Upcoming Programs

Here’s your chance to visit the AKC MoD with your favorite furry friends!

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. 

*If you will be attending with your dog(s), you will be required to sign a waiver upon entry.

Special for June 2: Pride with your Pups!

How many dogs do you know who don't love a good ball game? 

The AKC MoD is teaming up with the Brooklyn Cyclones for Bark in the Park! Take your pups to a day at the ball game as the Cyclones play the Greenville Drive at their home field in Brooklyn. Spin the prize wheel for a chance to win Cyclones merchandise and support the Museum! 

The game starts at 6:00 pm and the AKC Museum of the Dog will be there when doors open to talk about the Museum and sell spins on the prize wheel for Cyclones merch (all proceeds go directly to supporting the Museum). The game will be taking place at 1904 Surf Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11224

Join the New York Adventure Club for an exclusive after-hours pastel painting workshop at the AKC Museum of the Dog! Make a stunning work of art to gift to a loved one this holiday season.

Led by award-winning artist Karen Miura and her dog, Lucy, our fun and relaxed artistic experience will include:

• Private access to the AKC Museum after the doors close to the public

• A step-by-step demonstration on pastel painting dogs — bring a photo of your pet, or use Lucy as your muse!

• A chance afterward to play with Lucy and browse the museum’s collection that commemorates, signifies, and celebrates the human-canine relationship through fine art and artifacts, and dynamic exhibits and activities

• An opportunity to visit the museum's gift shop before heading out

All painting supplies will be provided, and all art can be taken home!

*For guests who want to paint a picture of their pet, please bring a 5x7 or 6x8 Head Shot of your pet, along with a black and white photocopy of that photo

**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 200 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. 

June's Breed Spotlight: Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen or PBGV

Meet members of the breed that just took the Best in Show title at the 2023 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show!

This event is free for Members and included with General Admission.

Find our booth at 91st and 5th!

Join the AKC MoD at the annual Museum Mile Festival on Fifth Avenue as we celebrate Museums and cultural institutions located in New York City! Fifth Avenue will be closed to car traffic between 79^th and 109^th streets and all Museums and cultural partners on this stretch will be free and open to the public. The AKC MoD will have a tent located at 91^st and Fifth Avenue with family-friendly activities; Come say hi!

Other Museums and cultural partners included in the festivities are the Africa Center, the Asia Society, El Museo del Barrio, the Museum of the City of New York, the New York Academy of Medicine, the Jewish Museum, the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, the Church of the Heavenly Rest, the Guggenheim Museum, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Here’s your chance to visit the AKC MoD with your favorite furry friends!

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. 

*If you will be attending with your dog(s), you will be required to sign a waiver upon entry.

Special for June 16: All Things Canine Science with the Thinking Dog Center!

Join Dr. Sarah-Elizabeth Byosiere, Director of the Thinking Dog Center at Hunter College CUNY and Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist, for a fun and educational session about canine thinking! During this presentation, Dr. Byosiere will discuss the field of canine science, share details regarding the studies conducted at dog cognition centers, and present some fun and easy “experiments" that you can do at home to help you understand your furry friend’s cognitive abilities.

This summer, we are bringing in authors AND dogs for an exciting series of storytime events! At each program, participants will get to meet and chat with a children's book author, create a craft in theme with the book, and get up close with real dogs similar to those featured in the story. Pick up your own copy of the book in our shop and get it autographed right then and there!

On June 24th, join author Amulya Veldanda Vadali for a reading of her book Cosmo Faces the Forest of Fear.

Amulya Veldanda Vadali is a scientist and award-winning author from New Jersey. Her first children’s book, Cosmo Faces the Forest of Fear, is an exciting story about courage, starring her own golden retriever, Cosmo. The irony is that Amulya herself used to be terrified of dogs. But she was able to face her fear and today she is the biggest dog lover! Through her stories, Amulya hopes to share important life lessons with her young readers, while also letting them laugh and enjoy the journey! 

Visitors of all ages will enjoy this event. Whether you are excited to hear the story or just want to visit with the dogs. This event is FREE for Members and included with General Admission.