Marie Tussaud, better known by the name of Madame Tussaud (born 1761, died 1850), born as Marie Grosholtz in Strasbourg, France. His mother worked as a housekeeper for Dr. Phillippe Curtius, a physician skilled in wax production. Curtius in educating Tussaud wax sculpture. In 1765, Curtius made a wax figure of Marie-Jeanne du Barry, mistress of King Louis XV of France. Prints of statues are the oldest extant objects from the history of this wax museum.
The first exhibition of Curtius wax works was held in 1770 and attracted the attention of many people. The exhibition was moved to the Palais Royal in Paris in 1776.Curtius opened a second place for his works is on the Boulevard du Temple in 1782 under the name "Caverne des Frands Voleurs", the origins of the museum which is known today as the Chamber of Horrors (Horror Chamber of literal meaning.)
Tussaud wax sculpture first, the statue of Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire, or better known simply by Voltaire, in the year 1777. Other notable figures in his sculptures, among others, the Jean Jacques Rousseau and Benjamin Franklin. During the French Revolution she made the cover face of mortal remains for the leaders who are victims. He was willing to seek the heads of the victims who lost it in the middle pile corpses in order to complete the closing of this body with the perfect face.
When Curtius died in 1794, he left his collection of wax statues at Tussaud. in 1802, Marie Tussaud went to London. As a consequence of Anglo-French War, he could not return to France, so for the life he had to get around the UK and Ireland exhibit his works. Once upon a time his works had been exhibited at the Lyceum Theatre. He finally has a permanent exhibition venue for his work in Baker Street, London, in 1835 (at a place called "Baker Street Bazaar").
One of the main attractions Tussaud museum is "The Chamber of Horrors". Part of this exhibition featuring some victims of the French Revolution and also the statues of murderers and other criminals. The name of this room is given by someone in Punch magazine in 1845.
Other famous figures were added to the exhibition space, including Horatio Nelson and Sir Walter Scott. Some of the sculptures made by the Tussaud wax itself is still there to this day. In 1842, he made a wax statue of himself which is now on display at the main entrance of the museum.
Madame Tussaud museum moved to its address is now in Marylebone Road in 1884. In 1925 a fire destroyed many of the statues that exist, but their prints have been rescued so historic wax sculptures can be made longer.
Today, Madame Tussaud wax museum has developed into a tourist destination in London, side by side (until recently) the London Planetarium in its west side. This museum has a branch in Amsterdam, Las Vegas, New York City, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Hollywood, Los Angeles, and Washington DC Currently, the sculptures consist of Madame Tussauds wax figures of history, royalty, movie stars, famous athletes and personalities famous criminal. Madame Tussauds museum is now owned by a tour company called Merlin Entertainments, when it acquired Tussauds Group in May 2007.
