Museum of the Dog facts for kids
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 |
| Type | Art museum; History museum |
| Collection size | Bronze and ceramic sculptures and paintings |
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. The museum features one of the largest collections of dog-related art.
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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.
The museum displays artwork by renowned artists: Edwin Landseer, Maud Earl and Arthur Wardle. Much of the artwork is from the 19th century and the early 20th century.
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
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
- Dog Days of Summer
See also
In Spanish: Museo del Perro para niños
