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Brooklyn, New York: House of Wax: Victorian Medical Models

A hipster bar built around an impressive collection of 19th century anatomical displays from Berlin. Wax models of facial tumors, genital diseases, etc. Mixed drinks have names such as, "Napoleon Death Mask." Opened Oct. 2016.

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

Address:
445 Albee Square W., Brooklyn, NY
Directions:
Downtown. In the City Point shopping mall on the east side of Albee Square W. just north of Fulton St. House of Wax is just past the fourth-floor entrance to the Century 21 department store, just off the lobby of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema multiplex.
Hours:
Daily 4 pm - 2 am (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
Phone:
718-513-2547
Admission:
Free to look.
RA Rates:
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House of Wax: Victorian Medical Models

Amazing collection of anatomical figures, busts, organs, diseases, etc. plus a huge collection of death masks, including Napoleon Bonaparte and the King of Prussia.

[Bryan Akers, 06/08/2017]

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