First Friday

Join Poster House on the First Friday of every month for free admission and extended hours! Explore the museum’s latest exhibitions and get in on the fun by attending a tour, workshop, performance, or activity throughout the day. Every First Friday is different, offering unique opportunities to engage with rotating exhibitions and the permanent collection. […]

PH x Teens: Making the Message with the Young Lordes Collective

Teens are invited to a special a back-to-back PH x Teens event! In partnership with the Young Lordes Collective, PH x Teens invites you to a zine making workshop. The YLC will facilitate a discussion about the use of posters/pamphlets/other printable media in activism. After discussion, teens will make a zine about something that they […]

PH x Teens: Watercolor Haiku

Teens are invited to a special a back-to-back PH x Teens event! Inspired by Satō Kochi’s Five Seasons (1988), teens are invited to learn how to write a haiku using watercolor and calligraphy. Participants will take home a finished artwork, and are encouraged to explore the exhibition Made in Japan: 20th-Century Poster Art. PH x […]

Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: Black Power to Black People

Every month, Poster House offers virtual Vibrant Verbal Description Tours specifically for community members who are blind or have low vision. In order to reach a wide, art-loving audience around the world, we offer our description tours online through Zoom. These tours are led by our Chief Curator, allowing you intimate access to the items […]

Made in Japan Virtual Curatorial Tour

Join Poster House guest curators Nozomi Naoi and Erin Schoneveld for a virtual tour of the acclaimed exhibition Made in Japan: 20th-Century Poster Art. Explore the cultural and political shifts […]

Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: Art Nouveau

Every month, Poster House offers virtual Vibrant Verbal Description Tours specifically for community members who are blind or have low vision. In order to reach a wide, art-loving audience around […]

In-Person Verbal Description Tour: Made in Japan

Members of the low-vision and blind community are invited to this exciting, in-person Vibrant Verbal Description Tour at Poster House. This after-hours event will provide exclusive access to the museum’s […]

Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: Belle Epoque

Every month, Poster House offers virtual Vibrant Verbal Description Tours specifically for community members who are blind or have low vision. In order to reach a wide, art-loving audience around […]

Queer History is Poster History

It’s impossible to recognize queer poster history without acknowledging its roots in HIV/AIDS advocacy and organizing. Before alcohol companies were clamoring to pinkwash their brands each June, queer folks were […]

Woodblock Printing Demonstration at Japan Village

Inspired by Poster House’s acclaimed exhibition Made in Japan: 20th-Century Poster Art, the museum is heading to Japan Village in Industry City for a woodblock printing demonstration featuring Brooklyn-based, Japanese […]