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AKC Museum of the Dog
	Painting of a Greyhound by Sir Edwin Henry Landseer
Established	1982
Location	101 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10178
Coordinates	40°45′03″N 73°58′39″W / 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.org

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]

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]

References

^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "AKC MUSEUM OF THE DOG". museumofthedog. American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
^ ^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.
^ Judkis, Maura (1 March 2019). "The Museum of the Dog is unleashed in Manhattan". The Washington Post. Retrieved 24 August 2019.