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About Tonya Traylor
Visionary. Storyteller. Collector. Creator.
Tonya Traylor is a multitalented creator and curator making waves with The Tonya Traylor Collection and Ventriloquium— the world’s only pop-up museum dedicated to ventriloquism. Together with her son, Leonard James Moore II, she has built the largest privately owned collection of ventriloquist figures in the world, preserving over 500 historic characters alongside rare puppets, marionettes, automatons, posters, and animatronic displays.
These figures aren’t just artifacts — they’ve appeared in commercials, movies, books, and even performed for royalty. Through Tonya’s vision, they’ve found new life as part of immersive exhibits, short films, journals, and virtual experiences that both entertain and educate.
Tonya is also a published author, journal creator, podcast host, filmmaker, and head of marketing for two private schools in the UAE. Her work blends education, entertainment, and historical preservation with bold storytelling and modern impact.
What drives her?
A passion for preserving lost art forms.
A mission to inspire.
And a belief that every second counts.
Welcome to her world — where every figure has a story, and every story finds a stage.
