In the midst of the war waged by Russia against Ukraine, Brazilian museums announced this Wednesday (2) the removal of the statues of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The wax museums in Olímpia (438 km from São Paulo) and Gramado (RS) decided to remove the statue of the Russian ruler from the collection at least until the end of the conflicts between the country and Ukraine.
In Olympia, the Dreamland Wax Museum, which opened in December last year and which had 72 statues on display, has already removed Putin from public view.
“It is a temporary decision, but it must be maintained until the conflict ends”, said the commercial manager of the museum, Gabriela Barbalho.
The Olympia museum had a statue of the Russian president in a wing dedicated to honoring world leaders.
It includes, for example, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un and former US presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama.
In addition to the presidents’ wing, the museum has 30 other scenarios, involving characters from the arts, cinema, music and religion.
The group responsible for implementing the museum in Olympia still manages a wax museum in the city of Rio Grande do Sul, which also removed Putin from public exhibition.
According to the Gaucho museum, which opened in 2009 and has more than one hundred pieces on display, the decision was made in solidarity with the victims of the war and the statue will remain in storage until the end of the conflict. Then the location will decide what will become of it.
According to the museum of the interior of São Paulo, although the place portrays the history of the world, mixing facts and fantasy, the main objective is entertainment, “something that does not match the current moment”.
A statue of the Russian president was also removed from the Grévin wax museum in the French capital, Paris.
The Olympia museum is one of the recent “dry” attractions created in the city to try to prolong the stay of tourists in the city of São Paulo.
In addition to it, the city has the Vale dos Dinossauros park and announced the arrival of a Playcenter Ferris wheel.
Boosted by its two water parks with thermal waters, Olímpia receives around 3 million visitors annually.
