Madame Tussauds

Madame Tussauds is a chain of wax museums owned by Merlin Entertainments with 23 locations worldwide and was first founded by Marie Grosholtz, who made a living during the French Revolution by making figures of popular royal figures and death masks of those executed by the guillotine.

She then left for London and went on several traveling exhibitions around the country until she finally settled into a permanent institution on London's Baker Street, where the first Madame Tussaud's museum opened in 1835. Upon becoming a franchise, Madame Tussauds has opened in several other countries beyond Great Britain and includes a range of figures besides aristocracy. They include world leaders, activists, artists, A-list celebrities, musicians, athletes, TV and film characters.

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