Tuesday, July 23, 2013

1st wax museum opens in Da Nang

Vietnam’s first wax museum opens in Da Nang



A life size statue of US President Barack Obama on display at Vietnam’s first wax museum, which opened July 11 in Da Nang City

Vietnam’s first wax of museum opened July 11, featuring life size statues of international celebrities.

Located at the Ba Na Hills Resort in the central coastal city of Da Nang and funded by Sun Group, the museum has 25 wax statues of celebrities including the US president Barack Obama, soccer star and fashion icon David Beckham and wife – singer turned fashion designer Victoria Beckham; movie stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie; Hallyu star Bi Rain; the late Chinese-American martial artist Bruce Lee; Michael Jackson, and Queen Elizabeth II.

Another batch of 25 figures made of a mixture of beeswax and plastic, will join the first batch by the end of this year.

The museum was constructed to attract more tourists to the city. It is able to receive around 1,000 people per day, also includes an area for visitors attempt to make their own clay creations.

Entrance to museum costs VND50,000 (US$2.30).

~News courtesy of Thanh Nien News~

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