Musée Grévin

The Musée Grévin on Boulevard Montmartre in Paris's 9th arrondissement is a famous wax museum founded in 1882 by Alfred Grévin and Arthur Meyer. The exhibition is organized by theme, with the figures placed in fitting settings such as theater halls or artists' studios. You can also see the "Spirit of Paris" extension and the "Palais des Mirages," a magnificent hall of mirrors whose dramatic lighting creates the illusion of endless halls. This room was designed by Eugène Hénard. The historic domed room from 1882 is another of the attractions. One of the most visited privately run sights in the city, the museum draws around 600,000 guests a year.