Museum of the Dog

Museum of the Dog The AKC Museum of the Dog preserves, interprets, and celebrates the role of dogs in society.
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Things are cooling down, but the calendar is filling up! It's your last chance to vote in our member's exhibition before...
08/29/2026

Things are cooling down, but the calendar is filling up! It's your last chance to vote in our member's exhibition before the Best in Show winner is revealed! A soon-to-be recognized breed will be highlighted right before our upcoming exhibition 😉(more to come on that soon). Try testing your dog knowledge with the help of your dog, or try your hand at becoming a museum worthy artist. Read on for all the details. Bring your dog to events marked with 🐶, meet a dog at events marked with 🐕.

🐕🎨 September 10 | Art After Hours: Pastel Painting Workshop. Join award-winning artist Karen Miura and her dog Lucy for this exciting pastel painting workshop, and channel your inner dog artist.
🐶🍷 September 17 | Dog Days of Summer Reception. Celebrate the announcement of our Best in Show winner, and Reserve Best in Show runner up from our public juried member's exhibition. Drinks available for purchase by donation!
🐶🌳 September 19 | Paws on Parade! Join us at Bryant Park for our 3rd parade around the park to celebrate dogs, with a special guest as Grand Marshal of the parade!
🐶✏️September 25 | Bark After Dark: Trivial Pawsuit! Test your dog knowledge with the help of your pup.
🐕✨ September 26 | Breed Spotlight: Peruvian Inca Orchid. An ancient and elegant, hairless sighthound, soon-to-be recognized by the AKC. Meet them in-person at the museum from 12pm-2pm.

🔗Check out the link for tickets and more info! https://linktr.ee/museumofthedog

08/26/2026

For us, every day is National Dog Day! 💞🐾🐶



Show us a pic of your pup enjoying the museum below! 👇

08/20/2026

We are celebrating Women Artists and Dogs from the 20th Century with this archival exhibition “Fetching Sketches”. Director of Visitor Experience and Education, Sarah Moshenberg, walks us through an Afghan hound mystery, and a clue into just how connected these talented women were.
Show us your pup worthy of Sports Illustrated in the comments!

Kinda chic to be the one and only Museum of the Dog 😘
08/19/2026

Kinda chic to be the one and only Museum of the Dog 😘

08/18/2026

We are celebrating Women Artists and Dogs from the 20th Century with this archival exhibition “Fetching Sketches”. Director of Visitor Experience and Education, Sarah Moshenberg, walks us through Maud Earl’s process of illustration; a key to her being one of our most prolific dog artists in the museum collection.
What do you think of this peek into her process?

☀️On view now, "Dog Days of Summer", a member's art competition. This special exhibition features an inspiring collectio...
08/14/2026

☀️On view now, "Dog Days of Summer", a member's art competition. This special exhibition features an inspiring collection of paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography, mixed media, and more to capture the spirit of our canine companions. Each carefully chosen by our panel of jurors, every visitor is able to vote on their favorite piece with a ballot given upon admission to the museum.

Each week we will highlight 5 of the 20 pieces in the exhibition, until our Best in Show and Reserve Best in Show winners are announced at a reception on September 17th.

16- Ambrosia Sullivan, "Good Dog mini Gallery". Mixed media, clay, wood, marker, acrylic paint, pen.
17- Kenalyn Ang, "The Hound". Linoblock print with water based block printing ink on acid free paper.
18- Leslie Hecht, "Hope". Oil on canvas.
19- Patrice Donnell, "The Best Stick Ever!". Polymer, clay, wood, concrete base.
20- Lily Shen, "Best Friends in Bari, Italy". Photography.

🔗Check out the link to buy tickets to see these wonderful pieces, and more! And don't forget to cast your vote for your favorite! 🗳️https://linktr.ee/museumofthedog

08/13/2026

Our curator extraordinaire, Alan Fausel, walks us through the nuances of breed representation in this particular painting by renowned artist Maud Earl.
Stop by the museum this Sunday, August 16 between 12pm-2pm for a chance to meet some Tibetan Spaniels in person, and perhaps put an end to the debate once and for all!
Which breed do you think this painting best represents?

