Poster Kids: Just Snap It!
2025-01-19 10:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Nike’s talented designers and photographers turned sports stars into superheroes! Learn about the stories and processes behind the frames from Just Frame It: How Nike Turned Sports Stars Into Superheroes and apply these skills in an action-packed workshop involving photoshoots, collages, and alter egos.
Join Poster House on select Sunday mornings from 10:30am–12pm for a family-friendly, interactive poster tour and a related art-making experience. Admission is free; advanced registration is required. This program invites children 4–10 years old and their adults to collaborate (siblings are welcome). This is not a drop-off program.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org

Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: Munich Olympics
2025-01-23 16:00 - 17:00
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 Educators, allowing you intimate access to the items in our current shows and permanent collection.
This month’s tour will focus on the exhibition, Munich 1972: Sports Posters of the XXth Olympic Games.
Please email access@posterhouse.org or call ‪914.295.2387 to sign up for this event. You will be emailed poster images for reference as well as information about accessing Zoom the morning of the virtual tour. Tours start promptly and will last approximately 70 minutes with questions.
For a complete list of our accessibility tours, click the Accessibility filter at the top of our Events page, call (914) 295-2387, or email access@posterhouse.org. Poster House will also strive to accommodate any outside accessibility tour requests given two week’s notice.

Afro-Futurism and Nike
2025-01-23 18:00 - 19:30
The sports world has often been a critical marker of future trends in celebrity, style, marketing, and youth culture. The museum’s current exhibition, Just Frame It: How Nike Turned Sports Stars into Superheroes, demonstrates how posters of notable athletes set the tone for the future of sports branding, fostering the idea of the “Sports Star.” Poster House is thrilled to host a panel discussion about the ways in which Nike allows us to consider Afro-Futurism within the messaging and styling of a brand that has had special appeal for Black people.This panel will examine Afro-Futurism in the context of fashion history, literature, and visual language to investigate a future that never was. Join us in thinking about Nike branding from a new perspective.
Dominique Norman (she/they) is a writer and educator whose work critically examines the complex intersections of fashion, media, race, gender, the body, sexuality, and culture. Aside from her digitally published work for numerous media outlets including Refinery29, Bustle, Teen Vogue, Essence, and Fashionista, she has also written for several books and journals. She is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of Fashion Marketing at Marymount Manhattan College, and an adjunct professor at LIM College and FIT. Her research focuses on the Afropunk subculture and how fashion and streetwear culture is used as a tool of resistance.
Victoria Dadet (she/they) is a Harlem-based scholar and museum professional with a background in youth-focused grassroots political organizing. They have a Bachelor’s in Ethnic Studies from the University of Colorado Boulder and a Master’s in American Studies from the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race at Columbia University. Their work investigates the connections between the Black Radical Tradition, grassroots organizing, ideas about modernity and futurity, and the development of political consciousness among young people. Her research examines the social and political values held by New York City teenagers in the mid-1960s and how such values were influenced by Black community organizers in Harlem.
Es-pranza Humphrey is the Assistant Curator of Collections at Poster House. She received her BA in History from the University of New Haven and her MA in American Studies from Columbia University, where she examined American history, literature, and culture in relation to those of countries across the globe. Her research has incorporated interdisciplinary approaches to the Black feminine identity expressed through various forms of performance art and fashion. She has been featured in the New Yorker, ABC Here and Now, National Public Radio (NPR), the Fashion and Race Database, and a number of international publications for her curatorial work on the visual media of the Black Panther Party. Her latest research focuses on Black women’s fashion and Black theater in the early to mid-20th century.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

Bearing Witness: Black Printmakers “Calling Out” America!
2025-01-24 18:30 - 19:30
In conjunction with the acclaimed exhibition Lester Beall & A New American Identity, Poster House is pleased to partner with the EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop for an engaging conversation with esteemed scholar and historian Leslie King Hammond. This presentation reflects on the artistry of African American printmakers in the era of President Roosevelt’s Works Project Administration of 1935 to 1941, work that had a powerful impact on subsequent generations of Black printmakers. Each artist–then and now–sought to create original and truthful prints in their chosen mediums and modalities to “signify on” (or indirectly criticize) the realities of their lives as citizens in the United States.
Leslie King Hammond is an art historian, artist, curator, educator, community innovator, and Professor Emerita, former Dean of Graduate Studies, and Project Director for the Ford Foundation-Philip Morris Fellowships for Artists of Color, and Founding Director of the Center of Race and Culture at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). Her board service includes the American Craft Council; the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture; the Collections Committee of the Walters Art Museum; the Advisory Board of Craft in America’s Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026; and the Advisory Board of AWARE-The Origin of Others. King Hammond has received lifetime achievement awards from the Studio Museum of Harlem; the Women’s Art Caucus of the College Art Association; the Brandywine Workshop and Archives; the Dubois Circle; the James A. Porter Colloquium at Howard University; and the Creative Alliance. The Detroit Institute of Arts has also given her the Alain Locke International Award and MICA has named a Graduate Student Fellowship in her honor.
Accessibility Note: This program will be livestreamed on Poster House’s Youtube Channel. Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive-listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

