School of History
Museums around the world have paintings, mummified cats, and other artifacts from ancient history that shows the cat played a large role as family members during history. Learn how the cat – from ancient Egypt to modern times – has impacted not only history, myths and folklore, but modern day professions and business!
History of the Cat Show
The first official Cat Show in Great Britain took place at the Crystal palace in London on the 13th of July 1871. It was organised by writer, artist and cat lover Harrison Weir. The first cat show in the United States was held in New York City on March 6, 1881. Reported by the New York Times Sunday, "Manager Bunnel stood in the center of his museum on Broadway, his hands in his hair, utterly perplexed, late last night. He was surrounded by cats in cages, cats in wooden boxes, cats in hand boxes, cats in bags, half of them yelling, spitting, and scratching, as mad as cats can be in uncomfortable quarters and in a strange place. A deep scratch on his nose and three fingers tied up in oil and rags told how inexperienced he was in the way of cats. As fast as the cages were completed and the cats were placed in little sections, each one alone, they settled down for the night, and silence reigned." What a show!
