Meltdown (Steve Taylor album)|Meltdown (at Madame Tussauds)]]", which describes someone turning up the [[thermostat]] and causing the wax figures to melt.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sockheaven.org/discography/taylor/meltdown/01.html |title=Meltdown (At Madame Tussaud's) – Meltdown – Steve Taylor Discography |publisher=Sock Heaven |access-date=14 November 2010 |archive-date=12 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612042807/http://www.sockheaven.org/discography/taylor/meltdown/01.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Taylor wrote the song as "a new metaphor to ask [the] same question" as Jesus, "What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.todayschristianmusic.com/artists/steve-taylor/features/cloning-around-with-steve-taylor/ |title=Cloning Around With Steve Taylor |publisher=Todays Christian Music |access-date=10 March 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312061649/http://www.todayschristianmusic.com/artists/steve-taylor/features/cloning-around-with-steve-taylor/ |archive-date=12 March 2017 }}</ref>
* Madame Tussauds is the focus of [[Steve Taylor]]'s song "[[Meltdown (Steve Taylor album)|Meltdown (at Madame Tussauds)]]", which describes someone turning up the [[thermostat]] and causing the wax figures to melt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sockheaven.org/discography/taylor/meltdown/01.html |title=Meltdown (At Madame Tussaud's) – Meltdown – Steve Taylor Discography |publisher=Sock Heaven |access-date=14 November 2010}}</ref> Taylor wrote the song as "a new metaphor to ask [the] same question" as Jesus, "What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.todayschristianmusic.com/artists/steve-taylor/features/cloning-around-with-steve-taylor/ |title=Cloning Around With Steve Taylor |publisher=Todays Christian Music |access-date=10 March 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312061649/http://www.todayschristianmusic.com/artists/steve-taylor/features/cloning-around-with-steve-taylor/ |archive-date=12 March 2017 }}</ref>
* [[The Beatles]] had their wax figures featured along with [[List of images on the cover of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band|cardboard cutouts of various famous people]] in the cover art for ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'' (1967).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4380296.stm|title=Beatles waxworks sell for £81,500|date=28 October 2005|publisher=BBC|access-date=19 June 2015|archive-date=19 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619215940/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4380296.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[The Beatles]] had their wax figures featured along with [[List of images on the cover of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band|cardboard cutouts of various famous people]] in the cover art for ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'' (1967).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4380296.stm|title=Beatles waxworks sell for £81,500|date=28 October 2005|publisher=BBC}}</ref>
* Several sculptures from the London branch (including [[George W. Bush]] and [[Tony Blair]]) appear in the 2004 music video "[[Popular (Darren Hayes song)|Pop!ular]]" by singer-songwriter [[Darren Hayes]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Darren Hayes – Pop!ular |url=https://www.cantstopthepop.com/2021/08/30/darren-hayes-popular/ |access-date=13 July 2023 |work=Can't stop the pop |archive-date=13 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713105137/https://www.cantstopthepop.com/2021/08/30/darren-hayes-popular/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Several sculptures from the London branch (including [[George W. Bush]] and [[Tony Blair]]) appear in the 2004 music video "[[Popular (Darren Hayes song)|Pop!ular]]" by singer-songwriter [[Darren Hayes]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Darren Hayes – Pop!ular |url=https://www.cantstopthepop.com/2021/08/30/darren-hayes-popular/ |access-date=13 July 2023 |work=Can't stop the pop}}</ref>
* Madame Tussauds sculptures are used on the cover of [[Rick Wakeman]]'s album ''[[The Six Wives of Henry VIII (album)|The Six Wives of Henry VIII]]''. A waxwork of [[Richard Nixon]] also appears in the background.<ref>Wooding, Dan (1978). ''Rick Wakeman: The Caped Crusader''. p. 104. Granada Publishing Limited.</ref>
* Madame Tussauds sculptures are used on the cover of [[Rick Wakeman]]'s album ''[[The Six Wives of Henry VIII (album)|The Six Wives of Henry VIII]]''. A waxwork of [[Richard Nixon]] also appears in the background.<ref>Wooding, Dan (1978). ''Rick Wakeman: The Caped Crusader''. p. 104. Granada Publishing Limited.</ref>


