Helwan wax museum
The Helwan Wax Museum is a small public museum located in the suburb of Helwan, in Cairo, Egypt, close to the Ain Helwan Metro station. It houses 116 statues and 26 scenes.
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It contains exhibits of wax sculptures demonstrating important figures from Egyptian history and idealized traditional Egyptian culture. Some figures shown include Salah El-Din El-Ayoubi (Saladin), King Richard I "The Lionheart" of England, Amr Ibn Al-As, Cleopatra and President Gamal Abdel Nasser. The museum was founded by Hussein Bikar, a noted Egyptian painter and sculptor.
Due to the lack of air conditioning, many of the wax sculptures on display exhibit visible damage and signs of repeated touch-ups.[1]
As of early 2009, the museum has been closed for renovations.[2]
Notes and references
- "EgyptToday". EgyptToday. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- "متحف الشمع.. سلة قمامة حلوان | المصري اليوم". www.almasryalyoum.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2019-02-05.