Featuring hundreds of haunted, historical, and supernaturally-significant artifacts, the Traveling Museum of the Paranormal & Occult is the world’s only mobile museum of the unexplained. Expertly curated by Dana & Greg Newkirk, preeminent researchers of the supernatural, the roving exhibition invites curious visitors to inspect, investigate, and even handle rare artifacts collected from infamous hauntings, parapsychology breakthroughs, mysterious cryptozoological discoveries, and more.

Since 2013, the Newkirk collection has been fascinating, educating, and chilling guests at some of the country’s most popular conventions and private events like Strange Escapes, ScareFest, and Michigan Paracon.

By freely sharing the only collection of independently-studied haunted objects in the world, the Traveling Museum of the Paranormal and the Occult provides unprecedented access to evidence of the supernatural, removing items of paranormal notoriety from private collectors and placing them directly into the hands of those curious about the wide world of the strange and the unexplained.

Thanks to appearances on leading television programs like Travel Channel’s Mysteries at the Museum and Kindred Spirits, features in Cosmopolitan and Coast to Coast AM, and sold-out exhibitions from California to Maine, the Traveling Museum of the Paranormal & Occult has established itself as the premiere source for groundbreaking research on hauntings, cutting-edge parapsychological experiments, and painstaking preservation of supernaturally-significant artifacts.

The collection of the Traveling Museum of the Paranormal & Occult pulls from every corner of the unexplained, featuring artifacts from infamous hauntings like The Amityville Horror, pieces relating to famed ghost hunters like The Conjuring‘s Ed & Lorraine Warren, and two-century old religious idols with the ability to conjure ancient spirits who speak in dreams. Also included in the Newkirk collection are rare and incredible artifacts from the history of cryptozoology, ufology, witchcraft and magick, and the study of parapsychology.

While many of the pieces in the museum’s collection come directly from the paranormal investigations of Greg & Dana Newkirk, others have been painstakingly tracked down and acquired from private estates or contributed by donors who believe their items to be haunted, cursed, or otherwise supernaturally-influenced.

The ever-growing collection spans over five centuries of paranormal & occult beliefs and contains hundreds of rare and unique artifacts.

The Traveling Museum of the Paranormal & Occult was formed with two goals in mind: to preserve and protect items of historical and supernatural significance in relation to the study of the unexplained, and to share those artifacts with the world while educating the public on the reality of paranormal research.

By maintaining the world’s only mobile occult museum, the Newkirks are making good on those promises, providing a level of access to rare artifacts and resources never before achieved in paranormal research.

While the prevailing thought about haunted objects – and hauntings in general – are that they are to be approached with trepidation, the curators of the museum believe that real progress in the paranormal comes from curiosity and understanding, not through fearing what we can’t explain. With that in mind, the Newkirks have managed to innovate the search for answers, establishing groundbreaking initiatives in the fields of parapsychology, cryptozoology, and anomalous research.

The Traveling Museum of the Paranormal & Occult was founded by Greg Newkirk and Dana Matthews, paranormal professionals with two decades of experience in the investigation of the the strange and the unexplained.

Often referred to as the real-life Mulder and Scully, Dana and Greg Newkirk are award-winning television producers and two of the world’s only professional, full-time paranormal investigators. Over the last two decades, their groundbreaking work in the fields of parapsychology, cryptozoology, and haunted artifacts have seen the duo make numerous appearances on hit television series such as Animal Planet’s Finding Bigfoot and Travel Channel’s Kindred Spirits, as well as in leading news outlets like The Independent, VICE, The Washington Post, and even Seventeen Magazine.

When they’re not busy tracking down a lead on the latest mystery, Dana and Greg can be found giving fascinating lectures to sold-out rooms across the country. Using personal footage, private case files, and a knack for captivating audiences, the Newkirks present actual evidence of the unexplained through chilling multimedia presentations on the reality of professional paranormal research.

Whether they’re collecting cursed idols hidden under haunted houses or trekking through the snowy mountains in search of Sasquatch, their long and varied career has earned the Newkirks a reputation as two of the most knowledgeable names in the study of the unexplained, a designation reflected by their carefully-curated museum collection.

GREG NEWKIRK

DIRECTOR, CURATOR

DANA NEWKIRK

CURATOR, HEDGE WITCH

The Advisory Board is an integral part of the Traveling Museum of the Paranormal & Occult’s future. Their contributions to the museum’s work with supernaturally-significant artifacts, the public education regarding the reality of haunted objects, and the shape of paranormal investigation in general, are invaluable to the success of our mission.

Filled with doctors, folklorists, teachers, and paranormal investigators, the Advisory Board is made up of a diverse group of individuals with at least one thing in common: they’re making history by directly impacting the preservation and investigation of rare artifacts with ties to the supernatural.

Through bi-monthly meetings, private summits, and regular get-togethers across the country, the Advisory Board of the Traveling Museum of the Paranormal & Occult helps guide the work of the curators as they seek to change the landscape of anomalous research.

KIKA MORELAN

SENIOR ADVISOR

JENNIFER HUNZIKER

SENIOR ADVISOR

LESLIE WEAVER

SENIOR ADVISOR