Musée Grévin Montréal

I have never been to a wax museum period and having left the U.S. to visit Canada, it was pretty cool to see the VIPs who were «inducted» into this museum. I was excited to see a few American figures or icons like President Obama, Michael Jackson, Ryan Gosling, Naomi Campbell, George Clooney, etc. There were quite a few cool exhibits and I liked the initial digital presentation depicting the evolution of nature throughout the seasons as an introductory piece to the museum. I took plenty of photos and it’s great for children. There is an even a booth where you can submit your image to be turned into a virtual wax figurine. Nothing beats becoming a part of the creative process.

Great place, especially for a family.
There is props such as hockey sticks etc that you can use to take picture with all the people and all the people looks realistic.
There is also the part where you can make your own wax of yourself and that part is really fun too.

The Musée Grévin is nothing less than an institution in Paris, so I was pretty blown away when finding they were branching out in Montréal. The museum specializes in wax statues of important figures and celebrities. As happy as I was to go, the prices were hard to swallow: 16 $ with student discount?!
Once inside you wait to witness the «Palace of seasons», a magical 3D projection mimicking a journey through the year. As beautiful as this was, looking back on it, I’m not sure why it is part of the visit, my guess is that it keeps the flow of visitors in check. You then move freely among the wax people, whom (which?) you can freely grope and snap pics with. The rooms are themed (more or less), a big favourite being the «Sports room» with Wayne Gretzky, Crosby and Terry Fox among others.
What’s fun is looking if whether or not the statue does your favourite actor/​singer/​politician justice, as well as getting lost in the decors (epic decors!). Another fun thing is testing your general culture against that of other museum goers (apparently nobody cares/​knows who Andy Warhol or Jimmy Hendrix are, but then again, my history is rusty and I couldn’t identify this general or that nun, or even some Hockey great, so…). A real cool part of the exhibit let’s you get your face scanned and dress/​style your eventual wax figure! Fun and slightly creepy, prepare to wait in line! The only true complaint I have relates to the historical room, where you get to embark on a journey to New France with Jacques Cartier, Montcalm, Wolfe and other founding figures. Our forefathers are surrounded by a couple of First nations people. They don’t have names, they don’t even have a tribe. Is this an Innu? Why is she hanging around S. Champlain if she lives thousands of miles up north? Is this an Iroquois, or a Miqmak family? Nope, just random Indians, ya know? Who knows if the costumes are accurate? The only First Nations people credited are the ones who collaborated with the settlers (a Chief, no tribe) or took on the settler’s culture (the first Aborigenal Saint). I briefly studied Museum Curating, and I have to admit, I have a beef with that.
Psst, Hey Girl, you can cuddle with Ryan Gosling.