Презентация по страноведению Музей мадам Тюссо

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Madame Tussaud is a wax museum in London with branches in a number of major cities. It was founded by a wax sculpture Marie Tussaud and was formerly known as Madame Tussaud’s, but the apostrophe is no longer used. Madame Tussaud is a major tourist attraction in London, displaying waxworks of historical and royal figures, film stars, sports stars and infamous murderers.

Madame Tussaud, was born as Anna Maria Grosholtz (1761–1850) in Strasbourg, France. Her mother worked as a housekeeper for Dr. Philippe Curtius inBern, Switzerland, who was a physician skilled in wax modelling. Curtius taught Tussaud the art of wax modelling. Tussaud created her first wax figures, of Voltaire, in 1777. At that time she modelled other famous people including Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Benjamin Franklin

During the French Revolution she modeled many prominent victims Her marriage to François Tussaud in 1795 lent a new name to the show: Madame Tussauds. In 1802, she went to London having accepted an invitation from Paul Philidor, a magic lantern and phantasmagoria pioneer, to exhibit her work alongside his show at the Lyceum Theatre, London. She did not fare particularly well financially, with Philidor taking half of her profits.

As a result of the Franco-British war, she was unable to return to France, so she travelled 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”. This became Tussauds first permanent home. By 1835 Marie had settled down in Baker Street, London, and opened a museum.

Madame Tussauds wax museum has now grown to become a major tourist attraction in London, incorporating (until 2010) the London Planetarium in its west wing. It has expanded and will expand with branches in Amsterdam, Bangkok, Berlin, Blackpool, Hollywood, Hong Kong, Las Vegas, New York City, Shanghai, Sydney, Vienna and Washington, D.C. Todays wax figures at Tussauds include historical and royal figures, film stars, sports stars and famous murderers. Known as Madame Tussauds museums (no apostrophe), they are owned by a leisure company called Merlin Entertainments, following the acquisition of The Tussauds Group in May 2007.

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

North America Las Vegas Hollywood New York City Washington, D.C. Europe Amsterdam Berlin Blackpool London Vienna

Asia Bangkok Busan – temporary opens until March 2013.[17] Hong Kong Jakarta Shanghai Tokyo Australia Sydney See also Madame Tussauds London Madame Tussauds Hong Kong Rock Circus