| The American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog 1721 S. Mason Road St. Louis, MO 63131 (314) 821-3647 Fax: (314) 821-7381 Chairman of the Board Mr. Gilbert S. Kahn President Mrs. Charlton Reynders, Jr. Chairman of the Board of Overseers Mrs. Dorothy S. Welsh Board of Directors Mr. Donald K. Anderson, Jr. Mrs. Mary-Randolph Dickson Ballinger Dr. Carmen L. Battaglia Mrs. Gayle S. Bontecou Mr. James P. Crowley Mrs. Robert G. Engel Mr. Walter F. Goodman Mr. Robert C. Graham, Jr. Mr. Edwin M. Hershey II Mr. William M. Jackson Mrs. Lee Liberman Mrs. Robert V. Lindsay Mrs. Howard M. Love Mr. Kenneth A. Marden Mr. Ronald H. Menaker Mr. Sean W. McCarthy Mrs. Emily Kernan Rafferty Mrs. Cecelia Ruggles Mr. Keith Severin Mrs. Martin T. Sosnoff Mr. Dennis Sprung Mrs. Sandra H. Stemmler Mrs. Sari B. Tietjen Mr. Peter R. Van Brunt Mrs. Faye Beth O'Byrne Executive Director Barbara Jedda McNab |
Tickets are $325 each and reservations can be made by calling Museum Director Barbara Jedda McNab at 314-821-3647. The Theatre Benefit party is the Museum's premier fundraising event.
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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