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[[File:Street Advertising (5795814747).jpg|thumb|upright|Advertising man pasting a bill for Madame Tussaud's [[Chamber of Horrors (Madame Tussauds)|Chamber of Horrors]], London 1877. Early exhibits included [[Burke and Hare murders|Burke and Hare]]. The chamber closed on 11 April 2016 and was replaced by the [[Sherlock Holmes]] Experience.<ref>{{cite news |title=Now you too can play at being Sherlock Holmes |url=https://inews.co.uk/essentials/now-can-play-sherlock-holmes-13201 |access-date=5 July 2020 |agency=iNews |archive-date=5 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705222157/https://inews.co.uk/essentials/now-can-play-sherlock-holmes-13201 |url-status=live }}</ref>]]
[[File:Street Advertising (5795814747).jpg|thumb|upright|Advertising man pasting a bill for Madame Tussaud's [[Chamber of Horrors (Madame Tussauds)|Chamber of Horrors]], London 1877. Early exhibits included [[Burke and Hare murders|Burke and Hare]]. The chamber closed on 11 April 2016 and was replaced by the [[Sherlock Holmes]] Experience.<ref>{{cite news |title=Now you too can play at being Sherlock Holmes |url=https://inews.co.uk/essentials/now-can-play-sherlock-holmes-13201 |access-date=5 July 2020 |agency=iNews}}</ref>]]
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Madame Tussauds
Madame Tussauds (cream building) includes the former London Planetarium (dome) since 2010.
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Madame Tussauds (UK: /tuːˈsɔːdz/, US: /tuːˈsoʊz/)[1][N. 1] is a wax museum founded in 1835 (189 years ago) (1835) by French wax sculptor Marie Tussaud in London, spawning similar museums in major cities around the world. While it used to be spelled as "Madame Tussaud's", the apostrophe is no longer used.[2]

A major tourist attraction in London since the Victorian era, Madame Tussauds displays the waxworks of famous and historical figures, as well as popular film and television characters played by famous actors.[3] Operated by the British entertainment company Merlin Entertainments, the museum now has locations in cities across four continents, with the first overseas branch opening in Amsterdam in 1970.[4]

History

Background

Marie Tussaud was born as Marie Grosholtz in 1761 in Strasbourg, France. Her mother worked for Philippe Curtius in Bern, Switzerland; he was a physician skilled in wax modelling. Curtius taught Tussaud the art of wax modelling when she was a child; when he moved to Paris, he took his 6-year-old apprentice with him.[5]

Grosholtz created her first wax sculpture, of Voltaire, in 1777.[6] At 17 she became the art tutor to Madame Elizabeth, the sister of King Louis XVI of France, at the Palace of Versailles. During the French Revolution, she was imprisoned for three months, awaiting execution, but she was released after the intervention of an influential friend.[5] During the Revolution, she made models of many prominent victims.[7]

Waxwork of Marie Tussaud (sculpting a waxwork) and right: her memorial plaque at the wax museum she founded in London

Grosholtz inherited Curtius' vast collection of wax models following his death in 1794. For the next 33 years, she travelled around Europe with a touring show from the collection. She married Francois Tussaud in 1795, took his surname, and renamed her show as Madame Tussaud's. In 1802 she accepted an invitation from lantern and phantasmagoria pioneer Paul Philidor to exhibit her work alongside his show at the Lyceum Theatre, London. She did not fare particularly well financially, as Philidor took half of her profits.

Unable to return to France because of the Napoleonic Wars, she traveled throughout Great Britain and Ireland exhibiting her collection. From 1831, she took a series of short leases on the upper floor of "Baker Street Bazaar" (on the west side of Baker Street, Dorset Street, and King Street in London).[8] This site was later featured in the Druce-Portland case sequence of trials of 1898–1907. This became Tussaud's first permanent home in 1836.[9]

Origins

Poster for the Tussaud wax figures exhibition, Baker Street, London, 1835

By 1835, Marie Tussaud had settled down in Baker Street, London and opened a museum.[10] One of the her museum's main attractions was the Chamber of Horrors. The name is often credited to a contributor to Punch in 1845, but Tussaud appears to have originated it herself, using it in advertising as early as 1843.[11]

This part of the exhibition included victims of the French Revolution and newly created figures of murderers and other criminals. Other famous people were added, including Lord Nelson, the Duke of Wellington, Henry VIII, and Queen Victoria.[12]

First Mortgage Debenture Stock of Madame Tussaud's Ltd., issued 15 September 1949

Some sculptures still exist that were made by Marie Tussaud herself. The gallery originally contained some 400 different figures, but fire damage in 1925 coupled with bombs during the Blitz on London in 1941, severely damaged most of such older models. The casts themselves have survived, allowing the historical waxworks to be remade, and these can be seen in the museum's history exhibit. The oldest figure on display is that of Madame du Barry, the work of Curtius from 1765 and part of the waxworks left to Grosholtz at his death. Other faces from the time of Tussaud include Robespierre and George III. In 1842, she made a self-portrait, which is now on display at the entrance of her museum. She died in her sleep in London on 16 April 1850.[13]

