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Arthur Conan Doyle Collection

Housed in a newly refurbished and specially designed gallery, the Exhibition opened in June 2007 at Portsmouth City Museum and Records Office. The exhibition is open from 10am – 5.30pm, Monday to Sunday and admission is free.

The extraordinary collection – including a tantalising glimpse of how the fictional sleuth was named – was donated to Portsmouth by the writer and collector Richard Lancelyn Green's family following his death in 2004. A leading Sherlock Holmes specialist and Arthur Conan Doyle scholar, Richard Lancelyn Green's collection spans over 40,000 items, archives and artefacts relating to Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes, collected over 40 years. 

The Conan Doyle exhibition has won the award for Best Artist / Exhibition in the annual Guide Awards sponsored by The News.

At an awards ceremony in November 2007 at the Kings Theatre the exhibition scooped top prize in a vote by News readers Awards were presented in 17 categories including best band, best restaurant, best amateur production and best classical act. Now in their third year, the awards honour the very best of entertainment in the area.

Claire Looney, Arts and Cultural Development Service Manager said: "Naturally we're delighted the Conan Doyle exhibition has been voted a winner by the public. With the huge interest in Conan Doyle and his creation Sherlock Holmes, the exhibition is a showcase for some of the many thousands of fascinating items in our collection."

For further information contact Claire Looney on 023 9283 4185.