About the Museum

The American Kennel Club
Museum of the Dog
1721 S. Mason Road
St. Louis, MO 63131
(314) 821-3647
Fax: (314) 821-7381

President
Mrs. Dorothy S. Welsh

Chairman of the Board of Overseers
Mr. Robert V. Lindsay

Board of Directors
Mr. Donald K. Anderson, Jr.
Mrs. Mary-Randolph Ballinger
Dr. Carmen L. Battaglia
Mrs. Gayle S. Bontecou
Mr. James P. Crowley
Mrs. Robert G. Engel
Mr. Walter F. Goodman
Mrs. Mary Lee Hermann
Mr. Edwin M. Hershey II
Mr. William M. Jackson
Mrs. Lee Liberman
Mrs. Howard M. Love
Mr. Kenneth A. Marden
Mr. Ronald H. Menaker
Mr. Sean W. McCarthy
Mrs. Faye Beth O'Byrne
Mrs. Suzanne Readmond
Mr. Keith Severin
Mr. Dennis Sprung
Mrs. Sandra H. Stemmler
Mrs. Sari B. Tietjen
Mr. Peter R. Van Brunt

Executive Director
Barbara Jedda McNab

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* Special Event: Sunday, May 23, 2010

The American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog, located at 1721 S. Mason Rd., in beautiful Queeny Park, West St. Louis County, Missouri, is home to the world's finest collection of art devoted to the dog. The 14,000 sq. ft. facility, which includes historic Jarville House (1853), displays over 500 original paintings, drawings, watercolors, prints, sculptures in bronze and porcelain, and a variety of decorative arts objects depicting man's best friend throughout the age. On permanent display is Sir Edwin Landseer's oil on canvas of a Deerhound and Recumbent Foxhound and many Maud Earl portraits of various terrier breeds.

The Museum is open year-round and available to visitors Tuesday - Saturday from 10 AM - 4 PM, and Sundays 1 PM - 5 PM (closed Mondays and holidays). Queeny Park, home of the Museum, is accessible from highway/interstate 40/64 at the Mason Rd. exit or from I-270 by taking the Manchester exit to Mason Rd.

The Museum Gift Shop offers a wide array of gift items for you and your companion pet including tapestry pillows, ceramic and jeweled dog dishes, books on dogs, umbrellas, stationary, T-shirts, and jewelry, as well as one of a kind objects exclusive to The Dog Museum.

A book and video library is available by appointment for research on purebred dogs and animal artists.

The Museum also offers indoor and outdoor rental space for business meetings, dog club activities, and special events.

For further information on special exhibits, Guest Dog of the Week events, and educational programs call: 314-821-3647; fax (314) 821-7381; or e-mail: dogarts@aol.com, website: www.museumofthedog.org

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