6th September 2025 – (Beijing) Beijing’s Madame Tussauds Wax Museum announced on Thursday that, after careful consideration due to the expiration of its lease and strategic brand adjustments, the museum will permanently shut its doors starting 1st October. Most of the celebrity wax figures housed within the museum will be relocated to other Madame Tussauds museums in mainland China.
Established in 1835 in London, the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum has been renowned for its craftsmanship in creating lifelike wax figures of prominent figures from various fields such as politics, entertainment, sports, and fashion across different periods. The museum has branches worldwide in cities like Amsterdam, Bangkok, London, Hollywood, New York, Shanghai, Beijing, Wuhan, Chongqing, and Hong Kong.
Within the Beijing Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, visitors could admire wax figures of numerous celebrities alongside a dedicated “Sports Superstars” section featuring luminaries like Chinese tennis player Li Na, NBA basketball stars Kobe Bryant and Yao Ming, and football legend David Beckham. Ticket prices ranged from 60 to 139 Chinese yuan.