Madame Tussauds

Madame Tussauds is a wax museum in London with branches in a number of major cities. It was founded by wax sculptor Marie Tussaud. It used to be called "Madame Tussaud's", but the apostrophe is no longer used. Madame Tussauds is a major tourist attraction in London. It has waxwork displays of historical and royal figures, film stars, sports stars and infamous murderers.
The first exhibition of Phillip Curtis's wax works took place in 1770 and was a great success. In 1776, the exhibition was held at the Palais Royal in Paris. The next exhibition on the Boulevard du Temple in 1782 was the predecessor of the Cabinet of Horrors.