Portsmouth Museum and Art Gallery, Portsmouth

The Portsmouth Museum is located on Museum Road in Portsmouth. It is one of the six museums operated by the Portsmouth City Council. The building, dating from the 1890s, was once part of the Clarence and Victoria Barracks compound. Except for the museum block, the barracks were demolished in 1972.

The museum building is of red brick, with tile roofing. There are four stories. On each side of the central bays are towers with pointed spires. Fine and decorative arts are displayed in the museum. Exhibits are a melange of works from the permanent collections. Some selections are related to Portsmouth from the 17th century until the 1950s.

Richard Lancelyn Green, the foremost scholar of Arthur Conan Doyle and his creature, Sherlock Holmes, has his famed Collection of Doyle's oeuvres at the museum. It is the most comprehensive of its kind in the world. There are books, letters, films, and television memorabilia.

Some galleries examine everyday life in Portsmouth, Pompey, and Portsmouth at play. The scenes of rooms are typical of certain people at different times in history. The Football in the City exhibit has memorabilia from the FA Cup Finals.