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As soon as the "King of Pop's" death was known, the Wax Museum of Madrid situated the sculpture of
Michael Jackson at the entrance of the Museum for his admirers to be able to pay tribute to his memory...

Along Friday 26th of June, the arrival of fans in front of the pop star's sculpture was incessant, where flowers, candles and farewell handwritten notes were placed.


"AMERICAN" PARTY AT THE WAX MUSEUM TO “WELCOME” TO THE PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES BARACK OBAMA


On the 15th June evening, the Wax Museum "celebrated" a great party to welcome the President Obama
of the United States of America.

A great number of celebrities, enjoyed a great evening pleasented by a swing band music, that last several hours and that was covered by a grate representation of mass media.

Among the public there were Thomas R. Genton, Cultural Agent from the American Embasy,
the Princess Beátrice D´Orleáns and Teñu de Hohenlohe, the Duchess de Fernandina,
the Baroness Thyssen-Bornemisza, the Infant Don Leandro de Borbón, Lita Trujillo, Elena Tablada,
Juncal Rivero, Paquita Torres, María Rosa, Silvia Tortosa, Marily Coll...
 

In the Horror Hall of the Museum, the book "Spanish Horror" was presented. It is an amazing work, with a preface by the mythical Christopher Lee y Paul Naschy and written by Víctor Matellano.

The book goes over the horror genre movies filmed in Spain as well as their main actors, actresses and directors.

The book author appears in the picture beside Paul Naschy, an international legend in the genre, in the presentation carried out in the "company" of inmortalized characters as "Count Dracula", "The Wolf Man" or "Frankestein"...

 

NEW WAX SCULPTURE OF THE PRINCESS OF ASTURIAS
 


The last 6 th of April, the new wax sculpture of Her Royal Highness The Princess Doña Letizia was presented in the Royal Hall ("Salón Real") of the Wax Museum. The new figure poses next to her husband`s sculpture, The Prince Don Felipe, under their coat of arms.

The dress that The Princess is sporting is a charming Hannibal Laguna's creation, a prestigious Spanish designer, and it is made of black gauze and body in champagne colour with precious stones. From here The Wax Musem of Madrid would like to thank Mr. Laguna his collaboration.

 

THE MAIN CHARACTERS OF “CUÉNTAME CÓMO PASÓ” IN THE
WAX MUSEUM OF MADRID

 

At the end of last October, the unveiling of the sculptures of the main characters of the successful Spanish TVE series “Cuéntame cómo pasó” took place. Imanol Arias, Ana Duato and Ricardo Gómez were witnesses of the unveiling of their wax replicas in our galleries, characterized as their roles in the series, that is to say as Antonio, Mercedes and Carlitos Alcántara… In front of a massive representation of the media, the three actors expressed their satisfaction for the incorporation of their characters to the Wax Museum of Madrid collection. For them, this fact means not only the gratitude for their work in the series but for their professional careers in the show business.

So, when the series celebrates its 10th anniversary in the Spanish TVE, the main characters of “Cuéntame cómo pasó” are waiting for all their fans in the “Show-Business Room” of the Wax Museum of Madrid.




MANUEL GODOY,
THE PEACE PRINCE

On the occasion of the "Bicentenary of 1808", the wax sculpture of Manuel Godoy, Prime Minister with King Carlos IV and known as "Príncipe de la Paz" (Peace Prince), was presented in the Madrid Wax Museum. The act was held on the 12 th of May in the morning, the day that the 241 st anniversary of this enlightened politician's birth was commemorated, and gathered a large group of prestigious historians specialized in Godoy, such as Carlos Seco (member of The History Academy), Alfonso Bullón, Emilio La Parra, Luis Alfonso Limpo, Alberto González (chronicler of the town of Badajoz), José Luis Lindo (chronicler of the town of Aranjuez), and the philosopher and historian Enrique Rúspoli, who is, besides, Manuel Godoy's   direct descendant.

All of them highlighted how important was for Spain the politician from Extremadura, whose work and path have been twisted along many years, and the appropiateness of this presentation in the Wax Museum, coinciding with the unveiling of a dedicated monument in his home town Badajoz, whose Council has officially asked the move of Godoy's mortal remains from Paris, where he died in 1851.

 
 

1808-2008 BICENTENARY OF THE SPANISH INDEPENDENCE WAR

All the main protagonist of the most outstanding anniversary of the year in Spain are represented in the showrooms of the Wax Museum in Madrid.

The Kings of Spain, Carlos IV and his son Fernando VII; his opponent the Emperor of France Napoleon I; the painter Francisco de Goya, including the three-dimensional recreation of one of his most tragic and spectacular works, "Los fusilamientos de la montaña del Principe Pío" (Shootings in the Principe Pío Mountain), painting about which the brilliant painter himself, when he requested help to the Regency Council for executing it, wrote that "intended to perpetuate by means of the paintbrush the most remarkable and heroic acts and episodes of our proud rising against the tyrant of Europe..."