Chinatown Walking Tour
2025-01-25 10:30 - 12:00
Join Mott Street Girls and Poster House Artist-in-Residence, Christina C. Young, for a walking tour through the historic streets of Manhattan’s Chinatown. This guided experience highlights the neighborhood’s small businesses with stops at cherished family-owned establishments and new neighborhood favorites. Along the way, you’ll hear captivating stories about Chinatown’s rich heritage and resilience while supporting local businesses that reflect the community’s vibrant spirit.
About Mott Street Girls
Mott Street Girls is dedicated to making Chinese American history and culture more accessible to the public. Founded by Anna Huang and Chloe Chan, second-generation Chinese Americans, the organization offers engaging food and history walking tours through Manhattan’s Chinatown, creates educational social-media content, and collaborates with community organizations. Its mission is to preserve the neighborhood’s rich cultural heritage, support local businesses, and share inspiring stories about the Chinatown community.

Members-Only Tour: Just Frame It
2025-01-27 18:00 - 19:00
Poster House Members are invited to a private tour of the exhibition Just Frame It: How Nike Turned Sports Stars into Superheroes. Join curator Adam Howard as he discusses how Nike paved the way for modern sports advertising in posters featuring some of the many professional sports teams and athletes that worked with the brand. In an age when images of sports people are much more accessible and down-to-earth, these posters may seem quaint—but they’re also impressive and undeniably entertaining, just like the stars they depict. Light refreshments will be provided.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

PH x Teens: Behind The Scenes with a Poster House Curator
2025-01-31 15:30 - 18:00
Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes when a curator is preparing a museum exhibition? Poster House invites you to learn more in a hands-on workshop led by our Assistant Curator of Collections, Es-pranza Humphrey, in which we will explore how to conduct research, select posters, and tell a compelling story through design.
Afterward, students will get the chance to test their new skills by workshopping a show of their own based on our upcoming exhibition, The Subway Sun! Snacks and drinks will be provided. This is not a drop-in program, please check-in by 3:30pm for the start of the session at 3:45pm.
PH x Teens is a program for young adults ages 13 to 18 focusing on drop-in art activities and college and career prep.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is available upon request.
Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

Legacy of Inspiration: The Black Fives & Nike
2025-01-31 18:30 - 20:00
The award-winning author, historian, and Black Fives brand creator Claude Johnson will discuss the history of the early African American basketball teams depicted on his iconic “Legacy of Inspiration” sneaker collaboration with Nike in 2003–04. He will also talk about how that collab came to be, his own experiences at Nike as a product line manager in its branded basketball-apparel group, and, of course, those limited-edition styles themselves, including Air Force Is, IIs, and IIIs, Dunk Highs and Lows, Vandal Highs and Lows, and Blazers. Johnson, whose 2022 book, The Black Fives: The Epic Story of Basketball’s Forgotten Era, won the Museum of African American History’s Stone Book Award, remains the only historian ever to obtain a sneaker deal.
Accessibility Note: This program will be livestreamed on Poster House’s Youtube Channel. Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive-listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

First Friday: Lester Beall Curatorial Tour
2025-02-07 15:00 - 16:00
Join us for a curatorial tour of the acclaimed exhibition Lester Beall & A New American Identity, the first to display all three of the poster series that Beall created for the Rural Electrification Administration (REA) over a five-year span during the New Deal era. In these groundbreaking posters, he merged avant-garde influences with clear, powerful messaging. Questions strongly encouraged!
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

First Friday: He Got Game Movie Screening
2025-02-07 17:00 - 18:30
Don’t miss this screening of the acclaimed 1998 classic film “He Got Game” by Spike Lee! Presented in conjunction with the acclaimed exhibition Just Frame It: How Nike Turned Sports Stars into Superheroes, this sports drama is considered one of the director’s most important films.

