Wax Museum of Madrid

The Madrid Wax Museum (Spanish: Museo de cera de Madrid) is a wax museum located in Plaza de Colón in Madrid, Spain.[2]

The Madrid Wax Museum
Museo de cera de Madrid
View of the museum from Paseo de Recoletos
Established1972[1]
LocationPaseo de Recoletos,  41  28004, Madrid, Spain
TypeWax museum
Public transit access
WebsiteMuseum Website

History

The museum opened on 14 February 1972.[1]

Contents

The museum has over 450 wax figures, mostly in scenes. It contains Spanish and international figures, as well as fictional characters. More recent additions to the museum include Hollywood actors, American cowboys, famous athletes, the Pope, and Donald and Melania Trump.[3]

The second floor of the museum has a cinema that uses 27 projectors simultaneously to show the history of Spain.[2]

Collection

The museum has placed special interest in reflecting the children's world with the presence of the Simpson Family, Harry Potter, Mortadelo y Filemón and Snow White, as well as Frodo from The Lord of the Rings.[4]

The museum also has three attractions: the simulator that consists of icy tunnels, the center of the Earth, and space; the terror train, which transports the visitor to the Jurassic park, the Galactic Tavern, passing through famous murders and other surprises; and finally Multivision that offers a vision of the History of Spain.[5]

  • Romeo and Juliet
    Romeo and Juliet
  • Miguel de Cervantes at his writing desk
    Miguel de Cervantes at his writing desk
  • La maja vestida
    La maja vestida
  • The King and Queen of Spain
    The King and Queen of Spain
  • Madrid cafe scene
    Madrid cafe scene
  • Spanish painter Diego Velázquez
    Spanish painter Diego Velázquez
  • Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal
    Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal

See also

References
  1. "About the museum". museoceramadrid.com. Museo de Cera de Madrid. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  2. DK Travel (1 April 2016). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Spain. Dorling Kindersley Limited. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-241-27592-4.
  3. Caplan, David (22 July 2017). "Spanish wax museum recreates Melania Trump's RNC moment". ABC News.
  4. "Museo de Cera". Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. Esmadrid. "Museo de Cera". Retrieved 14 January 2018.

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