Entrance sign in London

By 1883, the restricted space and rising cost of the Baker Street site prompted her grandson Joseph Randall to commission construction of a building at the museum's current location on Marylebone Road. The new exhibition galleries were opened on 14 July 1884 and were a great success.[14] But Randall had bought out his cousin Louisa's half-share in the business in 1881, and that plus the building costs resulted in his having too little capital. He formed a limited company in 1888 to attract fresh capital but it had to be dissolved after disagreements between the family shareholders. In February 1889 Tussaud's was sold to a group of businessmen led by Edwin Josiah Poyser.[15] The first wax sculpture of a young Winston Churchill was made in 1908; a total of ten have been made since.[16] The first overseas branch of Madame Tussauds was opened in Amsterdam in 1970.[4]

Ownership changes

In 2005, Madame Tussauds was sold to a company in Dubai, Dubai International Capital, for £800m (US$1.5bn). In May 2007, The Blackstone Group purchased The Tussauds Group from then-owner Dubai International Capital for US$1.9 billion;[17] the company was merged with Blackstone's Merlin Entertainments and operation of Madame Tussauds was taken over by Merlin.[17][18] After the Tussauds acquisition, Dubai International Capital gained 20% of Merlin Entertainment.[19]

On 17 July 2007, as part of the financing for the Tussauds deal, Merlin sold the freehold of Madame Tussauds to private investor Nick Leslau and his investment firm Prestbury under a sale and leaseback agreement.[20] Although the attraction sites are owned by Prestbury, they are operated by Merlin based on a renewable 35-year lease.[18]

Recent status

Waxwork of Elizabeth I in London

Madame Tussaud's wax museum has been a major tourist attraction in London since it opened in the 1830s, an era viewed as being when the city's tourism industry began.[3] Until 2010, it incorporated the London Planetarium in its west wing. A large animated dark ride, The Spirit of London, opened in 1993. Today's wax figures at Tussauds include historical and royal figures, film stars, sports stars, and famous murderers. It has been known since 2007 as "Madame Tussauds" museums (no apostrophe).[21] In 2009, a 5 1/2-inch waxwork of Tinker Bell (the fairy from J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan) became the museum's smallest figure of all time when it was unveiled in London.[22]

In July 2008, Madame Tussauds' Berlin branch became embroiled in controversy when a 41-year-old German man brushed past two guards and decapitated a wax figure depicting Adolf Hitler. This was believed to be an act of protest against showing the ruthless dictator alongside sports heroes, movie stars, and other historical figures. The statue has since been repaired, and the perpetrator has admitted that he attacked the statue to win a bet.[23] The original model of Hitler was unveiled in Madame Tussauds London in April 1933; it was frequently vandalised and a 1936 replacement had to be carefully guarded.[24][25][26] In January 2016, the statue of Adolf Hitler was removed from the Chamber of Horrors section in the London museum in response to an open letter sent by a staff writer of The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, followed by significant support for its removal from social media.[27]

The first Madame Tussauds in India opened in New Delhi on 1 December 2017. Its operator, Merlin Entertainments, planned an investment of 50 million pounds over the next 10 years.[28][29][30] It features over 50 wax models, including political and entertainment figures such as Ariana Grande, Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Sachin Tendulkar, Kim Kardashian, Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio, Scarlett Johansson, Angelina Jolie, Asha Bhosle, Kapil Dev, and Mary Kom.[31]

On 30 December 2020, the holding company of Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in Delhi, India confirmed a temporary shutdown of the Museum.[32] It is scheduled to reopen in 2022.[33]

Museum 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 Hollywood in 2018
Madame Tussauds in Shanghai, China, displaying a wax figure of Queen Elizabeth II, opened in 2006.

Asia

Europe

North America

Oceania

In popular culture

Celebrity poses with their wax figures

Celebrities have often posed like their wax figures as pranks and publicity stunts:

  • On 3 November 2009, the museum's New York City branch was featured in a segment on NBC's Today in which weatherman Al Roker posed in place of his lifelike wax figure for two hours and startled unsuspecting visitors, who were at first led to believe they were viewing Roker's wax counterpart.[61]
  • In 2010, Ozzy Osbourne did similarly in New York to promote his album Scream (2010).[62]
  • NBA players Carmelo Anthony and Jeremy Lin pranked fans during the unveiling of their statues at the New York and San Francisco museums, respectively.[63][64]
  • In 2015, Arnold Schwarzenegger posed as the Terminator statue in the Hollywood museum, to promote a charity event.[65]
  • Ant and Dec pranked Olly Murs by tricking him into using a machine that will "scan every part of Olly's face and body to create the most accurate wax figure ever" as a part of their annual Undercover segment on their show, Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway.[66]

Films

  • Some sequences of the film Housefull 3 were shot in the Madame Tussauds, London.
  • Parts of the film Fan (2016) were shot at Madame Tussauds, making it the first Indian film to be shot there.
  • Madame Tussauds features in the film Shanghai Knights (2003).

