wax museum

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of wax museum

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Across the water, Ain Dubai -- the world's tallest Ferris wheel -- has stopped turning, and the Madame Tussauds wax museum below is drawing few visitors despite hefty discounts.

From Barron's

As the doctor’s apprentice, Little moves with him to Paris, where she helps sculpt figures for his new wax museum.

From The Wall Street Journal

More Bushman art is shown elsewhere, in particular his drawing of Pirates of the Caribbean as a wax museum.

From Los Angeles Times

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