First Friday: Brooklynettes Performance
2025-02-07 19:00 - 20:30
Get up and cheer! Poster House is pleased to welcome the Brooklynettes for a pumped-up performance! Presented in honor of the hit exhibition Just Frame It: How Nike Turned Sports Stars into Superheroes, the Brooklynettes are sure to bring energy and enthusiasm to the house.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

Members-Only: Coffee with the Curator
2025-02-08 10:00 - 11:30
Poster House Members are invited to join Curators Angelina Lippert and Es-pranza Humphrey for a complimentary group coffee and discussion. Learn more about their work at the museum and the current exhibitions before joining both curators for a brief tour of their personal highlights from Just Frame It: How Nike Turned Sports Stars into Superheroes and Lester Beall & A New American Identity. Members will be offered a free cup of coffee at the café after checking in with Membership Manager Maddie at the Info Desk.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

Poster Kids: The Making of Images
2025-02-09 10:30 - 12:00
Fantastical Streets: The Theatrical Posters of Boris Bućan showcases work by Boris Bućan, a celebrated Croatian artist and graphic designer. He emerged in the 1960s with a unique and democratic approach to storytelling that made him one of the country’s most important poster designers. Together we will explore this exhibition of some of his theater posters, read stories, and create our own posters inspired by our favorite tales.
Join Poster House on select Sunday mornings from 10:30am–12pm for a family-friendly, interactive poster tour and a related art-making experience. Admission is free; advanced registration is required. This program invites children 4–10 years old and their adults to collaborate (siblings are welcome). This is not a drop-off program.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org

Members-Only Tour: Munich 1972
2025-02-12 18:00 - 19:00
Poster House members are invited to a private tour of the exhibition Munich 1972: Sports Posters of the XXth Olympic Games. Join Guest Curator Michael Beirut as he discusses the design program created for the 1972 Munich Olympics. Usually attributed to a single visionary creative director, Otl Aicher, the scheme was, in fact, produced by a team of designers who worked tirelessly on every detail of it for nearly six years. Their work for the event became an influential model not only for the design of subsequent sporting events but also for comprehensive identity programs of every kind. Together, these posters demonstrate a magically calibrated balance of consistency and surprise, control and power, and precision and exuberance: no less than the athletes they celebrate. Light refreshments will be provided.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

PH x Teens: Will You Be My Valentine?
2025-02-14 15:30 - 18:00
Looking for a fun way to celebrate Valentine’s Day? Poster House invites you and your friends to drop-in for an evening of chocolate treats, crafts, and creativity! Spend the afternoon designing and making your own Valentine’s Day cards using a variety of printmaking processes and techniques. Whether you’re making a card for your best friend or a special someone, Poster House will supply everything you need. Enjoy a selection of Valentine’s treats while you craft, then stick around after the event for a museum date night with your friends or partner.
PH x Teens is a program for young adults ages 13 to 18 focusing on drop-in art activities and college and career prep.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is available upon request.
Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

Members-Only Tour: Fantastical Streets
2025-02-18 18:00 - 19:00
Poster House Members are invited to a private tour of the exhibition Fantastical Streets: The Theatrical Posters of Boris Bućan. Executive Director & Curator Angelina Lippert will be joined by Director of Design & Exhibits Ola Baldych to discuss the curatorial decisions behind the current poster selection and the story behind the design of the gallery itself. The posters in this display represent a snapshot of Bućan’s expansive career, focusing on the monumental works he created for his first season with the Croatian National Theatre in Split. Light refreshments will be provided.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

Members-Only Tour: Christie’s
2025-02-22 10:00 - 11:30
Poster House members are invited to a special private tour of Christie’s auction house. Christie’s specialists will guide members around the mid-season Modern and Contemporary Art sales exhibitions, including Post-War to Present, Latin American Art, Contemporary Edition, First Open, and Augmented Intelligence, and answer questions about the auction business. Light refreshments will be served.
This tour will take place at Christie’s, located at 20 Rockefeller Plaza (49th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues). Space is limited!

Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: Leaving the Smoke Behind
2025-02-25 16:00 - 17:00
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 Educators, allowing you intimate access to the items in our current shows and permanent collection.
This month’s tour will focus on the exhibition, Leaving the Smoke Behind: Enjoying an Awayday.
Please email access@posterhouse.org or call ‪914.295.2387 to sign up for this event. You will be emailed poster images for reference as well as information about accessing Zoom the morning of the virtual tour. Tours start promptly and will last approximately 70 minutes with questions.
For a complete list of our accessibility tours, click the Accessibility filter at the top of our Events page, call (914) 295-2387, or email access@posterhouse.org. Poster House will also strive to accommodate any outside accessibility tour requests given two week’s notice.

