專門收藏蠟製品的博物館，藏品多為實物的擬真仿製品或人物塑像，尤以歷史人物居多。蠟像館中的人像常穿著真實衣物，並擺出人物之招牌動作。

蠟像館(建築物)　(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,U,U)
蠟像博物館(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,,)
la hsiang kuan(P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
là xiàng guǎn(P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
la xiang guan(P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
wax museums(buildings)　(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,PN)
wax museum(buildings)　(,U,英文-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
wax work cabinets(buildings)　(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
waxworks(museum buildings)　(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
museums, wax(buildings)　(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
wassenbeeldenmusea(P,,U,荷蘭語-偏好,D,U,U)
wassenbeeldenmuseum(,U,荷蘭語-非偏好,AD,U,U)
museos de cera(P,,U,西班牙語-偏好,D,U,PN)
museo de cera(,U,西班牙語-非偏好,AD,U,SN)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....物件層面
........建築環境 (層級名)
............單一建築作品 (層級名)
................<單一建築作品 (建築環境)>
....................<依特定種類區分之單一建築作品>
........................<依功能區分之單一建築作品>
............................展覽館 (展覽建築)
................................博物館 (建築物)
....................................<依主題區分之博物館>
........................................蠟像館 (建築物)

thing(s) involved are....

蠟像館(機構)

英文....	Buildings housing museums that specialize in works made from wax, often realistic duplications of actual objects or sculptural portraits of people, especially historical characters. Human figures in wax museums are often dressed in real clothing and posed as if carrying out representative activities.

蠟像館(建築物)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	YAHOO!奇摩字典 May 15, 2015
.................	遠流字典通 May 15, 2015
wax museums(buildings)............	[VP]
.................	Icom News (1948-) Vol. 4, No. 3, 8, ICOM News 1988
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
.................	AAM, Official Museum Directory (1989)
.................	Random House Dictionary of the English Language (1987)
.................	Dictionarium Museologicum (1986)
.................	Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
wax museum(buildings)............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
wax work cabinets(buildings)............	[VP]
.................	Dictionarium Museologicum (1986)
waxworks(museum buildings)............	[VP]
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-) sh 85145806
.................	RILA, Subject Headings (1975-1990)
.................	Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)
.................	Random House Dictionary of the English Language (1987)
museums, wax(buildings)............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
wassenbeeldenmusea............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
wassenbeeldenmuseum............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
museos de cera............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	Comité, Plural del término en singular
museo de cera............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	TAA database (2000-)
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	ICOM, Dictionary of Museology (1986)

Getty AAT: 300005856 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300005856
聯合目錄： 蠟像館 、蠟像博物館 、la hsiang kuan 、là xiàng guǎn 、la xiang guan 、wax museums 、wax museum 、wax work cabinets 、waxworks 、museums, wax 、wassenbeeldenmusea 、wassenbeeldenmuseum 、museos de cera 、museo de cera