Canis familiaris lovers and art fiend will be finding common ground in New York City next month . After being locate in St. Louis , Missouri for 32 years , the American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog is back in the Big Apple .
This home to " one of the world ’s largest collections of dogtooth okay art " originally opened in New York City in 1982 but ended up moving out west just five years subsequently . To mark its return , the Midtown - based museum ’s firstexhibit , " For the Love of All Things Dog , " will open up on February 8 .
More than 180 pup - themed artworks will be on display , admit statuette and paintings that see back to the 19th century , when depictingdogsin art became voguish , allot toCBS New York . Some of the best - known " dog artist " from the period are Sir Edwin Landseer , Maud Earl , and Arthur Wardle . Wardle did n’t separate , though ; he also enjoy paintingcats .
One of the more late point on opinion is Christine Merrill ’s picture of George H.W. and Barbara Bush ’s firedog Millie . There will also be a subroutine library filled with playscript about all things dog , as well as a two - story deoxyephedrine showcase with rare porcelain and bronze artifacts inside .
Aside from the traditional art mediums , the museum will also have some interactive elements . A touchscreen table teaches guests about the trait of 193 different dog breeds , while the " rule Your Match " kiosk lets visitors snap a photograph — if they defy — to detect which breed their fount resemble most . On the top trading floor , there will be an synergistic puppy breeding exhibit .
" We have a very advanced work where we take a 10 - month - old Labrador Retriever and put her in a motion seizure suit and had her go through her introductory obeisance drill , " museum director Alan Fausel tell theAmerican Kennel Club . " Then we channel that to a concealment where you’re able to in reality train the avatar of that dog in genuine time through spokesperson and hand signal . "
The museum will be housed in the Kalikow Building at 101 Park Avenue , which is also where the American Kennel Club home base are newly located . ticket to the display be $ 15 for adults and $ 5 for minor under 12 .
