July/August 2026

40 – Purebred PIGEON Painting by M. Holdenried from 1995 Sollfrank Museum interior with breed pyramid - photo by JL Frindel Frank Cook’s most famous work, Doveland at the museum According to the website toursimus.nuernberg.de the museum has “120,000 exhibits on over 8000 sq ft including a unique collection of over 4,000 porcelain figures, some over 250 years old...items related to purebred pigeons, carrier pigeons. ... displays of specialized literature, postcards, stamps, certificates, medals, awards, oil and watercolor paintings, porcelain and other figurines and much more. A terrific walk-thru tour is available at https://www.taubenmuseum.de/rundgang/ You can choose your language at the top of the introducation page. Columba - the museum bulletin Museum collection of stamps - 1919 featuring a Fantail Hana Pouter SV Band for Best Bird at their National in 2022