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Svi znaju muzej Madam Tiso, a priča o njenom životu je bizarnija od horor filma: Pre javnih ličnosti, pravila je maske mrtvih vladara

Redovi pred muzejima voska danas se protežu od Londona do Tokija, ali priča o najpoznatijim figurama od voska na svetu počinje daleko od glamura i savremenog spektakla, a umesto zvezda, ovekovečeni su i mrtvi vladari i kriminalci.

Svi znaju muzej Madam Tiso, a priča o njenom životu je bizarnija od horor filma: Pre javnih ličnosti, pravila je maske mrtvih vladara

TL;DR

  • Marie Grosholtz, later known as Madame Tussaud, was born in Strasbourg in 1761.
  • She learned wax figure making from Philippe Curtius, initially for anatomical models.
  • Her early works included portraits of Voltaire and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
  • She served as an artist at the French royal court.
  • During the French Revolution, she created death masks of executed aristocrats like Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
  • She inherited Curtius's collection and later moved to Great Britain.
  • The first Madame Tussauds museum opened in London in 1835.
  • The museum's collection has always included figures of criminals and has a 'Chamber of Horrors'.
  • Madame Tussauds museums are now a global brand with locations worldwide.