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Wikidata identifier:
Q47002203
Instance of:
museum; local authority museum
Museum/collection status:
Accredited museum
Accreditation number:
153
Persistent shareable link for this record:
https://museumdata.uk/museums/q47002203/

Collection-level records:

  • Collection overview (Cornucopia)

    Geology Collection

    The collection comprises mainly of fossils (1000 specimens). There are also 475 mineral specimens and 225 rock specimens, many of local provenance and relating to mining and other economic geology of the Penrith area.

    Subjects

    Geology

    Archaeology Collection

    A small collection of mainly local finds, with some foreign material.

    Subjects

    Archaeology

    Biology Collection

    A small amount of botanical and zoological material, including insect collections.

    Subjects

    Biology

    Fine Art Collection

    A small collection of oils and watercolours that includes works by Dutch Masters (Heemskerk, Wouverman, Teniers II and Brouwer) and paintings by the English School.

    Subjects

    Fine Art

    Other

    Archives; Local photographs; Military material; Social History

    Source: Cornucopia

    Date: Not known, but before 2015

    Licence: CC BY-NC

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