International Cryptozoology Museum

Location & Contact:

661 Congress St
Portland, Maine 04101

Description:

In August 2003, I brought a lifelong dream to life. This is to share the many items I have collected during the last half a century, with researchers, scholars, colleagues, and the general public. I opened the International Cryptozoology Museum in a house I bought in Portland, Maine, under the spotlight of the media (see below), with a beginning trickle of invited visitors.

The museum is modestly beginning with sculptures and paintings created just for it, hundreds of CZ toys and souvenirs from around the world, one-of-a-kind artifacts, a life-size, 8 feet tall Bigfoot representation, a full-scale, six-foot-long thousand dollar coelacanth model, 100 Bigfoot, Yeti, Yowie, and other footcasts, fakes like jackalopes, Feejee Mermaid & furred trout, along with such Hollywood cryptid-related props as The Mothman Prophecies' Point Pleasant "police" outfit, the movie P. T. Barnum's authentic 3+ feet tall Feejee Mermaid, the TV series Freakylinks' 22 foot wide "Thunderbird", and some of Magnolia's falling frogs. Special art and sculpture creations by some of the leading cryptozoological artists in the world are featured.

Special Thanks and Wish List: The International Cryptozoology Museum in Portland, Maine, includes exhibits on the discoveries of "living fossils," the successful cryptozoological stories. One of the most famous, of course, is the coelacanth. Many thanks to an anonymous individual who has donated a full 57-inch replica mount of coelacanth as produced by Fantastic Fish Mounts. Also, appreciation to an anonymous contributor for the Gigantopithecus skull; Caleb and Malcolm for the sabertoothed tiger skull; Richard Noll, Zack Clothier, David Bittner, Todd Lester, Paul Cropper, Dean Harrison, Richard Brown, and others for track casts; and Dolores Phelps for many cryptozoo items representing the cultural impact of cryptozoology. There are many other "things" needed. If you are interested in donating to the Cryptozoology Museum, we are always looking for new material, from native artifacts and taxidermy mounts that apply, to cryptid specific exhibits and cryptozoological souvenirs. Wanted plaster casts of footprints, especially from the East and internationally taken. Please use the address below. Have an exhibit with your name on it - as the source of the donated item. Stay tuned for future details.
Please contact us or write to,

Loren Coleman, Director
International Cryptozoology Museum
PO Box 360
Portland, ME 04112`