Madame Tussauds
The Madame Tussauds Museum is one of the most popular museums in London. It is a wax museum that houses the most wax figures of celebrities from around the world.
The Madame Tussauds of London is the headquarters but there are another series of establishments around the world that belong to it, such as the wax museum of New York, Washington, Shanghai, Berlin or Vienna.
The fact of being a different museum based on celebrities from the cinema, politics, music or sports makes it the funniest and most fun museum in the city. It is a place worth visiting because, unlike other wax museums, wax celebrities are strikingly lifelike and designed with great detail. Who does not want a photo with football player Beckham, actor Brad Pitt, athlete Tiger Woods or President Barack Obama?
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It is possible to book a Madame Tussauds priority ticket without queues online, which also includes the Star Wars exhibition, saving you money and queues.
Origin of the Madame Tussauds Museum
The name of the museum honors the great sculptor Marie Tussauds. It is worth mentioning that he acquired his knowledge thanks to Dr. Philippe Curtius with whom he learned the art of wax and from which he inherited the complete collection of wax that would be exhibited in 1835 in the form of a permanent collection.
From this collection and the sculptures he made to Necker, the Duke of Orleans, Marie-Jeanne du Barry, Louis XVI or Marat, Marie Tussauds became irremediably popular. By the way, these sculptures are in a section of the current museum called Chamber of Horrors.
Well, the exhibition was the beginning of Marie Tussauds, with an entrance that had a cost of 6 pence, and later the museum moved to the place where it is still located today. Specifically, in Maylebone Road.
What to see in the Madame Tussauds Museum
The Madame Tussauds Museum is divided into several sections that group the wax figures in relation to their profession or sector. Some examples are:
- World Icons : Gandhi, Barack Obama or Luther King are some of the most popular
- Music stars : Madonna, Rihanna or Whitney Houston are some of the most favored
- Hollywood stars : Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie or George Clooney
- Sports stars : as Tiger Woods
One of the exhibitions that has more success is the Chamber of Horrors that we mentioned previously. Here, apart from finding celebrities already deceased in circumstances not too pleasant, will appear actors who will try to scare you during your journey through the section.
In addition, another area that enchants visitors, especially the youngest ones, is the Super Heroes Marvel 4D area, where all the wax figures that represent the heroes of the Marvel films, as well as their own name indicates.
Location, time and prices
The Madame Tussauds Museum is located on Maylebone Road and the nearest subway stop is Baker Street. It's right next to the Sherlock Holmes Museum and the Regent's Park so you can take advantage of the scroll to see it all.
The visit to the museum is from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm but on certain dates it is extended until 7 pm.
Regarding prices, the Madame Tussauds Museum is around € 30 but it is really worth its value for money because it is one of the best in the world in its category. I invite you to meet him.
In addition, from here you can also buy tourist packages that include the Star Wars section, the London Eye, boat trips on the Thames, etc. So it will be cheaper:
Buy priority online ticket
If you book online you will save money and queues.
