Les Ateliers Grévin

In 2011, the Grévin production workshops were launched alongside the opening of Grévin Montréal, for which the workshops created over 100 wax figures in a year and a half.

Modelling, moulds, hair, make-up, costumes, accessories and sets – Les Ateliers Grévin brings the Grévin brand’s historic legacy to life (Grévin Paris, Grévin Montréal and Chaplin’s World in Switzerland) as well as external commissions. The teams and the various wax moulds are housed in a building in the 13th district of Paris, comprising a 660-sqm space and a warehouse.

In true recognition of its art, in 2017 Les Ateliers Grévin was awarded the Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant (Living Heritage Company) stamp of excellence.
The wax figure workshop produces unique creations by combining traditional practices with modern 3D technologies.

Areas of expertise :

• 3D scanning and digital solutions
• Sculpture and moulding
• Accessory prototyping and manufacturing
• Paintings and patinas
• Creation of hairpieces and wigs
• Costume design
• Creations of sets

Recent projects :

• Numerous creations for Grévin Paris, Grévin Montréal and Chaplin’s World in Switzerland
• Restoration of figures at the Curé d'Ars wax museum, originally created by Grévin’s teams in 1974: a hairdresser/hair-implanter, two make-up artists and a costume designer were called on to restore the pieces at this historic location. The project took more than 130 hours of work
• Restoration of characters located at in the Eiffel Tower
• Creation of a figure of Giuseppe Paneraï, famous Florentine jeweller, for a museum dedicated to him
• Creation of characters, costumes, sets and accessories for a Belgian artist creating installations using wax figures

Contact: contactateliers@grevin.com