Private Opening Party: Atoms for War & Peace & Puerto Rico in Print
2025-03-13 18:00 - 21:00
Please join Poster House as we celebrate the opening of two new exhibitions: Fallout: Atoms for War & Peace and Puerto Rico in Print: The Posters of Lorenzo Homar. Drinks and hors d’oeuvres will be served.
Accessible RSVP via access@posterhouse.org.

Poster Kids: Direct Message
2025-03-16 10:30 - 12:00
Welcome to the museum’s newest exhibition Puerto Rico in Print: The Posters of Lorenzo Homar. Learn about the multifaceted work of artist Lorenzo Homar against the backdrop of Puerto Rico’s rich history and culture. Our exploration of the exhibition will be followed by a vibrant art workshop focused on mixed media.
Join Poster House on select Sunday mornings from 10:30am–12pm for a family-friendly, interactive poster tour and a related art-making experience. Admission is free; advanced registration is required. This program invites children 4–10 years old and their adults to collaborate (siblings are welcome). This is not a drop-off program.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org

Members-Only Tour: Last Look of Leaving the Smoke Behind
2025-03-18 18:00 - 19:00
Poster House Members are invited to a private “Last Look” tour of the exhibition Leaving the Smoke Behind: Enjoying an Awayday. Join curator Tim Medland as he discusses works from the golden age of London Passenger Transport Board posters and the effort to encourage off-peak travel across the wider network (and thus drive up revenues for underutilized lines) through these eye-catching and attractive designs. These vividly colored posters frequently juxtaposed the inherent grayness of inner-city London with vibrant images of areas just a short Tube ride away. Light refreshments will be provided.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

Cali in Posters: A Conversation with La Linterna Print Shop
2025-03-21 18:30 - 20:00
Since it was founded in 1934, La Linterna, an old-school typography print shop, has been illuminating the city of Cali, Colombia with its colorful publications. Join us for a special artists’ talk led by current members of this poster factory and learn about their use of hand-cut vinyl templates in century-old printing presses to create a poster aesthetic that has become synonymous with Colombia’s salsa capital.
La Linterna, considered an international heritage site for poster art, is home to several printing presses from the 19th century. Its prints and posters represent an important dimension of the region’s popular culture as they are used not only to promote cultural events but also to provide artful commentary on a range of social-justice issues. This program will be presented in Spanish and simultaneously translated to English. Produced in partnership with Los Herederos.

Desde su fundación en 1934, La Linterna, un taller de impresión tipográfica tradicional, ha estado iluminando la ciudad de Cali, Colombia, con sus obras de arte y publicaciones coloridas. Únase a nosotros para una charla de artistas únicos dirigido por miembros actuales del taller de carteles y aprenda sobre sus técnicas utilizando plantillas de vinilo cortadas a mano en imprentas centenarias para crear una estética de cartel que se ha convertido en sinónimo de la capital de la salsa de Colombia.
Considerado patrimonio internacional del arte del cartel, La Linterna alberga varias imprentas de la década de 1800. Sus estampados artesanales representan una dimensión importante de la cultura popular de la región, ya que se utilizan no solo para promover eventos culturales, sino también para crear conciencia de luchas sociales. Producido en colaboración con Los Herederos.

Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: Puerto Rico in Print
2025-03-25 16:00 - 17:00
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 Educators, allowing you intimate access to the items in our current shows and permanent collection.
This month’s tour will focus on the exhibition, Puerto Rico in Print: The Posters of Lorenzo Homar.
Please email access@posterhouse.org or call ‪914.295.2387 to sign up for this event. You will be emailed poster images for reference as well as information about accessing Zoom the morning of the virtual tour. Tours start promptly and will last approximately 70 minutes with questions.
For a complete list of our accessibility tours, click the Accessibility filter at the top of our Events page, call (914) 295-2387, or email access@posterhouse.org. Poster House will also strive to accommodate any outside accessibility tour requests given two week’s notice.

Timeless Mucha: The Magic of Line Roundtable Conversation
2025-03-31 18:00 - 20:00
Timeless Mucha: The Magic of Line celebrates the groundbreaking poster designs of Czech artist Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939) and their influence on both Art Nouveau and subsequent graphic-design movements. Produced by Mucha Foundation and D.A.P., Timeless Mucha explores not only the extraordinary breadth of Mucha’s impact on contemporary visual culture—from the psychedelic rock posters and album covers of the Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead to Japanese manga, street art, and typography—but also his essential contribution to the art of message-making.
Poster House is pleased to mark the publication of Timeless Mucha with a conversation between Tomoko Sato, Curator of the Mucha Foundation and the book’s editor; Mỹ Linh Triệu Nguyễn, graphic designer, founder of STUDIO LHOOQ, and the book’s designer; and Angelina Lippert, Poster House’s Executive Director and Curator. Books will be available for purchase at the event.
Timeless Mucha: The Magic of Line is published to accompany the exhibition on view at the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., through May 18, 2025.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

