Prague … an amazing city full of ancient palaces, majestic cathedrals and many museums. Moreover, most of them are interesting, thematic, and each exposition can be considered a separate attraction. This city values the spirit of the country so much and cares about the past that two wax museums in Prague are located not only in the same district, but even on the same street. Let’s try to find out why this happened and is it worth examining their realistic exhibits? Idea of creating an exhibition of figures of famous people, the Czech collector Zdenek Kochik nurtured for many years. He was able to realize his old dream by opening the doors of the first wax museum in Prague in 1997. Many political and cultural figures of the Czech Republic were invited to the opening, who contributed to the creation of the first such institution in the country. On the pages of guidebooks to the streets of the capital, the location of the museum is designated as Celetna, 6, not far from Staromestska square. Only residents remember that a wax museum was opened in Prague at Mostecka, 18, in a rather small room. After the amazing success of the undertaking, when the hall could no longer accommodate the guests, the exposition was moved to a spacious old mansion, to which tourists now habitually rush.
Despite the lack of experience, the creation of the first exhibits was approached very thoughtfully: talented sculptors and artists, specialists in the history and traditions of antiquity were invited. Every detail of the costumes was carefully worked out and compared with the known historical data. Experienced make-up artists worked on the faces of the characters. Therefore, many of the figures presented are difficult to distinguish from living prototypes.
In the early days, inexperienced visitors to the museum were sure that they saw live actors in makeup: beads of sweat on their faces, spots of blush or the elusive expression of sparkling eyes. This effect was facilitated by the thoughtful lighting of the halls and the placement of characters on several floors of the old building. There are more than sixty exhibits in the Wax Museum in Prague. To prevent visitors from getting confused among the figures of politicians, musicians and historical figures, the area of the mansion was divided into several thematic halls… (read more)
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