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An Apollonaut travel guide
Moments in a longer story.
Selected milestones in the story of Madame Tussauds and its New York museum.
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A modeller, a theatre and a museum
These dates describe the place you can learn about here. They are not a company timeline for Apollonaut.
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1761
Marie Grosholtz is born
The future Marie Tussaud is born in Strasbourg.
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1777
A first figure
She makes her first wax figure, of the writer Voltaire.
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1835
Baker Street
Marie Tussaud settles her exhibition on Baker Street in London.
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1884
Marylebone Road
The collection opens in new galleries on Marylebone Road.
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1914
The Candler opens
A theatre designed by Thomas W. Lamb opens on West 42nd Street; it later becomes the Harris Theatre.
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1997–1998
The theatre is demolished
The Harris Theatre is demolished during the redevelopment of 42nd Street; its facade is kept.
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November 2000
New York opening
Madame Tussauds New York opens behind the old theatre front.
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2007
Merlin Entertainments
Merlin Entertainments acquires the Tussauds Group.
Follow the stories behind the dates
A timeline is a beginning. The longer history introduces the people and places; the sources below provide further context.
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Sources & further reading
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