New Delhi, Nov. 2 -- "The Dachshund: An Icon off the Leash" opens at the Kunsthalle Bremen on Saturday, showcasing artwork by dachshund owners and fans including Pablo Picasso, David Hockney and Andy Warhol. In addition to painting, drawing, photography and video, visitors can admire delights such as a wealth of stuffed toy dogs and many other dachshund-themed objects.

Museum director Christoph Grunenberg believes it's the world's first exhibition dedicated to the dachshund in art, rather than dogs in general.

"There are many artists who owned dachshunds, who were inspired by the dachshund, loved the dachshund," Grunenberg said. "It was like a muse and there is an incredible wealth of representation of the dachshund in very different st...