WAXIPEDIA

Stan Laurel, Olive Hardy and Charlie Chaplin at 

Louis Tussaud's Wax Museum - Copenhagen, Denmark  

In Honor of 'FILM FRIDAY' here are some pictures from the past. All the museums shown here no longer exist. Albeit closed, moved or the collection has been removed. Many of these exhibits are being shown for the first time digitally right here, so enjoy!

A classic advert from opening year of Movieland

Buena Park, California

 Charlie Chaplin at the London Wax Museum

Boston, Massachuetts

 Charlie Chaplin at the Halifax Wax Museum

Halifax, Nova Scotia

 Dr. Frankenstein and his "Monster" at the Halifax Wax Museum

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Charles Bronson, Telly Savalas and William Conrad at the Louis Tussaud's Wax Museum

Niagara Falls, Ontario

Walt Disney and characters from Peter Pan, Snow White and Alice in Wonderland

Louis Tussaud's Wax Museum 

Niagara Falls, Ontario

George Burns at Louis Tussaud's Wax Museum

Niagara Falls, Ontario

Kelly Savalas at the 'HEROES' portion of Madame Tussaud's London

London, England

Humphrey Bogart at the 'HEROES' portion of Madame Tussaud's London

London, England

Marilyn Monroe in the 'HEROES'  section of Madame Tussaud's London

London, England

Some characters in an advertisement for the original 'Plaza Theater of Wax'

San Antonio, Texas

lobby display of Star Wars characters at Potter's Wax Museum

 (circa 2005 with Austin Power's and Dr. Evil in the background)

St. Augustine, Florida

Laurel & Hardy at the Josephine Tussaud's Wax Museum of the Queen Mary

Long Beach, California

Warren Beaty and Faye Dunaway in a scene from 'Bonnie & Clyde'

Royal Pacific Wax Museum

Newport, Oregon

list of figures (created by Katherine Stubergh) for the original 'Tussaud's Hollywood Wax Museum' which has no relation to TUSSAUDS HOLLYWOOD, but was the opening display for the current 'Hollywood Wax Museum'.

Hollywood, California

Bela Lugosi as Dracula at Tussaud's Hollywood Wax Museum

Hollywood, California

Greta Garbo at Tussaud's Hollywood Wax Museum

Hollywood Wax Museum

Jean Harlow at Tussaud's Hollywood Wax Museum

Hollywood, California

Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. at Tussaud's Wax Museum (which eventually went to form the opening figure displays for both the previously mentioned 'Tussaud's Hollywood Wax Museum' and the exhibit that would start the 'Wax Museum at Fisherman's Wharf')

Seattle, Washington

Jean Harlow at Tussaud's Wax Museum

Seattle, Washington

Jeanette McDonald at Tussaud's Wax Museum

Seattle, Washington

characters from Casablanca at Louis Tussaud's Wax Museum

Copenhagen, Denmark

Bela Lugosi as Dracula at Louis Tussaud's Wax Museum

Copenhagen, Denmark

Telly Savalas at Louis Tussaud's Wax Museum

Copenhagen, Denmark

The Marx Brothers (with classic Danish film stars) at Louis Tussaud's Wax Museum

Copenhagen, Denmark

( All of these pictures come from the private collection of Timothy Randall and are apart of the ever growing 'WAXIPEDIA ARCHIVES'.

Dedicated to preserving the history of Wax Arts, and the unique stories of all those involved in it's development, WAXIPEDIA strives to become the ultimate source of information on the subject of wax museums.  Anyone interested in donating items for preservation are invited to contact me at timothywrandall@gmail.com. Donated items will be cataloged, digitally scanned, photographed, and restored.  All donated items will be credited to their specific donors, will be preserved and made available to future generations of artists, designers, historians and fans).