wax museum

noun

1. a museum containing wax effigies of famous persons, especially historical figures, usually in scenes associated with their lives.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wax museum¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

The 21-year-old sat with the wax museum's artists last year so they could collect their measurements, select the figure's outfit and review the initial sculpt.

From BBC

Ireland’s National Wax Museum also said it removed its figure of McGregor two weeks ago.

From BBC

A wax figure of Conor McGregor has been removed from the National Wax Museum Plus in Dublin.

From BBC

The National Wax Museum Plus in Dublin will also memorialize O’Connor with a wax figure — but not without some more work.

From Los Angeles Times

According to Cohen, that work included reviewing the particulars of a deal to add Melania's likeness to Madame Tussauds wax museum.

From Salon