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The Dachshund Is the Muse in an Exhibition Showcasing the Sausage Dog’s History in Art – WTOP News

The exhibition traces the dachshund’s role in art and lets small dogs visit for several hours on Thursdays and Saturdays.

  • On Saturday, the Kunsthalle Bremen opened 'The Dachshund: An Icon off the Leash,' showcasing artwork by Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, and David Hockney exploring the breed's history in art.
  • Museum director Christoph Grunenberg believes the show is the world's first exhibition dedicated specifically to the dachshund, tracing its role as an artistic muse throughout history.
  • On Thursdays and Saturdays, the museum admits small dogs into three rooms if they have a maximum shoulder height of 30cm and an online time-slot ticket.
  • German artist Thorsten Brinkmann contributed the colorful 'Toxie Love' installation, while visitor Kelsey Crossman explored the show with her dachshund, Leonidas, noting they're "small, but they're very strong and a little stubborn."
  • A 'Dachshund Lounge' offers a waiting area for pets, reflecting the breed's long association with Germany, where Kaiser Wilhelm and Queen Victoria famously kept them.
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The dachshund is the muse in an exhibition showcasing the sausage dog's history in art

BREMEN, Germany (AP) — The humble dachshund is taking center stage in a new exhibition in Germany that explores the history of the sausage dog in art — and visitors are welcome to bring their four-legged friends along.

·Canmore, Canada
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An icon goes to Gassi – at least in the Kunsthalle Bremen. The museum shows 120 works of art around the dog with the idiosyncratic silhouette. A premiere – also with lounge for the four-legged.

·Osnabrück, Germany
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