Games

  • Marie Tussaud is featured in an Assassin's Creed Unity side mission, where the player is tasked with retrieving the severed heads of which Madame Tussaud was commissioned to make replicas.
  • Madame Tussaud is referenced as "Madame Tusspell" in The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve, where the player is tasked to investigate in the wax museum.

Literature

  • In Thomas Hardy's novel The Return of the Native (published 1878) the Christmas congregation at a country church is likened to "a Tussaud collection of [local] celebrities".
  • There is a brief reference to Madame Tussaud's work in the Sherlock Holmes story "The Mazarin Stone".
  • In Jules Verne's novel Around the World in Eighty Days, his author says that the only thing the wax figures sculpted by Madame Tussaud lack is speech.
  • In Elizabeth Bowen's novel The Death of the Heart (1938), Portia and Eddie have tea at Madame Tussaud's and Portia is disappointed that the waitresses are real and not made of wax.
  • In the novel Edgar Allan Poe and the London Monster (2016) by Karen Lee Street, Madame Tussaud meets twice with Edgar Allan Poe and C. Auguste Dupin at her exhibition halls.

Music

  • In Gilbert and Sullivan's song "My Object All Sublime", from The Mikado (1885), the title character sings of punishments fitting the crime, including:

The amateur tenor, whose vocal villainies
All desire to shirk,
Shall, during off-hours
Exhibit his powers
To Madame Tussaud's waxwork.

Stage productions

  • Marie Tussaud is mentioned in The Scarlet Pimpernel (first run on stage in 1903, first publication 1905).

List of notable wax figures

Main article: List of wax figures displayed at Madame Tussauds museums

London

Advertising man pasting a bill for Madame Tussaud's Chamber of Horrors, London 1877. Early exhibits included Burke and Hare. The chamber closed on 11 April 2016 and was replaced by the Sherlock Holmes Experience.[72]
Film Music Sports Leaders and History Marvel
Emma Watson Amy Winehouse Jessica Ennis-Hill Napoleon Bonaparte Black Panther
Terminator Michael Jackson Muhammad Ali King Charles III Captain Marvel
Darth Vader Lady Gaga Mo Farah Queen Camilla Hawkeye
E.T. Madonna David Beckham William, Prince of Wales Captain America
Steven Spielberg David Bowie Rafael Nadal Catherine, Princess of Wales Hulk
Tinker Bell One Direction Usain Bolt Elizabeth II Spider-Man
Audrey Hepburn Adele Tom Daley Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Iron Man
Kate Winslet Britney Spears Sachin Tendulkar Richard Branson Nick Fury
Madhuri Dixit Rihanna Virat Kohli Nelson Mandela Thor
Alfred Hitchcock Bob Marley Cristiano Ronaldo Vincent van Gogh Invisible Woman
Michael Caine Freddie Mercury Bobby Moore Donald Trump Wolverine
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Mariah Carey Olga Korbut William Shakespeare
Daniel Craig Dua Lipa Jonah Lomu Albert Einstein
Robert Pattinson Kylie Minogue Lionel Messi Charles Dickens
Shah Rukh Khan The Beatles Mohamed Salah Stephen Hawking
Anthony Hopkins Little Mix Tiger Woods Barack Obama
Benedict Cumberbatch Drake Mahatma Gandhi
Hrithik Roshan Ariana Grande Diana, Princess of Wales
John Boyega Stormzy Narendra Modi
Deepika Padukone Taylor Swift Elizabeth I
Notes:[73]

Hollywood

The '90s Spirit of Hollywood Modern Classics Movies Pop Icons Marvel Country A-List Party
Sarah Michelle Gellar Bette Davis Sylvester Stallone Robin Williams Whitney Houston Iron Man Paul Newman Jennifer Lopez
Whoopi Goldberg Marilyn Monroe Tom Hanks Edward Scissorhands Michael Jackson Thor Clint Eastwood Betty White
Britney Spears Alfred Hitchcock John Travolta Jim Carrey Madonna Wolverine John Wayne Lady Gaga
Selena Quintanilla Elvis Presley E.T. Aaliyah Jason Derulo
Audrey Hepburn Lil Nas X Demi Lovato
Joan Rivers Ariana Grande
Judy Garland Zoe Saldana
Kylie Jenner
Justin Timberlake
Snoop Dogg
Rihanna
Taylor Swift

