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Join AKC Museum of the Dog educators at the Bryant Park Art Cart for a dog-themed art series. Each Wednesday from June through August, we’ll be making a different craft at this all ages workshop. The outdoor space is also dog-friendly, so bring your pets along as your muse!
These workshops are FREE to all. All materials included and all art can be taken home.
The Art Cart is located on the Upper Terrace, near the William Cullen Bryant statue in Bryant Park.
In partnership with Bryant Park.
Museum Closed for the July 4 Holiday.
The Museum will be closed on Thursday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please visit us another day!
Enhance your weekend by taking time to Paws to Read with the AKC Museum of the Dog! Join us in our library space on Saturday mornings for a dog-themed storytime complete with special toys and puzzles, art making, and learning about different breeds of dogs. This program is designed for kids 10 and under with an adult learning partner, but everyone is welcome.
Free for Members and included with General Admission. Space is limited. Use the link on this listing to purchase your tickets and reserve your space.
Here’s your chance to visit the AKC MoD with your favorite furry friends! But, get your tickets early! These events typically sell out and we cannot guarantee there will be space the day of the event.
Roam the galleries with fellow dog owners and lovers during our pet friendly hours. Free for Members at the Individual level and above; Non-Members $20 Humans, $5 Dogs.
All attendees will be required to sign a waiver before entry.
Special for July 12: Author Meet and Greet with Dr. Amy Attas
Join us for a presentation from Dr. Amy Attas, founder of City Pets Vets and author of the new book, Pets and the City: True Tales of a Manhattan House Call Veterinarian. Copies of the book will be available in the shop for you to get autographed and take home as a special souvenir from a memorable night out with your pet.
Dr. Amy is the founder of City Pets Vets®, a veterinary house call service for dogs and cats living, working or visiting in Manhattan. A graduate of Barnard College, she attended the University of Pennsylvania where she received both a Master’s Degree in Animal Behavior and her veterinary degree. Following her graduation in 1987, she completed an internship in medicine and surgery at the Animal Medical Center in Manhattan. After four years in an Upper East Side Animal Hospital, in 1992 she decided to go the extra step in providing excellent veterinary care for her patients and convenience for their families by starting City Pets Vets®, which today is the premier veterinary house call practice.
Join us for a visit from Rookie from Trenton, NJ!
Rookie the Golden Retriever is the 3rd canine in his family to serve as ‘bat dog’ for the Trenton Thunder baseball team in New Jersey. He retrieves the hitter’s bat when they successfully get on base during the game. Meet him and his handler, Eric Lipsman, in our Library space and chat about baseball and what it takes to train a retriever to ‘play ball.’
This meet and greet is FREE for Members and included in General Admission.
Join the New York Adventure Club for an exclusive after-hours pastel painting workshop at the AKC Museum of the Dog!
Led by award-winning artist Karen Miura and her dog, Lucy, our fun and relaxed artistic experience will include:
All painting supplies will be provided, and all art can be taken home!
*Please bring a 5×7 or 6×8 color image of your pet, along with a black and white photocopy of that photo. (Let us know at check in if you need to print yours on-site)
**Pets are not allowed for this class
***All interested are welcome, no painting experience is required
Get to know a dog breed at the AKC Museum of the Dog!
Each month we are highlighting one of the 201 recognized breeds in the American Kennel Club. You’ll learn the history of the breed as well as key characteristics of their anatomy and coat that help them meet the standard. Activities include art-making, stories and books, a collectable breed fact sheet, and an opportunity to meet a live dog.
July’s Breed Spotlight: Golden Retriever
The Golden Retriever, an exuberant Scottish gundog of great beauty, stands among America’s most popular dog breeds. They are serious workers at hunting and field work, as guides for the blind, and in search-and-rescue, enjoy obedience and other competitive events, and have an endearing love of life when not at work. Goldens are outgoing, trustworthy, and eager-to-please family dogs, and relatively easy to train. They take a joyous and playful approach to life and maintain this puppyish behavior into adulthood. These energetic, powerful gundogs enjoy outdoor play. For a breed built to retrieve waterfowl for hours on end, swimming and fetching are natural pastimes.
This event is free for Members and included with General Admission. Please be sure to purchase your General Admission tickets for the date of the event.
Don’t live in New York City? Feel like you’re missing out on all the wonderful offerings of the Museum of the Dog? Well, not anymore! Join us live online for Treasures of the Collection with Curator Alan Fausel on July 30 from 6-7:30 pm!
Members at the Virtual+ level and above are invited to join our renowned Curator, Alan Fausel, for a live online exploration of some of our newest acquisitions. Featured works include: The Gamekeeper’s Bothie by John Sargent Noble and Circus Companions by Vincent de Vos. What other pieces, you ask? Well, that’s up to you! Once you’re registered for the event, send us your requests for specific artworks, artists or featured dog breeds, and we may just use one of your suggestions during the event.
Not yet a member? Join as a Member today for free access to this event, and so many more!
*This online event will be hosted on Zoom with attendees’ cameras off. A recording of this event will be made available for all registered attendees.
