Experimental Marriage Curatorial Tour

Join Poster House Collections Manager Melissa Walker for a curatorial tour of the exhibition Experimental Marriage: Women in Early Hollywood. Learn about the women who shaped the early silent film […]

Poster Kids: Animals in Posters

Everyone has a favorite animal–we bet yours might even have appeared in a vintage poster.  During this program, we’ll use gallery activities and storytelling to explore animal themed posters from […]

Poster Kids: Animals in Posters

Everyone has a favorite animal–we bet yours might even have appeared in a vintage poster.  During this program, we’ll use gallery activities and storytelling to explore animal themed posters from […]

Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: Summer Vacation

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 […]

Members-Only Tour: Swann Auction Galleries

On Monday, August 1, Poster House Members are invited to a preview and tour of Swann Auction Galleries’ summer poster auction. Featuring vintage posters from around the globe, including sought-after […]

Poster House Block Party

We at Poster House are hosting our first-ever block party, and we couldn’t be more excited! Join us on Saturday August 6 from 12–5pm in the Flatiron Plaza for a […]

Poster Kids: For the Love Of Books!

Poster designer Ethel Reed created light-hearted, decorative advertisements for literary publications like newspapers, magazines, and books. Join Poster Kids this month to explore the exhibition Ethel Reed: I Am My Own […]

Poster Kids: For the Love Of Books!

Poster designer Ethel Reed created light-hearted, decorative advertisements for literary publications like newspapers, magazines, and books. Join Poster Kids this month to explore the exhibition Ethel Reed: I Am My Own Property. We will discover the techniques Reed used to popularize literature and then create stories about our own museum experiences.   Join Poster House […]

Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: Summer Picnic

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 […]

It Takes a Village: Unsung Women and Their Contributions to Silent Film

In the first two decades of the 20th century, the nascent silent film industry offered women numerous opportunities to make a significant impact in the field. Mostly marginalized and forgotten over time, these women contributed heavily to early Hollywood filmmaking, doing everything from editing to designing,  producing to directing. While some like Alice Guy-Blaché, Lois […]