- Address: 23 Eulji-ro, Euljiro 1 (il) -ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
- Tel: +82 2-777-4700
- Website: grevin-seoul.com
In Seoul, there are a lot of places of interest and places of interest, and you will not be able to see them in a couple of days. However, there are places worth seeing in the first place, and one of them is the Greven Wax Museum.
general information
In the very center of Seoul in the building of the Yuksam Building in the territory belonging to the Chung-gu district, there is a wax museum Greven. It is the only branch in Asia of the French wax museum "Musee Grevin", whose history exceeded 130 years. The opening occurred in 2008.
What is interesting about the wax museum Greven?
Koreans call this place a museum of wax figures "63" because of the name of the skyscraper in which it is located. The exposition presents more than 80 figures of famous people of different time. You can see here:
- Politicians. Visitors to the Greven Museum will have the opportunity to see Mahatma Gandhi, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Abraham Lincoln, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Francis Pope, Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Diana, etc.
- Composers and artists - Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Picasso, Dali, Van Gogh and Leonardo da Vinci.
- The Last Supper. The largest exposition of the museum is the reproduction of this picture by Leonardo da Vinci. Among visitors it is the most popular hall.
- Idols of the XX century. Among them you will see Marilyn Monroe, John Lennon, Albert Einstein, Andy Warhol, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Eric Clapton, Michael Jordan, Steve Jobs, Al Pacino, Jean Reno, Peris Hilton, etc.
- Expositions on popular films such as "Harry Potter", "Star Wars", "Die Hard", "Rambo", "The Lord of the Rings", etc.
- Exhibition of horror movies . Among the skeletons, werewolves and ghosts, you will see a vampire of all times and peoples of Prince Vlad Tepes, he is Count Dracula.
- Korean celebrities . The whole room is filled with figures of historical personalities and modern heroes: Kim Soo Hyun, Lee Min Ho, G-Dragon, PSY, scientist Thwege Li Hwan, King Sejong and General Lee Sun Sin.
To tourists on a note
All the figures presented in the Greven Museum, this is the creation of the hands of a Japanese artist. To enhance the effects and emphasize details, the author increased them by 1.5 times.
Visitors are invited to make a hand or finger of wax for a nominal fee. All parts are painted and do not differ from natural limbs. The process will take no more than 10 minutes.
Features of visit
The Wax Museum Greven works seven days a week from 9:30 to 21:00. Entrance is allowed for 45 minutes. before closing. The cost of visiting the museum:
- adults - $ 15.82;
- teenagers and people over 65 years old - $ 13.18;
- children - $ 11.42;
- family of 3 people. - $ 14.06 (for one);
- family of 4 people. - $ 13.18 (for one).
How to get there?
The Wax Museum Greven is not difficult to find, because it is located in one of the most famous buildings of Seoul - the Yuxam Building. You can get to the museum by metro . You need such stations:
- "Setkan" on the 9th subway line exit number 1 and then change to a shuttle bus (free travel); "Yoynaru" on the 5 line, exit number 4 further to the bus shuttle. If the output number 1, then take the bus number 261.5534 or 5633;
- "Yoyyido" on the 5th line, exit number 5 further to the bus-shuttle or bus number 11;
- "Taaban" on the 1-line, exit number 6 and change to the bus-shuttle or bus number 11.