Sherlock Holmes- Science of Deduction-The Exhibit !

Delighted to tell you we are hard at work making this exhibit worthy of  the Great Detective

It’s a pleasure for me to collaborate with Dan Stashower and the team. I’ll keep you all posted.

EJs

THE TOUR
• The exhibition premieres at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Portland Oregon (OMSI).
• The exhibition opens October 10, 2013 through January 5, 2014
• The Exhibition will travel until 2019 to international science, history and natural history museums worldwide
• Each venue hosts the exhibition a minimum of three to six months
• International tour is slated to begin 2017

COLLABORATORS
• Geoffrey M. Curley + Associates
• Exhibits Development Group
• Conan Doyle Estate
• Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
• Museum of London
• Andersen Library, University of Minnesota
• Portsmouth City Library, Richard Green Collection
• Royal Surgeons Hall
• CosProp, Ltd. (costume shop)
• Baker Street Irregulars
• EJ Wagner
• Daniel Stashower

HIGHLIGHTS
Artifacts
• Original Manuscripts
• Costumes and Props from the most recent films and television shows
• Letters of Conan Doyle
• Original Illustrations
• 1st Publications
• Original tools, specimens, maps, paintings…

Experiences
• The most detailed and accurate 221b Sitting room to date
• Conan Doyle’s Study
• New! Sherlock Holmes Mystery to be solved by the visitors to the exhibition
• Hands on experiences where you are a Baker Street Irregular
• Victorian Science Exposition
• Live Demonstrations
• Fully Immersive

CONCEPT
Mission
In our constant search for truth, facts and knowledge, the exhibition celebrates curiosity and deduction through observation, creativity, and exploration that inspires us to question and bring reason to the world around us.

Overall Experiential Objective
Guests will experience the primary principles of the scientific method first-hand, while focusing on five STEAM based sciences and five historical European and literature topics. Within this exhibition, guests will explore the scientific and exploratory nature of Sherlock Holmes by engaging in hands-on, observant and inductive interactive experiences. Observation will be used throughout each experience.

Disciplines and studies of science included in the exhibition:
• Biology/Anatomy: human capabilities, post-mortem
• Chemistry/Toxicology: fingerprinting, incorporate sense of smell
• Ballistics/Physics
• Geology/Trace Evidence: identifying rock, soil, ash, fibers
• Botany: identifying plants

Disciplines and studies of history included in the exhibition:
• Sherlock Holmes Stories: The importance of the stories since publication
• Conan Doyle: Influences as he wrote Sherlock Holmes
• Technological Advances in the 1890’s: Communications, medicine, transportation, observational tools
• Geography of 1890’s London: Immigration, expansion, suburbs
• Police work in the 1890’s: forensic standards, relationship with the public
• Social Structure in 19th-century London: Etiquette and social strata of Great Britain

FINACIALS
• Museums may charge additionally for the experience, this helps support the institution ensuring that they continue to bring world class exhibition, content and educational programing to their communities
• If there is continued interest in learning about the financials for the project, such as cost, rental, ticket price, funders, please direct communication to Jessica Grandbois at EDG

MISSION DRIVEN CONTENT
• The exhibition content is developed to support the core missions of museums and educational centers across the globe
• Educators and experts in each field have been deeply involved in the development process of the exhibition
• Classroom activities will be offered to educators and group leaders through the exhibition website to support field trips t the exhibition, or to be used independently to support existing national curricula
• Facilitated and group experiences are developed for the exhibition by Oregon Museum of Science and Industry’s leading facilitation team

FILM AND TELEVISION
• Select costumes and props form the films and television shows may be available for the guests to view
• The films and shows are used as a entry point to expend the discussion to Conan Doyle’s writing, the history and science surrounding the Sherlock Holmes cannon