Museum collections
Percy Toplis
Find out about the story of Percy Toplis, the monocled mutineer: his life and crimes, his final hours and the inquest into his death.
Museum collection types
The collections at Penrith and Eden museum include a heritage collection, the old Penrith collection and the fine art collection
Local personalities
Local personalities and people of notoriety include artist Jacob Thompson, trooper William Pearson and wrestler William Jameson.
A handful of museum objects
An elephant's tooth, Roman coins, sculpture of a rider, pewter chargers and 'Druids cutting down the mistletoe' painting are objects in the museum’s collection.