Sherlock Holmes movie reinvigorates world’s largest Holmes collection in Minnesota
By Jeff Baenen, APWednesday, December 16, 2009
Fans can investigate Sherlock Holmes in Minn.
MINNEAPOLIS — With Sherlock Holmes back on the movie screen, it’s elementary that it will mean more items for the world’s largest collection of Holmes memorabilia at the University of Minnesota.
The university has been collecting Holmes material since 1974 when it bought one collector’s library. Then the widow of a Mayo Clinic doctor donated his collection of rarities, and a Holmes fan donated pop culture items from restaurant menus to board games.
Curator Tim Johnson says the university has more than 15,000 volumes and about 60,000 total pieces in the Sherlock Holmes Collections.
The “Sherlock Holmes” movie, starring Robert Downey Jr. as the famed detective and Jude Law as his sidekick Dr. Watson, opens on Christmas Day.
On the Net:
The Sherlock Holmes Collections: special.lib.umn.edu/rare/holmes.phtml
“Sherlock Holmes” movie: sherlock-holmes-movie.warnerbros.com
Tags: Arts And Entertainment, Celebrity, Christmas, Jude Law, Minneapolis, Minnesota, North America, United States
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December 30, 2009: 1:57 pm
Sherlock Holmes was unbelievable but there is a series of books called “MEG” which would make one hell of a movie. It could be a giant blockbuster if done correctly. Curious if anyone’s has checked out the new book “HELLS AQUARIUM” by STEVE ALTEN? I know he’s been a best selling author before, but wanted to see if anyone had read this book first? It’s about the ancient prehistoric shark Megalodon, which makes the current Great White Shark look like a gold fish. Check out the trailer below, pretty awesome: variancepublishing.com/meg-hells-aquarium-contest.html |
matt