Madame Tussauds Amsterdam
Madame Tussauds Amsterdam is a wax museum on Dam Square, where life-size figures bring Dutch history, global culture and popular entertainment together. You find it in the upper floors of a historic Peek & Cloppenburg building, designed by A.J. Joling and built between 1914 and 1917.
The museum opened in 1970 as the first Madame Tussauds outside the United Kingdom and moved from Kalverstraat to Dam Square in 1991. Its interactive exhibitions include Dutch royals, Golden Age figures, world leaders, film stars, musicians, artists, athletes and Marvel characters, with names such as Willem-Alexander, Máxima, Nelson Mandela, Beyoncé, Vincent van Gogh and Spider-Man. Since 2012, themed sets have invited you to pose on a red carpet, recreate film or music scenes and take photographs beside the figures.
The building itself carries national heritage status, while the collection shows how wax figures take shape through measurements, clay modelling, casting, painting, hair and clothing. Wheelchair access makes the museum available to visitors with mobility needs.
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