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The craft behind the faces.
A modeller trained in Paris, an exhibition in London and a museum on Darling Harbour offer several ways into the story of Madame Tussauds Sydney.
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Marie Tussaud
Marie Tussaud, born in Strasbourg in 1761, learned wax modelling from Philippe Curtius in Paris. She brought her exhibition to London in 1802 and stayed in Britain for the rest of her life.
Her exhibition settled in Baker Street in 1836 and moved to Marylebone Road in 1884.
The craft
According to the attraction, each figure takes over 800 hours of moulding, measuring, painting and sculpting. The Sitting Room zone shows how the work is done.
Unlike many museums, visitors here are invited to get close to the figures and take photographs.
Madame Tussauds Sydney
Madame Tussauds Sydney opened on Aquarium Wharf on 16 April 2012, beside SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium and WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo.
This history belongs to the place and the people who shaped it. The History page offers a longer introduction, and the timeline gives a short route through selected milestones.
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Sources & further reading
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