AKC Museum of the Dog is a nonprofit canine museum 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]

AKC Museum of the Dog
Painting of a Greyhound by Sir Edwin Henry Landseer
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Established1982
Location101 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10178
Coordinates40°45′03″N 73°58′39″W / 40.750804°N 73.977517°W / 40.750804; -73.977517
TypeArt museum; History museum
Collection sizeBronze and ceramic sculptures and paintings
CuratorAmerican Kennel Club
Websitemuseumofthedog.org

History

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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

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Exhibitions

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  • 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b Allen, Brian T. (24 August 2019). "Dog Days of Summer? Visit the New Museum of the Dog". National Review. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "AKC MUSEUM OF THE DOG". museumofthedog. American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Trejos, Nancy (8 January 2019). "The Museum of the Dog is set to debut in New York City on Feb. 8". USA Today. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  4. ^ Judkis, Maura (1 March 2019). "The Museum of the Dog is unleashed in Manhattan". The Washington Post. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
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