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Conan Doyle and his Creation
As part of the Sensing Culture project, funded by the Heritage Lottery, we created a traveling exhibition which used audio description technology and tactile panels to improve accessibility to the Collection for blind and partially sighted visitors.
The exhibition consists of 16 removable audio described panels, detailing the life of Conan Doyle, the origins of the Conan Doyle Collection and the world of Sherlock Holmes. Beneath these pages are two very unusual handling objects hidden underneath the panels. These have been produced by the University of Portsmouth using 3D printing technology. One hints at Conan Doyle's beliefs in Spiritualism, with Conan Doyle's bust in the bottom left hand corner, and the hint of a Spirit, or 'extra' above him. On the right hand side is a 3D version of the Reichenbach Falls, with Moriarty and Sherlock battling on the edge of the waterfall. This scene has been created to evoke the senses.
We have now created an online version of this exhibition to allow you to find out more about the Collection through both the written word and audio.
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- 1Mummy Disguise from To Catch a Thief workshop
- 2Photo of Baker Street
- 3Arthur Conan Doyle's Costume from Arthur and George
- 4Elsie being offered a posy
- 5Photograph of Conan Doyle playing cricket at sea
- 6Final Problem Stamp Postcard
- 7Photograph of Edgar Allan Poe's house
- 8William Jennings photo
- 9Dancer Disguise from To Catch a Thief workshop
- 10Photo of Conan Doyle's cigar box
- 11Statue of a young Jeremy Brett
- 12Photograph of Dennis riding a camel
- 13Basil Rathbone Poster
- 14The Adventure of the Creeping Man
- 15June 1912 edition of the Strand Magazine
- 16Conan Doyle riding a donkey
- 17Photo of Arthur Conan Doyle with Jasper Ball Club and Edson team before a baseball game
- 18Illustration of the plateau from the Lost World
