Entire Museum Dedicated To Dogs Opens In Manhattan

The newly opened American Kennel Club (AKC) Museum of the Dog in Manhattan is like the highbrow version of all your favorite dog meme Instagram accounts.

“I was walking through the museum the other day and I called it ‘dog heaven,'” says Alan Fausel, Executive Director of the Museum of the Dog. “We received [many of the artworks] from different collectors over the years. Most breeders are passionate about their breed and they’ve given the museum entire collections.”

American Kennel Club (AKC) Museum of the Dog in Manhattan, New York, USA

For the past 32 years the museum was based in West St. Louis County, Missouri, but its location next to a park just wasn’t conducive to the kind of foot traffic the collection deserved. Now back in its original home of NYC (the Museum of the Dog actually opened here in 1982), just steps from Grand Central Station, the two-floor collection of fine art, artifacts, and interactive displays is far more accessible to superfans of man’s best friend than it previously had been.

American Kennel Club (AKC) Museum of the Dog in Manhattan, New York

“People can expect a great collection of dog art from dog fossils from 30 million years ago to a William Wegman photograph, contemporary works and everything in between,” says Fausel, whose favorite piece in the museum is Percival Rosseau’s Leda.

The Museum of the Dog is open to the public 10am-5pm at a cost of $15 for adults and $5 for kids. Sadly dogs are not allowed, aside from service dogs, but Fausel notes that occasionally VIP canines may visit for educational purposes and tummy rubs.

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