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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 May 3: Sci Fi Night
Dust off your Comic Con costumes and cosplay with your dog as your favorite sci fi franchise or fandom! Maybe you’re a force user, are good at avoiding sandworms, or prefer to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no man–or dog–has gone before! Participants will enjoy fun photo ops as well as an informational talk about the intersection of dogs across various fandoms in the sci and fantasy genres from NYC’s own Brian Levine.
Brian Levine has spent his career as a science educator and administrator in formal and museum settings, and has a long history of communicating science to the public through lectures, planetarium presentations, and in leisure settings. Born in Brooklyn, he grew up exposed attending many science and museum programs, went to the Bronx High School of Science, and majored in Astronomy at Stony Brook. He has presented numerous times at education and communication conferences, published a few times on the subject, is on the board of several education-related non-profits, and has been a host and producer for Astronomy on Tap NYC for over a decade. He is an avid Star Trek fan, and a regular attendee at NY Comic Con and other nerd-related events.
Museum Closed for Special Event
The Museum will be closed on Wednesday, May 8th due to a private event. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please visit us another day!
On Thursday, May 9, the AKC Museum of the Dog opens an exhibition of the art of Joseph Sulkowski, Apokalupsis: An Uncovering.
The Museum is pleased to display the works of Joseph Sulkowski, one of the nation’s preeminent painters of dogs and sporting art in a single artist exhibition. The title Apokalupsis, Greek for an uncovering, refers to the 8 x13 foot magnum opus Joseph has created as the focus for this exhibition.
For more information, see our exhibition page.
The exhibition runs May 9, 2024- August 4, 2024
Join us for the crowning of New York City’s most captivating canine at The Hottest Dog Show, a four-legged beauty pageant co-presented with Times Square Arts. With discerning judges awarding prizes in the swimwear, talent, and congeniality categories, this completely unofficial preamble to the Westminster Dog Show unleashes the constructs of traditional Miss America Pageants to celebrate everyone’s favorite insta-famous pooches.
This event is free, but RSVP is encouraged! Use the “Buy Tickets” link on this event to save your spot today.
The Hottest Dog Show: A Canine Beauty Pageant is a free event that celebrates the public art project Hot Dog in the City by Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw, presented by Times Square Arts.
Taking place at the USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Center, Flushing Meadow – Corona Park, Flushing, NY
Join the Museum at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show! For 2024, The AKC MOD will host a garden-style immersive art exhibition (admission included with your Westminster ticket) on the show grounds featuring dazzling large-scale floral displays, art from the Museum’s renowned collection, interactive experiences, and elegant items for purchase to commemorate your experience.
The Museum will have additional open hours on Monday, May 13 and Tuesday, May 14 in honor of the 148th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. You can visit 11:00am-6:00pm with last admission at 5:00pm.
Please email info@museumofthedog.org for any questions.
Individual Tickets SOLD OUT! Sponsorships Still Available.
We Cordially Invite You to Barks & Bubbles: A Garden Soirée
Don’t worry about leaving the Westminster grounds for dinner on Monday, join the Museum of the Dog to celebrate art, joy and food! Support the only Museum in the world dedicated to celebrating the bond between human and canine, with a ticket to this fantastic event!
Cocktail party with very heavy hors-d’Å“uvres 4 – 6 p.m. On the covered rooftop of the Cadillac Building, Pavilion, BJK National Tennis Center This event is a ticketed fundraiser with all proceeds supporting the AKC Museum of the Dog.
Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show tickets are required to access all events on the show grounds. For more information, please email donor.relations@akc.org.
While we love our canine companions, we kindly ask that they do not attend this event with you.
Thank You to Our SponsorsÂ
Grand Champion Gayle Bontecou Ellen MacNeille Charles
Best in Show Jeffrey and Lynne Ansell Nancy and Gary Brown The Canine Chronicle
Best of Breed Atlanta Consulting Group AKC Canine Health Foundation Alan Kalter The Honorable David C. Merriam William Nicholson
Additional Support Ruth L Flowers
Tickets and Sponsorship Levels For information on top line sponsorship opportunities, click here.
Soir̩e Ticket Р$125 РSOLD OUT Ticket for 1 to the soir̩e
Grand Champion Sponsor $10,000 Name/logo incorporation on table signs, in programs and on select social posts during art activation and soirée Tickets for 8 to the soirée Access for 8 to VIP Suite for Monday evening groups viewing (optional add on for Tuesday) MoD memberships for 8 for one year
Best in Show Sponsor $5,000 Name/logo incorporation on table signs and in soirée materials Tickets for 4 for the soirée Access for 4 to VIP Suite for Monday evening groups viewing (optional add on for Tuesday) MoD memberships for 4 for one year
Best of Breed Sponsor $2,500 Name/logo incorporation on table signs and in soirée materials Tickets for 2 for the soirée Access for 2 to VIP Suite for Monday evening groups viewing (optional add on for Tuesday) MoD memberships for 2 for one year
For information on top line sponsorship opportunities, click here. We’d love to have you!
Join the New York Adventure Club for an exclusive after-hours pastel painting workshop at the AKC Museum of the Dog! Â
Led by award-winning artist Karen Miura and her dog, Lucy, our fun and relaxed artistic experience will include:Â
All painting supplies will be provided, and all art can be taken home!Â
*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)Â
**Pets are not allowed for this classÂ
***All interested are welcome, no painting experience is requiredÂ
You’re invited! Murray Hill Park Avenue Day 2024! Saturday, May 18th!
Join 50,000+ Murray Hill neighbors and guests for the neighborhood’s largest annual outdoor event as we celebrate the debut of the 2024 sculptures by Bruno Catalano on Park Avenue (between 34th Street and 40th Streets) with art, entertainment, fashion, food, shopping, and more.
Look for the AKC Museum of the Dog booth on Park Ave.
Murray Hill Neighborhood Association
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.
May’s Breed Spotlight: Italian Greyhound
A true Greyhound in miniature, the elegant Italian Greyhound (IG) is an alert, playful, and highly affectionate toy companion. IGs are Greyhounds in miniature, more slender, but a Greyhound’s equal in grace and elegance. IGs combine the attentiveness of lapdogs with the complexity of ancient, aristocratic hounds. Bred for centuries to be doting companions and jesters, these high-stepping charmers refuse to be ignored.
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.
The Pet Gala will feature designs from the 2024 Met Gala replicated by Pet Couturier, Anthony Rubio. For the first time, we invite you to join us for this glamorous evening.
The evening festivities will include: A 21-foot red carpet and flower wall grand entrance
Different flower wall stations where each celebrity dog will be featured and others spread out around the venue for photo opportunities during the champagne reception.
A full runway show featuring the canine stars with commentary by designers Anthony Rubio.
A full sit-down dinner at the attached Club 101 with an open bar.
From Anthony Rubio: “This is my favorite time of the year. I love to challenge myself. The designers for The Met Gala have months to create their looks for celebrities to shine on the red carpet. I have two weeks to recreate them and for dogs. When I design for my Fashion Week runway shows, it’s all my aesthetic. For The Pet Gala, I have to figure out how to translate garments worn by humans onto our four-legged stars. Humans can suffer for their fashion, but dogs will not. Their comfort and safety is my top priority. It’s a challenge I’m always up for. I thrive under the pressure.”
*Please note: -Attire: Cocktail formal -Only service dogs and invited dog models allowed -Filming will take place throughout the evening. The event is being filmed for a feature film documentary
