Museum of the Dog
Nonprofit museum in New York City
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AKC Museum of the Dog is a nonprofit canine museum located at 101 Park Avenue in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The museum features exhibits that include: Dogs in film, dogs of presidents, war dogs, dogs in exploration.[1] The museum features one of the largest collections of dog-related art.[2][3]
Painting of a Greyhound by Sir Edwin Henry Landseer | |
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| Established | 1982 |
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| Location | 101 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10178 |
| Coordinates | 40.750804°N 73.977517°W |
| Type | Art museum; History museum |
| Collection size | Bronze and ceramic sculptures and paintings |
| Curator | American Kennel Club |
| Website | museumofthedog |
History
The museum began in 1982 with donations from benefactors Frank Sabella, Marie Moore, Nancy-Carol Draper and the Westminster Kennel Foundation. The permanent collection of art consists of Bronze and ceramic sculpture, and paintings. The museum is a subsidiary of the American Kennel Club.[2]
The museum displays artwork by renowned artists: Edwin Landseer, Maud Earl and Arthur Wardle.[3] Much of the artwork is from the 19th century and the early 20th century.[4]
A great deal of the work is from the late 1800s (the AKC was founded in 1884) and the early 20th century, with little abstract or contemporary art.
Previous locations
- 1982, New York Life Building at 51 Madison Avenue
- 1987, Queeny Park, West St Louis County, Missouri
- 2017–present, 101 Park Avenue, New York 10178[3]
Exhibitions
- Fashionable Dogs (September 7 – December 31, 2023)
- Identity and Restraint: Art of the Dog Collar (April 5 – September 3, 2023)
- Dogs of War and Peace: Wounded Warrior Dogs (March 16 – July 19, 2022)
- 9/11 Remembered: Search and Rescue Dogs (September 7, 2021 – January 2, 2022)
- Women and Dogs in Art in the Twentieth Century
- Women and Dogs in Art[1]
- Dog Days of Summer[2]
