SINGAPORE will welcome the debut of wax museum Madame Tussauds at Sentosa’s Imbiah Lookout in the second half of 2014.
The attraction, according to local broadsheet The Straits Times, will be located next to the existing Images of Singapore (IOS) exhibit.
Madame Tussauds owner Merlin Entertainments said the two attractions will be packaged together to showcase Singapore’s history and culture. The global attractions operator will invest over S$20 million (US$16 million) into the project, which also covers a revamp of IOS.
Merlin’s divisional director, Meike Schulze, was quoted as saying: “Sentosa is such a vibrant place, and it’s a great implemented and embedded leisure attraction already. And that is just creating the perfect home for us.”
Apart from the wax figurines of famous singers and actresses like Katy Perry, Jay Chou and Kate Winslet, Sentosa Development Corp chief executive, Mike Barclay, was reported as saying that the museum will include famous people who “have had a hand in shaping Singapore” as well.
The ticket price for both attractions will be around S$30.
