Guess what? It’s finally open! 

The museum now has its own website! 
NOW OPEN! 
We have moved to our new larger, permanent location just down the road
The American Museum of the House Cat
5063 Hwy 441 South
Sylva, NC 28779
Hours:
Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 10AM-5PM
Sunday: 12PM-5PM
Last tour of the day 4:30PM
Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
828.476.9376
​wnccatmuseum@gmail.com
[This contact info is for museum business only. For cat/shelter related inquiries, please call the shelter at 828-293-0892]

EIN: 83-2370700

 The American Museum of the House Cat is now open, where you can see Dr. Harold Sims's 30+ year collection of all things relating to the House Cat. The collection includes: Fine "picture art" going back to the late 1800's, modern art, folk art, rare advertising art, cat poster art, art glass cats made by the finest glass makers of the world, vintage and antique toy cats, many of which are automations from the 1890's, vintage advertising, where cats are used to sell items, advertising clocks and storefront or window display items, etc.  There is not another private collection of this magnitude and value in America. . The Catman2 no-kill cat shelter will be here far into the future and it and the public will benefit from the museum. The Museum of the House Cat could become a major attraction in Western NC helping to support the shelter and attracting visitors to the area.

The museum location in Jackson County is at: The Gateway to the Smokey Mountain National Park, the nation's most visited park on a major highway (US 441) leading to Atlanta GA to the south, and to Cherokee, Harrah’s Casino, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg TN to the north. It is less than an hour’s drive from Asheville, NC with an international airport and a connection to other interstate highways intersect.

The museum helps the cat shelter by providing funding for Catman2 to provide discounted spay/neuter services to the local community.