New York City

Main article: Madame Tussauds New York
Madame Tussauds on 42nd Street in Times Square, Midtown Manhattan, New York City
Actors Musicians Athletes Leaders Icons Characters Television Fashion
Jennifer Aniston Pharrell Williams Carmelo Anthony Barack Obama Albert Einstein ET Jimmy Fallon Adriana Lima
Leonardo DiCaprio Lady Gaga Lionel Messi Ronald Reagan Marilyn Monroe Iron Man Michael Strahan Sofía Vergara
Jodie Foster Rihanna Muhammad Ali Abraham Lincoln Charlie Chaplin Captain Marvel Jon Hamm
Angelina Jolie Jennifer Hudson Eli Manning John F. Kennedy Jacqueline Kennedy The Incredible Hulk Anderson Cooper
Whoopi Goldberg Taylor Swift Derek Jeter Mahatma Gandhi James Dean King Kong Tyra Banks
Julia Roberts Katy Perry Cristiano Ronaldo Martin Luther King Jr. Jenna Marbles Nick Fury
Priyanka Chopra Avicii Michael Jordan Dalai Lama Michael Jackson
Salman Khan Ed Sheeran
Katrina Kaif Bad Bunny
Selena Gomez
Ariana Grande
Notes:[74]

Nashville

Admissions Recording Studio Soul/Jazz MTV Opry Finale
Taylor Swift Elvis Presley Louis Armstrong Rihanna Keith Urban
Johnny Cash Carl Perkins Diana Ross Beyonce Reba McEntire
Jerry Lee Lewis Stevie Wonder Katy Perry Carrie Underwood
Avril Lavigne Ella Fitzgerald Miley Cyrus Alan Jackson
Justin Timberlake Eric Church
Bruno Mars Jason Aldean
Michael Jackson Trisha Yearwood
Kid Rock

Beijing

Leaders and History Sports Music Industry Entertainment Industry Film
Elizabeth II David Beckham Lady Gaga Nicky Wu Benedict Cumberbatch
William, Prince of Wales Li Xiaopeng Elvis Presley Yang Lan Johnny Depp
Catherine, Princess of Wales Lang Ping Cui Jian Liu Xiao Ling Tong Leonardo DiCaprio
Barack Obama Kobe Bryant Luhan Yang Mi Kate Winslet
Vladimir Putin Zhang Yixing Leslie Cheung
Lao She Avril Lavigne Jackie Chan
Yang Liwei Michael Jackson Deng Chao
Mei Lanfang Liu Wen
Hou Baolin Yang Yang
Zhao Liying
Huang Xiaoming
Notes:[75][76][77][78]

Washington, D.C.

U.S Presidents First Ladies Cultural Icons A-List Music Sports Entertainment
Donald Trump Michelle Obama Uncle Sam Marilyn Monroe Marvin Gaye Babe Ruth Jimmy Fallon
Abraham Lincoln Hillary Clinton Rosa Parks Zac Efron Taylor Swift Tyra Banks
Barack Obama Nancy Reagan George Clooney Miley Cyrus
George Washington Brad Pitt Beyonce
Angelina Jolie Rihanna
Johnny Depp Justin Bieber
Michael Jackson

Bangkok

History Leaders Arts/Sciences Sport Music Film Indian Film TV Hollywood
Diana, Princess of Wales Elizabeth II Albert Einstein Wayne Rooney Katy Perry Jackie Chan Shah Rukh Khan Oprah Winfrey Hugh Jackman
Mahatma Gandhi Michelle Obama Mark Zuckerberg Yao Ming Madonna Mario Maurer Katrina Kaif Anne Thongprasom Vin Diesel
Mahidol Adulyadej Aung San Suu Kyi Ludwig van Beethoven Serena Williams Nichkun Horvejkul Leonardo DiCaprio Hrithik Roshan Theeradej Wongpuapan Brad Pitt
Srinagarindra Barack Obama Pablo Picasso Cristiano Ronaldo Lady Gaga Johnny Depp Prabhas Lady Gaga
Bhumibol Adulyadej Plaek Phibunsongkhram Sunthorn Phu David Beckham Michael Jackson Nicole Kidman Sridevi Bruce Lee
Sirikit Pridi Banomyong Silpa Bhirasri Khaosai Galaxy Tata Young Will Smith Ranveer Singh Angelina Jolie
Marie Tussaud Vajiralongkorn Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ariana Grande Chris Evans
Suthida Beyonce Ryan Reynolds
Charles III Yinglee Srijumpol
William, Prince of Wales Justin Timberlake
Catherine, Princess of Wales Kelly Clarkson
Joe Biden
Jill Biden

