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A myth-busting exhibition at the Museum of London is exploring the character of fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.

It's a character that's been endlessly adapted while retaining its essence as a cerebral sleuth, forensic scientist, drug-taking bohemian and archetypal Englishman.

A new exhibition is putting Sherlock Holmes under the magnifying glass.

Many tourists still see through the eyes of the London detective, and often seek out the Baker Street address he called home.

Through film clips, costumes, 19th-century forensic equipment and more, it follows Holmes to go from an idea in Conan Doyle's notebook to the smart phone-toting modern detective played by Benedict Cumberbatch in the BBC TV series "Sherlock."

The exhibition's lead curator, Alex Werner says.

"Well, Sherlock Holmes is the world's most famous fictional detective and there seems to be an incredible interest at the moment in this character and we felt this was the opportune time to do it.And there hasn't been an exhibition for over 60 years."

For Sherlock fans, perhaps the most exciting exhibit may be a manuscript which shoes how Conan Doyle formulated his main characters.

It's for 'A Study in Scarlet' - the first of two short novels which feature Holmes - and shows how at one point the main characters' names were under consideration.

Conan Doyle's first two short novels made little impact, but when the short stories began to appear in Strand Magazine the detective became a literary sensation.

Here's Alex Werner again.

"We have the holy of holies for 'Sherlockians' - the 'Sherrinford Holmes page' where, this is the moment that really we get the word Holmes for the first time, but Sherlock hasn't arrived yet."

According to historian David Cannadine, what makes Holmes such an intriguing character is his changeable persona.

On the one side, he's an unstoppable Superman, on the other a decadent socialite.

The exhibition features numerous tools the detective used while foiling crimes, including wigs and makeup he donned to fool enemies.

"One of the interesting aspects of Holmes is that he's this very schizophrenic creation. On the one side, he's Superman who can do everything - and Superman in fact appeared just before the Holmes and Watson stories start - but on the other side, he's a kind of Oscar Wilde, decadent and aesthete. And it's getting work, getting detection, getting the job to do, that transformed Holmes from being the wild and decadent aesthete into the energetic and infallible Superman."

And that unpredictable character has been taking to the red carpet lately.

Benedict Cumberbatch - seen here at the Screen Actors Guild awards in January 2014 - has brought 'Sherlock' into the 21st century.

And that most recent part of the Sherlock Holmes saga isn't ignored in this exhibition.

The famed Belstaff coat worn by Cumberbatch in the BBC series is on display.

The exhibition is at the Museum of London from 17 October till April 2015.