The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium and Museum, Unconventional museum and gallery in Northwest District, Portland, United States.
The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium and Museum is an unconventional institution in Portland's Northwest District that houses interactive art installations, rare artifacts, and objects from diverse collections. Six distinct gallery spaces address urban legends, mythology, cryptozoology, and unexplained phenomena.
Conrad Talmadge Elwood founded this institution in 1967 as an art gallery to display unusual discoveries and artifacts from his worldwide travels. The museum has since evolved into an established venue for collections of the unexplained.
The museum reflects Portland's taste for the unconventional through displays of Bigfoot sightings, rumored alien autopsies, haunted dollhouses, and regional folklore. Visitors can observe how such stories shape the city's identity today.
The venue allows visitors to move through six distinct spaces and participate in interactive photo opportunities throughout. An attached shop offers eccentric merchandise for those departing the museum.
The museum serves edible insects to its visitors and features a figure known as Robert, an extraterrestrial intern. This character participates in local baseball games and community events throughout the year.
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