Wax museums (institutions)

Esquema

Getty AAT: Organizations (groups)

Jerarquía

instituciones > <institutions by activity> > museums (institutions)

Descripción

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/300312308

Otros términos

  • wax museum (institution) [en]
  • wax work cabinets (institutions) [en]
  • waxworks (institutions) [en]
  • museums, wax (institutions) [en]