Bark for Art: A Museum All About Dogs Is Coming to N.Y.C. in February

Paintings of pooches, sculptures of canines, Fido figurines: these are the masterpieces that fill The American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog.

“This house of canine fine art is set to reopen in New York City on Feb. 8, after 32 years away from the Big Apple. First founded in 1982, the AKC Museum of the Dog is devoted “to the collection, preservation, exhibition, and interpretation of the art, artifacts and literature of the dog for the purposes of education, historical perspective, aesthetic enjoyment and to enhance the appreciation for and knowledge of the significance of the dog and the human/canine relationship,” according to the AKC.

The museum initially opened in N.Y.C.’s New York Life Building, but relocated to West St. Louis Country, Missouri, in 1987. Now the hot spot for dog lovers is returning home.”