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The Grévin wax museum in Paris

Founded in 1882 on the model of Madame Tussaud in London, the Grévin wax museum brings back great people and events of history in front of you in very realistic wax copies.

International political leaders including Charles de Gaulle of France and John Kennedy of the USA, actors including Marylin Monroe and Charlie Chaplin, 3 stars cooks including Frenchman Paul Bocuse and many others will welcome you as if they were real, sometimes even confusing you.


Nicolas Sarkozy at Grévin museum in Paris

Grevin wax museum
Johnny Halliday French rock star
at Grévin museum in Paris

Located on the animated right bank boulevards, the Grévin wax museum also features spectacular wax scenes from the French history, in particular from the dramatic 1789 French revolution.

The Grévin wax museum has a funny architecture. It features a mirage room and a theater for magic tricks.

Children will like the whole museum and be impressed by its many deforming mirrors.

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Musée Grévin
10, boulevard Montmartre
75009 Paris
tel: 33 (0)1 47 70 85 05
Rue Montmartre station on lines 8 and 9.
Open  everyday 10am to 7pm.

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The magic trick theater entrance at Grévin museum
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