Blackpool

Music Stars Sports Comedy Best of British Gaming stars
Lady Gaga Joe Hart John Bishop Charles III DanTDM
Michael Jackson Ken Dodd William, Prince of Wales
Britney Spears Alan Carr Catherine, Princess of Wales
Freddie Mercury The Two Ronnies Joanna Lumley
The Beatles Morecambe and Wise Hugh Bonneville
Shirley Bassey Paddy McGuinness Jane Horrocks
Tom Jones Keith Lemon Susan Boyle
Johnny Rotten Tommy Cooper Cheryl
Ariana Grande Benny Hill Simon Cowell
Lewis Capaldi Dame Helen Mirren
Justin Timberlake Elizabeth II
Marvel Super Heroes Strictly Come Dancing Coronation Street I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
Captain Marvel Bruce Forsyth Deirdre Barlow Anthony McPartlin
Thor Craig Revel Horwood Bet Lynch Declan Donnelly
Hulk Tess Daly Ken Barlow Bushtucker trial
Spider-Man Claudia Winkleman Jack and Vera Duckworth
Groot Hilda Ogden
Rocket Raccoon Michelle Connor
Iron Man David Platt
Notes:[79]

Las Vegas

TV Stars Hollywood Stars Pop Stars Athletes
Sofia Vergara Sandra Bullock Britney Spears Muhammad Ali
Simon Cowell Leonardo DiCaprio Whitney Houston Chuck Liddell
Eva Longoria Halle Berry Lady Gaga Tiger Woods
Kathy Griffin Hugh Hefner Michael Jackson Shaquille O'Neal
Lizzo
Notes:[80]

Orlando

Justice League Film Party History & World Leaders Sports Music TV
Aquaman Audrey Hepburn Selena Gomez Joe Biden David Beckham Lady Gaga Neil Patrick Harris
Wonder Woman Kung Fu Panda Anne Hathaway Albert Einstein Serena Williams Pitbull Jim Parsons
Superman Marilyn Monroe Ryan Gosling Abraham Lincoln Tiger Woods Miley Cyrus Oprah Winfrey
Batman Jackie Chan Jennifer Aniston Madame Marie Tussaud Shaquille O'Neal Ricky Martin Jimmy Fallon
The Flash E.T Will Smith Neil Armstrong Derek Jeter Madonna Sofia Vergara
Shrek and Princess Fiona Angelina Jolie Walt Disney Neymar Katy Perry
Jennifer Lawrence Brad Pitt Uncle Sam Dan Marino Rihanna
Dwayne Johnson Channing Tatum Donald Trump Peyton Manning Michael Jackson
John Travolta Johnny Depp Thomas Edison Elvis Presley
Olivia Newton-John Tom Hanks Martin Luther King Jr. Taylor Swift
Vin Diesel Samuel L. Jackson Barack Obama Ariana Grande
Steven Spielberg Emma Watson Justin Bieber

San Francisco

Sports History and Leaders Music Film
Jeremy Lin Edwin Lee Jimi Hendrix Leonardo DiCaprio
Muhammed Ali Steve Jobs Adele Alfred Hitchcock
Joe Montana Barack Obama Michael Jackson Whoopi Goldberg
Tiger Woods Abraham Lincoln Lady Gaga Steven Spielberg
Serena Williams George Washington Madonna Marilyn Monroe
Stephen Curry Martin Luther King Jr. Rihanna Audrey Hepburn
Mariah Carey
Notes:[81]

Shanghai

Sports History and leaders Music Film TV show
Sun Yang Vladimir Putin Teresa Teng Bruce Lee He Jiong
David Beckham Barack Obama Elvis Presley Brad Pitt Kangxi Lai Le
Michael Jordan Nelson Mandela Michael Jackson Nicole Kidman Zhou Libo
Ronaldo Bill Clinton Lady Gaga Angelina Jolie Fan Bingbing
Kobe Bryant Winston Churchill Madonna Marilyn Monroe Nicky Wu
Liu Xiang Kylie Minogue Audrey Hepburn Sun Li
Yao Ming Wu Yifan Donnie Yen Hu Ge
S.H.E Jackie Chan Yang Yang
Andy Lau Yao Chen William Chan
Nicholas Tse Chen Kun Lee Minho
Joker Xue Zhang Yixing
Gong Jun
Notes:[82]