In the dramatic darkness of that night full of blood and gunpowder, a lantern illuminates   the execution of the patriots of Madrid and, glowing in the tragic darkness, the white shirt of the victim in the middle, with his arms up in front of the French riflemen, gets to the observer as a paradigmatic, descriptive and plastic accusation of war brutality.

The Madrid Wax Museum shows to all his visitors the protagonists in their historic scenes and the most important facts that the popular rising in 1808 brought along, adhering to the commemorations of the bicentenary that will be held all around Spain in 2008.

 

IKER CASILLAS INAUGURATED HIS SCULPTURE IN THE WAX MUSEUM (DECEMBER 2007)


The Real Madrid goalkeeper and Spanish national team captain, Iker Casillas, came back to our museum to inaugurate his wax sculpture, that is already in exhibition in the Sports Gallery.

The player, in front of a lot of representatives of the media that covered the act, thanked kindly the Wax Museum for the homage that we rendered to him, and stated his satisfaction for the resulting wax sculpture. Casillas is already in wax beside high level sportsmen such as Zidane, Raúl, Torres, Induráin and Rafael Nadal, among others.
 
   

IKER CASILLAS, THE NEXT SCULPTURE IN THE MADRID WAX MUSEUM
(JUNE 2007)

 

IKER CASILLAS POSES IN FRONT OF HIS
BUST FOR THE WAX MUSEUM OF MADRID
(AUGUST 2007)
   
On 12th of June, The Real Madrid goalkeeper and Spanish national team captain, Iker Casillas, came along to our galleries, where the Museum artistic staff took his anthropometric measurements in order to start the process to carry out his wax sculputure, which will pay homage to the brilliant sports career of this young player. In front of a very numerous representation of the media, Casillas showed his satisfaction and gratitude for this homage that will reach its end in September when the unveiling of his wax figure will take place, with the presence of the player again in our galleries 		 

 

The Real Madrid goalkeeper came to the Wax Museum of Madrid accompanied by Eva González to pose in front of
his bust made of clay which will convert to his wax sculpture.

The wax sculpture of Casillas will represent him with his face in one of his most typical expressions of triumph and
his fists closed, and will be finished for the player to inaugurate it the next autumn.

   

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UNVEILING OF WAX FIGURE OF ANGEL CORELLA

The Madrid Wax Museum paid tribute yesterday to the ballet dancer Angel Corella. The writer Antonio Gala
spoke at the unveiling of his wax figure, portraying Corella in one of his most emblematic roles, in the ballet
"Corsair". He is now on display in the museum along with other famous dancers, such as Antonio or
Carmen Amaya.

     
 
   

"RAFA NADAL UNVEILS HIS FIGURE IN THE WAX MUSEUM"


After being measured at his home in Manacor last December by
the artistic team of this museum, the tennis player came on 4 April
to officially unveil his figure.

He declared to the mass of reporters present that he was both pleased
and proud to be included among the sports idols represented at this museum.

Well done, Rafa!

     

FERNANDO TORRES

The official unveiling of the sculpture of the Atlético forward was a huge tribute to Fernando Torres and Club Atlético de Madrid. The player made his entrance, accompanied by the Club President Enrique Cerezo, as the Club’s anthem played.

A hoard of television cameras and photographers covered the moment when the footballer posed smiling beside his wax reproduction, saying how proud he was, at just 20, to be represented in the Madrid Wax Museum.
Torres is the first “Atlético” player to be immortalised in the Museum. The museum spokesman stressed that this ceremony “paid a triple homage: to the player, the club and the Atlético fans”.

 
MEETING OF "EXPLORERS" AT THE MUSEUM, FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE SCULPTURE OF MIGUEL DE LA QUADRA - SALCEDO

Alvaro de Marichalar, Kitín Muñoz and Nacho Sierra acted as "patrons" at the unveiling of the sculpture of the popular journalist and adventurer Miguel de la Quadra - Salcedo.

BENEDICT XVI, WAX FIGURE
 

H.H. BENEDICT XVI WAS DELIVERED A DOSSIER IN ROME CONTAINING PHOTOGRAPHS OF HIS WAX FIGURE IN THE MADRID WAX MUSEUM.
WE HAVE RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING LETTER SENT ON BEHALF OF HIS HOLINESS:

"Dear Sir,
I hereby gratefully acknowledge receipt of your kind letter of 5th January addressed to the Holy Father, enclosing pictures and information on the recent productions of your Museum.
His Holiness Benedict XVI appreciates this gesture and responds by including you in his prayers, asking the Lord to bestow divine blessings on you and your collaborators.
May the Lord be with you.

THE WAX MUSEUM, THE SEVENTH MOST VISITED MUSEUM IN THE REGION OF MADRID