The musée grévin is a waxwork Museum on the Boulevard Montmartre, the most famous in the world after Madame Tussauds.

The idea of the Museum came up to Arthur Meyer in 1881. Meyer is an interesting figure in the history of nineteenth century France. The grandson of a Rabbi, a boy from a modest Jewish family, became a royalist, Catholic, antigraffio, one of the key characters of the Third French Republic. Fought a duel, fought for the return of the monarchy, owned a bourgeois newspaper Le Gaulois and opened the wax Museum. This newspaper has suggested to him the idea of a Museum – Meyer decided that readers will be interested to see the look of those who write daily on the front page. (Then printing equipment has not yet allowed us to print the photos).

To bring the idea to life Meyer invited Alfred GREVENA. Cartoonist, sculptor and designer of theatrical costumes grévin closely engaged in the manufacture of wax figures. In the end, the Museum began to bear his name. The school was opened in 1882 and it was a success! In 1883, the famous investor Thomas Gabriel invested in the money Museum, greatly helped him to expand, as well as enriching the interiors of new and valuable decorations. Thus arose the theatre Grevin and the Palais des mirages (hall, where through a system of mirrors, as in a kaleidoscope, a show; entertainment was invented for the world exhibition of 1900).

Now the Museum continues the work of the three founding fathers – shows the audience the faces of celebrities. Surprisingly, in the age of the Internet people are happy looking at wax figures and take pictures with them. In ten halls of the Museum there are about 500 of figures depicting famous people and fictional characters: Mozart, Aznavour, Rostropovich, Picasso, Napoleon, Nostradamus, Einstein, Esmeralda, Lara Croft, Spiderman... Part of the exposition presents the key moments of French history: the death of Roland, the burning of Joan of Arc, the murder of Marat, and the like dramatic scenes. They say that you can confuse the visitor with a wax figure, but it is highly questionable assertion. Although the manufacturing of wax dummies is a laborious and long process, look like they are not alive.