Hong Kong

Sports History and Leaders Music Film
David Beckham Mao Zedong Elvis Presley Nicole Kidman
Yao Ming Deng Xiaoping Madonna Brad Pitt
Tiger Woods Elizabeth II Beyonce Angelina Jolie
Ronaldinho Diana, Princess of Wales Britney Spears Sir Alfred Hitchcock
Rudy Hartono Sukarno Lady Gaga Johnny Depp
Maria Sharapova Joko Widodo Anita Mui Jackie Chan
William Shakespeare Anggun Bruce Lee
Mahatma Gandhi Lang Lang Michelle Yeoh
Jiang Zemin Siwon Choi Amitabh Bachchan
Pablo Picasso Nichkhun Donnie Yen
Saddam Hussein Jay Chou Andy Lau
Adolf Hitler One Direction Jacky Cheung
Narendra Modi Michael Jackson Leslie Cheung
The Beatles Leon Lai
Jackson Wang Audrey Hepburn
Zhang Yixing Kim Soo-hyun
Ariana Grande Bae Yong-joon
Hugh Jackman (as Wolverine)
Astroboy
Pia Wurtzbach
Varun Dhawan

Amsterdam

A-list Music Marvel Fashion Sport World Leaders DJ's Film Royal
George Clooney Afrojack Loki Justin Bieber Rafael van der Vaart Barack Obama Martin Garrix E.T. King Willem-Alexander
Zayn Malik Ariana Grande Thor Doutzen Kroes Rafael Nadal Angela Merkel Afrojack Marilyn Monroe Queen Máxima
Ryan Gosling Adele Hulk Kate Moss Lionel Messi Dalai Lama Chris Pratt Wilhelmina
Angelina Jolie Taylor Swift Captain America Michael Jackson Sebastian Vettel Princess Diana
Johnny Depp Dua Lipa Iron Man Johan Cruyff Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
Daniel Craig Elettra Lamborghini Sven Kramer
Lady Gaga Elvis Presley Jutta Leerdam
Hardwell Rico Verhoeven
Guus Meeuwis Virgil van Dijk

Budapest

Film Music Sports Leaders and History
Angelina Jolie Ariana Grande Cristiano Ronaldo Donald Trump
Barbara Palvin Beyoncé Ferenc Puskás Harry Houdini
Bela Lugosi Franz Liszt Katinka Hosszú István Széchenyi
Brad Pitt Freddie Mercury Lionel Messi John von Neumann
Bruce Willis Jimmy Zámbó László Papp King Saint Stephen
Bud Spencer Lady Gaga Lajos Kossuth
Chuck Norris Madonna Matthias Corvinus
George Clooney Rihanna Mihály Munkácsy
Jennifer Lopez Whitney Houston Mikhail Gorbachev
Katalin Karády Michael Jackson Ronald Reagan
Leonardo DiCaprio Sisi
Marilyn Monroe Sándor Petőfi
Penelope Cruz Xi Jinping
Peter Falk
Robert Downey Jr.
Ryan Gosling
Sandra Bullock
Scarlett Johansson
Steven Spielberg
Tom Cruise
Tom Hanks
Will Smith
Notes:[48]

Vienna

World War II Party & Hollywood Sport Film Politicians & Visionaries Arts & Culture Music History
Oskar Schindler Angelina Jolie Renate Götschl Julie Andrews Dalai Lama Gottfried Helnwein Freddie Mercury Marie Antoinette
Winston Churchill Quentin Tarantino David Alaba Daniel Craig Elizabeth II Friedensreich Hundertwasser Taylor Swift Napoleon
Leopold Figl Benedict Cumberbatch Hermann Maier Alfred Hitchcock Barack Obama Ludwig van Beethoven Udo Jürgens Maria Theresia
Karl Renner Morgan Freeman Herbert Prohaska Sandra Bullock Angela Merkel Gustav Klimt Michael Jackson Franz Joseph
Anne Frank Kate Winslet Franz Klammer Peter Alexander Bruno Kreisky Luciano Pavarotti Katy Perry Sisi
Will Smith Gerhard Berger Audrey Hepburn Heinz Fischer Sigmund Freud Hansi Hinterseer Marie Tussaud
Leonardo DiCaprio Dominic Thiem Romy Schneider Pope John Paul II Joseph Haydn Elvis Presley Albert Einstein
Johnny Depp Muhammad Ali Hans Moser Arnold Schwarzenegger Franz Schubert Conchita Wurst
Chris Hemsworth Hans Krankl Marlene Dietrich Mahatma Gandhi Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart andreas gabalier
Zendaya Stefan Kraft Hans Sigl Karl Marx Leonard Bernstein Falco
Brad Pitt Robert Pattinson Herbert von Karajan Madonna
George Clooney Johann Strauss One Direction
Orson Welles Richard Lugner Christina Stürmer
Marilyn Monroe Rihanna
Kylie Minogue

