Archive · 2 Jun 2025
Macron Wax Statue Stolen in Paris Protest
Imagine a museum with wax figures of famous people.
Someone took the wax statue of the French President, Emmanuel Macron.
It happened at the Grevin Museum in Paris.
The thieves, pretending to be from an environmental group, claimed it was to protest France's relationship with Russia.
They took the statue out an emergency exit.
The museum is very old.
The statue was made recently.
It's like someone borrowing a special toy.
Emmanuel Macron's wax statue was stolen from the Grevin Museum in Paris.
The theft involved individuals claiming to be Greenpeace activists.
The perpetrators entered the museum as tourists and exited via an emergency exit.
The statue was taken to the Russian Embassy in Paris.
The theft was part of a protest against France's ties with Russia.
- Who
- Several people claiming to be Greenpeace activists
- What
- Emmanuel Macron's wax statue was stolen
- When
- Today
- Where
- Grevin Museum, Paris, and in front of the Russian Embassy
- Why
- To protest France's commercial ties with Russia
Greenpeace View
French Government View
Commercial Ties with Russia
Greenpeace View
France should cease all commercial ties with Russia due to the war in Ukraine.
French Government View
France's current stance on commercial ties with Russia.
- Incident
- Theft of Emmanuel Macron's wax statue
- Location
- Grevin Museum, Paris
- Perpetrators
- Several people claiming to be Greenpeace activists
- Motive
- To protest France's commercial ties with Russia
