StunningSydney: Madame Tussauds (WAX MUSEUM) 🎨🏛

Bonjour, Steemians! I’m excitedly wanted to share my experience in Madame Tussauds Museum. This is different from those blogs I’ve been posting recently. From experiences in the Concrete Jungle, Nature’s wonders but now, let’s explore about the works of the magnificent artist, Madame Tussauds.

(Such a beauty, Taylor Swift! 😘 😘 😘)
There are currently 24 Madame Tussauds worldwide, including seven in the USA, and museums in Beijing, Tokyo and Sydney, Australia. Madame Tussauds Sydney opened in April 2012 and was the thirteenth Madame Tussauds to open in the world. The attraction is the only one of its kind in Australia. Source

Wait! Who is Madame Tussaud?
Marie Tussaud was born as Marie Grosholtz in 1761 in Strasbourg, France. Her mother worked as a housekeeper for Dr. Philippe Curtius in Bern, Switzerland, who was a physician skilled in wax modelling. Curtius taught Tussaud the art of wax modelling.* Source
I didn’t know about the artist when we first went to the museum. What I just knew was it’s a museum of wax about important people in the history, Australian actors/actresses, and Hollywood celebrities.

Here is a map of the museum

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Let’s start in HISTORY zone.

Today’s wax figures at Tussauds include historical and royal figures, film stars, sports stars, and famous murderers.

Did you know that the figure making process for Madame Tussauds is about four months long and each figure costs about $300,000 to produce start to finish.

Lieutenant James Cook was the first European to achieve contact with the eastern coastline of Australia in 1770.

Mary Helen MacKillop was an Australian nun who has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church, as St Mary of the Cross MacKillop. Of Scottish descent, she was born in Melbourne but is best known for her activities in South Australia.

Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics. Einstein's work is also known for its influence on the philosophy of science. Source

World Leaders

Short Trivia: Did you know that Queen Elizabeth II is the longest reigning monarch ever in Britain? 👑

Trivia: More than 250 precise measurements and 180 photographs are taken of a subject to accurately create the figure. If the subject is unavailable for these measurements, the studio artists study hundreds of photographs and watch hours of video to create the figure.

Mahātmā Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian activist who was the leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Source

Do you know that Red silk thread is used to create the veins in each eyeball? Knotted rope is used to create the look of veins on the body.

Sports

This is the icon of Layne Beachley competing on Honolua Bay off the Hawaiian island of Maui in December 2002.

MTV Music

(Thank you Adele and Rihanna 😲)
Trivia: All figures have their hair washed and make up retouched regularly.

Fashion

(Jealousy Alert!!! Grrr 😆😆😆)

Studio

Sandy Olsson" is one of the main characters in Grease. Grease is a 1978 American musical film directed by Randal Kleiser and produced by Paramount Pictures. It is based on Warren Casey's and Jim Jacobs's 1971 musical of the same name about two lovers in a 1950s high school. Source

Stephen Robert Irwin, nicknamed "The Crocodile Hunter", was an Australian zookeeper, conservationist and television personality. Source

Discover your style here in the Studio!

Marvel

Film

Audrey Hepburn was a British actress, model, dancer and humanitarian. Recognised as a film and fashion icon, Hepburn was active during Hollywood's Golden Age.
Did you know that Audrey Hepburn isn't her real name. She was born Audrey Kathleen Ruston and didn't start calling herself Audrey Hepburn until 1948. And guess what? She could speak 5 different languages which are English, Spanish, French, Dutch, and Italian. (A real definition of Beauty and Brain, Steemians! :O)*

Jackie Chan is a Hong Kong martial artist, actor, film director, producer, stuntman, and singer. He is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts, which he typically performs himself, in the cinematic world.
(I’ve been a fan of him since I started watching his movies! Still looking to see him in person though, I mean a breathing Jackie Chan :P)

WOW! Look at the D E T A I L S !!!

Each strand of hair is inserted individually – it takes approximately 5 weeks to complete. There are approximately 100,000 hairs on each head.

Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio is an American actor, film producer, and environmental activist. Di Caprio began his career by appearing in television commercials in the late 1980s, after which he had recurring roles in various television series such as the soap opera Santa Barbara and the sitcom Growing Pains.
Did you know that he is named after the artist Leonardo da Vinci, as his pregnant mother was standing in front of a da Vinci painting the first time she felt him kick. And guess what, his net worth is $200 million.(I guess I should have named my son “Chocolate” since he always kicked every time I ate chocolates LOL)

Party

Meet Rebel Melanie Elizabeth Wilson. She is an Australian actress, writer, and producer. After graduating from the Australian Theatre for Young People in 2003, she began appearing as Toula on the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) comedy series Pizza and the sketch comedy series The Wedge. Source
I did not know her till I watch Pitch Perfect. Seriously, the movie would not be that entertaining without her. And, I recently heard that she wins defamation case against 'bully' magazine publisher Bauer Media. (Bully pa more!!! HAHA That’s my girl :D)

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Merci Everyone! Hope you liked and enjoyed my post! And I’m sorry for my tired face. We obviously had fun and can’t wait to explore more in Sydney. There was a lot of wax figures in the museum but we couldn’t capture it all, would take a whole day to do it. HAVE YOU BEEN HERE BEFORE? HOW WAS IT? LET’S TALK ABOUT IT!