☀️On view now, "Dog Days of Summer", a member's art competition. This special exhibition features an inspiring collectio...
08/07/2026

☀️On view now, "Dog Days of Summer", a member's art competition. This special exhibition features an inspiring collection of paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography, mixed media, and more to capture the spirit of our canine companions. Each carefully chosen by our panel of jurors, every visitor is able to vote on their favorite piece with a ballot given upon admission to the museum.

Each week we will highlight 5 of the 20 pieces in the exhibition, until our Best in Show and Reserve Best in Show winners are announced at a reception on September 17th.

12- Patricia Sheridan, "Daphne". Pencil on board.
11- Janet York, "Tuxedo and Betty Boop". Painted bronze.
13- Alison Elliott, "Boris with Frill". Oil on gesso panel.
14- Johanne Mangi, "Pick o' the Litter". Oil on linen board.
15- Suzan Jones, "Caesar's Best Seat in the House". Watercolor.

🔗Check out the link to buy tickets to see these wonderful pieces, and more! And don't forget to cast your vote for your favorite! 🗳️https://akcmotd.ticketing.veevartapp.com/tickets/view/calendar

The A in August stands for Art... right? We are cooling down from summer with a line up of dog centric inspiration. Make...
07/31/2026

The A in August stands for Art... right? We are cooling down from summer with a line up of dog centric inspiration. Make art of your own in the mid-week sun, or find an evening class to make your dog your muse! Read on for all the details. Bring your dog to events marked with 🐶, meet a dog at events marked with 🐕.

🐶🖌️ Wednesdays | Bryant Park Art Cart. Join members of the museum staff in a dog-centric craft at the Bryant Park Art Cart every Wednesday from 11:30am-1:30pm.
🐕🎨 August 13 | Art After Hours: Pastel Painting Workshop. Join award-winning artist Karen Miura and her dog Lucy for this exciting pastel painting workshop, and channel your inner dog artist.
🐶✏️August 14 | Bark After Dark: Dog Drawing 101! Bring your dog as your muse and learn how to draw your dogs features with artist and educator Jessica Ressler!
🐕✨ August 16 | Breed Spotlight: Tibetan Spaniel. Meet them in-person at the museum from 12pm-2pm.
🖼️ All August | Dog Days of Summer. Visit the museum to see our new exhibition showcasing dog inspired art created by our incredibly talented community of members. And don't forget to vote for your favorite! 😉

🔗Tickets and more info: https://linktr.ee/museumofthedog

☀️On view now, "Dog Days of Summer", a member's art competition. This special exhibition features an inspiring collectio...
07/30/2026

☀️On view now, "Dog Days of Summer", a member's art competition. This special exhibition features an inspiring collection of paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography, mixed media, and more to capture the spirit of our canine companions. Each carefully chosen by our panel of jurors, every visitor is able to vote on their favorite piece with a ballot given upon admission to the museum.

Each week we will highlight 5 of the 20 pieces in the exhibition, until our Best in Show and Reserve Best in Show winners are announced at a reception on September 17th.

6- Mara Sfara, "Red Dachshund Dog". Lucite, holographic sparkles, and stardust.
7- Margie Milne, "His Spot". Oil on canvas.
8- Lisa Deneau, "He Chose Me". Photography.
9- Ava Kestenbaum, "Bobo in Shells". Mixed Media.
10- Stephen Morrison, "Clump Spirit #2 (closet)". Ceramic, resin, epoxy clay, oil paint.

🔗Check out the link to buy tickets to see these wonderful pieces, and more! And don't forget to cast your vote for your favorite! 🗳️https://museumofthedog.org/dog-days-of-summer/

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101 Park Avenue
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Thursday 11am - 6pm
Friday 11am - 6pm
Saturday 11am - 6pm
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