Elementary, My Dear

A new Sherlock Holmes exhibit just opened at the Museum and Marina has asked to see it. Since she is on fall break this week, it seemed like the perfect time to go.

When we arrived, we got our tickets for Sherlock Holmes and went directly to the exhibit. We were immediately cast into the 1800's.

First we learned a bit about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his inspirations for the character. Then we were introduced to the detective methods of the time: photography, ballistics, telegraphs, botany, optics and even cosmetics. From there we walked into a messy room and were charged with looking for clues. Some of them were not easy to find!

Next, we walked into a crime scene. We had to look at the clues and then search for the source. We looked through plants to match a seed pod, recreated footprint and dragging patterns, compared blood spatter and evaluated a broken statue. At the end we discovered the solution. It was a complex mystery, but we had fun looking into it.

We stopped for lunch next and then went to Marina's favorite exhibit, health. There weren't many people there so she got through everything quickly. Once we went through, we decided to see the dinosaurs, which we haven't seen in a while. After looking at the fossils, we decided it was time to go home.