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“Madame Tussaud”

Biography

• Marie Tussaud (1761–1850) was born in Strasbourg, France.

• Her father died two months before she was born.

• Her mother worked as a housekeeper for Dr. Philippe Curtius, who was a physician skilled in wax modeling.

• Dr. Philippe taught Tussaud the art of wax modeling.

• In Paris she became involved in French Revolution.

• Marie was arrested and she was going to be

executed.

• When Curtius died in 1794, he left his collection of waxworks to Marie.

• In 1795 she married Francois Tussaud. They had two children.

• In 1802 she fled to England. She took her owngrowing collection.

• She died in 1850 at the age of 88.

Biography (Cont…)

Her works

• Madame Tussaud is known for her wax sculptures

and for her wax museums.

• There are currently 7 Madame Tussaud’s

attractions around the world.

“Madame

Tussaud’s

London

Museum”

New York Las Vegas Ámsterdam

Hong KongShanghai Whashington

• Madame Tussaud's wax museum has grown to

become the most important tourist attraction in

London, incorporating (until recently) the London

Planetarium in its west wing.

• Madame Tussaud’s museum is located on

Marylebone Road.

Acquisition

• "Madame Tussauds" museums owned by a leisure

company called Merlin Entertainments, following

the acquisition of The Tussauds Group in May

2007.

It is divided into 4

sections …

“Garden Party”

“Chamber of Horros”

“London Planetarium”

“Spirit of London”

Some of Tussauds Wax

Sculptures

Actors

Amitabh Bachan Aishwarya Rai

ActorsShah Rukh Khan Salman Khan

Actors

Will Smith Sean ConneryJulia Roberts

ActoresBrad Pitt & Angelina Joliet Tom Crusie

RoyaltyPrincess Diana Royal Family

RoyaltyElizabeth I Henry VIII

Important People

HitlerWilliam

Shakespeare

Charlie

ChaplinWinston

Churchill

SingersElvis Presley The Beatles

SingersMichael Jackson Jennifer López

Sport Stars

Michael Jordán Yao Ming David Becan

Hall of Madame Tussauds Museum

Visitor’s Reaction

How wax sculptures

are made?

Making the

armature: when the

necessary

information has been

collected and the

pose decided, the

sculptor makes this

metal frame to

support the clay.

First Step

Second Step

Modeling in

clay: the

sculptor builds

up the entire

figure in clay.

Third Step

Molding the head:

a plaster mould of

about 12 pieces is

made from the clay

head. The pieces are

removed and

reassembled to

receive molten wax.

Forth Step

When the wax

has cooled and

hardened, the

pieced of the

plaster head

mould are

removed.

Fifth Step

Meanwhile a

plaster mould of

the body has been

made and lined

with fiberglass.

Here, the mould is

chipped away to

reveal the body.

Final Step

After fitting glass

eyes into the hollow

wax head, real hair

is inserted hair by

hair into the

warmed scalp, then

washed, trimmed

and dressed.

• Madame Tussauds museum generate their revenues

to increase the branches in more famous cities.

• They should made the sculptures of famous places

of the world for the visitors atteraction.

Suggestions

Suggestions (Cont…)

• A visit to Madame Tussauds is essential where

You can enjoy two centuries of fame and notoriety,

and tell the great and good exactly what you think

of them.

• It’ll be your most famous day out ever!

Sources

• www.madametussauds.com

• www.google.com.pk

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