SF’s Wax Museum at Fisherman’s Wharf Decorates for the Holidays
SF’s Wax Museum at Fisherman’s Wharf Decorates for the Holidays
5 December 2011 – San Francisco, CA: The holiday spirit fills the Wax Museum at Fisherman’s Wharf (www.waxmuseum.com) with special displays decorating the exhibits of celebrities, presidents, royals, and historical and legendary figures. Holiday glitter starts at the front door, as President Barack Obama presides over a lobby filled with snowflakes, poinsettias, garlands, and a red, white, and blue-decorated tree. Throughout the museum, selected displays sparkle with thematic holiday decor, both traditional and edgy. Open daily from 10am to 9pm. the Wax Museum is located at 145 Jefferson Street, San Francisco, in the heart of Fisherman’s Wharf. For full information, visit www.waxmuseum.com
As you wander the galleries, see the Titanic exhibit draped with wreath and garland; world leaders gathered around a traditionally decorated Christmas tree; and British royalty gazing on a tree studded with old-fashioned candle lights. Other holiday displays are far from traditional and instead reflect the nature of the wax exhibits. Hollywood glamour girls surround a white tree decorated with disco balls. Even the ghouls and monsters in the Chamber of Horrors mark the holidays, their black tree lovingly adorned with skulls and barbed wire.
The Wax Museum also offers a great place to browse for fun holiday gifts. From Friday afternoon through each weekend, you can do your Christmas shopping downstairs in the Wax Museum shop with their unique selection of gifts and memorabilia related to the museum’s celebrity displays.
The Wax Museum features one of the foremost collections of wax figures in the world, where the magic of 50 years of wax artistry transports you through time. The Wax Museum is “home” to a legion of notorious characters, with over 250 internationally-known personalities past and present in fabulous scenes, representing a millennium of history and fantasy, from King Tut’s Magnificent Tomb to the Yellow Brick Road, from royalty and presidents to today’s pop celebrities.
The Wax Museum shows all aspects of life from the ignoble Chamber of Horrors to the inspiring Hall of Religion, including the historic Library of U.S. Presidents, the spectacular recreation of King Tut’s Tomb and the unique Palace of Living Art, where the world’s most famous masters and their masterpieces come to life through the magic of wax artistry. The most popular part of the wax museum tour is The Gallery of Stars, where a galaxy of brand new stars, such as Leonardo Di Caprio, Johnny Depp and Will Smith, join such classics as Humphrey Bogart, Marilyn Monroe and John Wayne.
Opened by Thomas Fong in 1963 as the largest wax museum in North America, the Wax Museum is one of the most popular landmarks in Fisherman’s Wharf. Many scenes were designed and sculpted by Fong’s son Ronald, who co-directed the family business in partnership with his father from its inception. Rodney Fong, representing the third generation of the Fong family, now runs most of the day-to-day operations of the family business. Like his father and grandfather, Rodney has the energy and vision to keep the museum a favorite of San Franciscans and visitors. In September 1998, the historic 100-year-old San Francisco landmark that for 35 years was The Wax Museum Entertainment Complex was torn down to make way for the current showplace, beginning a new era for the now 48-year-old attraction.
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