Sydney

Justice League Pride Film & TV History & World Leaders Marvel Music Lights, Camera, Bollywood! Party Sports Fashion
Superman Courtney Act Eric Bana Dalai Lama Wolverine Pink Shah Rukh Khan Chris Hemsworth and Liam Hemsworth Layne Beachley Megan Gale
Aquaman Guy Pearce Jackie Chan Mahatma Gandhi Spider-Man Adele Kareena Kapoor Khan Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex Dylan Alcott Miranda Kerr
Wonder Woman Dua Lipa Mel Gibson King Charles III Iron Man Taylor Swift Rebel Wilson Tim Cahill Elle Macpherson
Batman Lady Gaga Audrey Hepburn William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales Captain Marvel John Farnham Nicole Kidman Don Bradman
The Flash Alfred Hitchcock Bob Hawke Kylie Minogue Ryan Gosling Cathy Freeman
Steve Irwin Ned Kelly Justin Bieber Johnny Depp Lleyton Hewitt
Heath Ledger Arthur Phillip Keith Urban Rove McManus Rod Laver
Olivia Newton-John James Cook Katy Perry Dannii Minogue Glenn McGrath
Ray Meagher Banjo Patterson Jimmy Barnes Angelina Jolie Sally Pearson
Marilyn Monroe Charles Kingsford Smith Michael Hutchence Cate Blanchett Ian Thorpe
Olivia Newton-John Queen Elizabeth II Ricky Martin Delta Goodrem Shane Warne
Ian Smith Julia Gillard Rihanna Leonardo DiCaprio Mark Webber
Curtis Stone Hu Jintao Michael Jackson Sachin Tendulkar
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Barack Obama Troye Sivan[83] Yao Ming
Jacob Elordi Eddie Mabo Elvis Presley
Nelson Mandela
Albert Einstein
Madame Marie Tussaud
Mary MacKillop

Istanbul

Music Cinema Sport Science and Culture VIP Party History and Leaders Stars of The Middle East
Michael Jackson Marilyn Monroe Arda Turan Marie Tussaud Angelina Jolie Mehmed the Conqueror Maya Diab
Madonna Audrey Hepburn Maria Sharapova Albert Einstein Brad Pitt Mimar Sinan Bin Baz
Beyoncé Jennifer Lawrence Rafael Nadal Leonardo da Vinci Johnny Depp Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Nancy Ajram
Lady Gaga Steven Spielberg Lionel Messi Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Julia Roberts Tansu Çiller Elie Saab
Demi Lovato Tom Cruise Hedo Türkoğlu Sabiha Gökçen Leonardo DiCaprio Rumi
Bob Marley Tarık Akan Cristiano Ronaldo Steve Jobs Beren Saat Suleiman the Magnificent
Zeki Müren Jackie Chan Muhammad Ali Yaşar Kemal Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ
Müslüm Gürses Spider-Man Usain Bolt Tolga Çevik
Murat Boz Harun Neymar Kerem Bürsin
Aleyna Tilki Vin Diesel Yasemin Dalkılıç Demet Akbağ
Justin Bieber Bruce Willis Mesut Özil David Beckham
MFÖ Shrek Ayşe Arman
Edis E.T. Victoria Beckham
Barış Manço Adile Naşit Will Smith
Neşet Ertaş Tuba Büyüküstün
Rihanna
Katy Perry
Notes:[84]

Dubai

Music Party Fashion Media Leaders Bollywood Film Sport
Ed Sheeran Zendaya Ahmed Fahmi Queen Elizabeth II Salman Khan Spider-Man Lewis Hamilton
Nancy Ajram Cara Delevingne Kris Fade Xi Jinping Katrina Kaif Audrey Hepburn Virat Kohli
Balqees Ahmed Fathi David and Victoria Beckham Hassan El Shafei Narendra Modi Shah Rukh Khan Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen Cristiano Ronaldo
Taylor Swift Kylie Jenner Madame Marie Tussaud Kareena Kapoor Khan Jackie Chan Lionel Messi
Justin Bieber Huda and Mona Kattan Vladimir Putin Hrithik Roshan Vin Diesel Muhammad Ali
Miley Cyrus Kendall Jenner Donald Trump Deepika Padukone Chris Pratt
Hussain Al Jassmi King Salman Priyanka Chopra Chris Evans
Maya Diab Sheikh Hasina Ranveer Singh Marilyn Monroe
Michael Jackson Mohammed bin Salman Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Tom Cruise
Elvis Presley Varun Dhawan

Gallery

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The family themselves pronounce it /ˈtuːsoʊ/.[citation needed]

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