First Friday: Oppenheimer Movie Screening
2025-04-04 11:00 - 14:00
Poster House is pleased to present a screening of Oppenheimer (2023) in conjunction with the new exhibition Fallout: Atoms for War & Peace. The film, which won seven Academy Awards, dramatizes the work of American physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer on the Manhattan Project during World War II, a scheme to develop the first nuclear weapons.
Accessibility Note: Closed captions will be used for this screening. Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org

First Friday: Drop-in Printmaking Activity With Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop
2025-04-04 13:00 - 19:00
Stop by the Poster History Timeline on First Friday for a printmaking demonstration led by Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop! This month, try your hand at linoleum block printing inspired by the new exhibition Puerto Rico in Print: The Posters of Lorenzo Homar.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

First Friday: Fused Plastic Collage Workshop
2025-04-04 15:00 - 16:30
Have you ever wondered what you can create with discarded plastics? Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Fallout: Atoms for War & Peace, this hands-on workshop will introduce participants to the technique of fusing or layering plastics using an iron. Participants will explore the material affordances of various types of biodegradable, recyclable, and single-use plastics in order to create fused plastic collages inspired by posters on environmental activism. Join us in this imaginative intervention into the life cycle of plastics! Please note: masks are required due to the materials used in this workshop.
We encourage attendees to bring a piece of plastic to this workshop (flexible ones such as bags, mailers, or food packaging work best; they can be biodegradable, recyclable, or single-use). All materials and tools provided; no previous experience necessary.
Fan Kong (she/her) is a researcher and teaching artist rooted in Queens, New York City. Born in China but raised in Hong Kong, Fan works to build safe and inclusive spaces where youth and families can practice social change-making through the arts, especially across languages and generations. She is the founder of Craft Services (follow her on Instagram @fakefankong), creating educational products inspired by everyday art, science, and technology. Kong received her B.A. in Art History from Columbia University and M.Ed. in Learning Sciences and Human Development from the University of Washington.
Accessibility Note: Closed captions will be used for this screening. Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

First Friday: Munich Olympics Curatorial Tour
2025-04-04 17:00 - 18:00
Enjoy a rare chance to talk about design with one of the foremost designers in the world! Join Michael Bierut, curator (and partner) at the esteemed design agency Pentagram, on a curatorial tour of the posters made by Otl Aicher for the 1972 Munich Olympics.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

First Friday: Bombazo Dance Company Performance
2025-04-04 19:00 - 20:00
Poster House is pleased to present a performance by Bombazzo Dance Company in honor of the new exhibition Puerto Rico in Print: The Posters of Lorenzo Homar. Enjoy an evening of Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba dance accompanied by live drums. Visitors will have the opportunity to ask questions and learn more about the cultural history of this dance style.
Bombazo is a leading Bomba dance company based in the Bronx and a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and showcasing traditional Bomba and Afro-Caribbean folkloric elements. Puerto Rican Bomba master dancer and choreographer Milteri Tucker Concepcion founded it. The company has performed at renowned venues like Lincoln Center, Summer Stage, City Center, and internationally in Santiago de Cuba and Mexico. Bombazo was featured in the Univision commercial “Herencia Puertorriquena” and in Lin Manuel Miranda’s film “In The Heights.”
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

Dafi Kühne: Poster Cult Book Talk & Signing
2025-04-18 18:30 - 20:00
Poster House is pleased to welcome back esteemed graphic designer and letterpress printer Dafi Kühne. At this event, he will be in conversation with Executive Director and Curator Angelina Lippert to celebrate the launch of his new book, Poster Cult. Dafi Kühne is one of Switzerland’s foremost poster designers and his bold, varied work embraces both traditional production tools and modern design technique. Poster Cult features a foreword by Angelina Lippert and focuses on the processes, background, and context that inform Kühne’s recent poster work. Books will be available for signing at the end of the event.
Dafi Kühne ( born 1982) studied Visual Communication at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) and holds a Research Masters Degree in Typeface Design from the University of Reading, England. Since 2009, he has been working full-time in his studio babyinktwice.ch in the Swiss Alps. Kühne uses a combination of analog and digital tools to create posters for music, art, architecture, theater, and film projects as well as for consumer products. He is guided by one central restriction: “No digital PDF ever leaves the studio as a final product.” Dafi Kühne prints all his posters using analog letterpress printing presses.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.
