Wax museums (buildings)

Esquema

Getty AAT: Objects Facet

Jerarquía

Built Environment (Hierarchy Name) > Single Built Works (Hierarchy Name) > single built works (Built Environment) > <single built works by specific type> > <single built works by function> > exhibition buildings > museums (buildings) > <museums buildings by subject>

Descripción

Buildings housing museums that specialize in works made from wax, often realistic duplications of actual objects or sculptural portraits of people, especially historical characters. Human figures in wax museums are often dressed in real clothing and posed as if carrying out representative activities.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300005856

Otros términos

  • wassenbeeldenmusea [nl]
  • museos de cera [es]
  • wax museum (buildings) [en]
  • wax work cabinets (buildings) [en]
  • waxworks (museum buildings) [en]
  • museums, wax (buildings) [en]
  • wassenbeeldenmuseum [nl]
  • museo de cera [es]