The waxwork museum at SF Fisherman's Wharf is permanently closed

San Francisco has lost its wax museum, a popular tourist attraction, after 60 years at Fisherman's Wharf.

Madame Tussauds, which has operated the wax museum at the Wharf for the past decade, has permanently closed, according to its website. Before Madame Tussauds, the Wax Museum at the Wharf operated for 50 years.

The museum featured icons such as NBA superstar Steph Curry, former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, late rapper Tupac Shakur and more.

The official closing date of Madame Tussauds was unclear, but a message to customers on the Madame Tussauds website said: “Hey, San Francisco fans! Our San Francisco location is now closed, but the fun doesn't stop! Visit us in Las Vegas or Hollywood for even more dazzling experiences and unforgettable memories. Thank you for being part of our journey!”

A spokesman for Merlin Entertainments, which operates the museum, did not immediately respond to a request for further comment on the closure.

Named after famed French artist Marie Tussaud, the museum opened in San Francisco in 2014, its fifth location in the U.S. and 17th location worldwide, according to the museum's website. The first store called The Baker Street Bazaar was opened in London in 1835 by Tussaud and her son.

According to the museum's Yelp page, the museum's San Francisco location was previously known as the Wax Museum at Fisherman's Wharf, which operated from 1963 to 2013. Before Madame Tussauds opened, the wax museum at Fisherman's Wharf was a family-owned establishment. It was founded by Thomas Fong in 1963 and passed down through three generations of his family, previous Chronicle reports said.

The original museum, which featured more than 200 wax figures, attracted more than 12 million visitors, former museum president Rodney Fong told the Chronicle in 2013.

In addition to museums in Las Vegas and Hollywood, there are still Madame Tussaud wax museums in Nashville, New York, Orlando, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Australia, the museum's website says.