Eden Killer Whale Museum, Maritime museum in Eden, Australia

The Eden Killer Whale Museum is a museum in Eden, New South Wales, built to house the skeleton of the orca "Old Tom" and to tell the story of Old Tom and the other killer whales of Eden. The local historical society is based there and displays between five and ten thousand items on Australian whaling, maritime and fishing artifacts, the timber industry and local social history.

The museum was built to house the skeleton of the orca "Old Tom" and to tell the story of Old Tom and the other killer whales of Eden. The local historical society is based there and holds between five and ten thousand items, covering the Australian whaling industry, maritime and fishing artefacts, the timber industry and local social history.

The museum is run by Eden's local historical society, which keeps 5,000 to 10,000 items there. The name of the orca Old Tom, whose skeleton the building was put up to house, is the reference point for the Killer Whales of Eden story told in the displays.

The museum sits in the town center and is easy to reach on foot, with disabled parking near the entrance. The rooms are air-conditioned and have toilets plus a small shop for souvenirs.

The museum was built around a single animal: the skeleton of Old Tom, the orca linked to the Killer Whales of Eden. The local historical society keeps 5,000 to 10,000 items there, covering whaling, fishing, the timber industry and local social history.