Poster House

Free Community Day!
2019-11-23 11:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
Join us on this special Saturday and explore all of our shows free of charge!
In honor of our exhibition 20/20 InSight: Posters from the 2017 Women’s March, we will be featuring a complimentary drop-in button making station from 11am–1pm (right outside of the 20/20 InSight show in our Cellar Level).
We are also featuring a drop-in storytime at 11am near our 24th Street entrance. We chose two great exhibition-related reads: The Pink Hat by Andrew Joyner and Anansi the Spider: a tale from the Ashanti by Gerald McDermott.
The Pink Hat tells the story of a pink hat that made its way to a girl who took it to the Women’s March – a great entry point to our 20/20 Insight exhibition highlighting posters that were used in the 2017 Women’s March (that features its own pink hat!).
Anansi the Spider: a tale from the Ashanti tells the folktale of Anansi the spider, as told by the Ashanti peoples in Ghana – the birthplace of our Baptized by Beefcake exhibition focused on handpainted Ghanian movie posters.
Join us for one or both before making buttons in our Children’s Space (right outside of the 20/20 Insight show in our Cellar Level).
Cafe & Shop will be open!

Titanic Day
2019-12-19 11:00 - 18:00
Twenty-two years ago today, the world was blessed with the cinematic gift that is Titanic. This double-VHS powerhouse launched Leo and Kate into icon status, solidifying them in our minds as the original #couplegoals.
Like Rose, we will never let go. And to celebrate this mild obsession, our Shop is outfitting itself with all the original release posters for Titanic that you can imagine. On this very special day (which should be a National Holiday), we are cutting the retail price of this poster, playing some Celine and Enya tracks, and, quite possibly, posing in front of the design while shouting “I’m flying!”
We will also be featuring some very special performances by drag performer and director Michael Kinnan, who will be staging excerpts from Never Let Go: A Truly Unauthorized Retelling of James Cameron’s Titanic.
Each vignette lasts about 15 minutes, and will be staged on the steps near our Shop.
Performance Times:
1pm: Jack & Rose Meet
2pm: “I’m Flying!”
3pm: Confrontation between Rose & Cal
Finale: Drag performance of “My Heart Will Go On”
You can catch Kinnan’s complete, hilarious one-man version of the movie at the BRIC in May 2020.

College Night Online: Museum Mechanics
2020-03-18 17:00 - 19:00
Poster House will continue to be a place of support and community building for our student members, and the student community we have been serving so far this year.
Our March College Night programs have been adapted to virtual panels and presentations. We will continue to provide learning opportunities and professional development to students in order to prepare for internships and jobs in the near future. We will host digital panels and distance support for resumé review and interview preparation. Poster House is opening up these panels to any student who is interested to join via Video Conference.
This Wednesday:
So many different fields and professions go into building and running a museum, but often that work is hidden or unseen. Our lecture series will feature at least three museum professionals speaking back-to-back about their roles and how they ended up in their line of work. Each evening is designed to introduce students to the diverse skills that go into the making of a museum.
After sharing these experiences, Poster House will lead students in a professional development session that will help prepare them to apply for a museum internship or other job in the field.
This Wednesday we are focusing on Museum Mechanics. Hear from our amazing user experience team, our operations director, our collections manager, and get a great resumé review!
5pm: UX Designer John Kudos discusses the digital interactives he developed for the museum.
5:25pm: Operations Director Colin Brady speaks about the building systems integrated into the museum that control the lighting, HVAC, and security features.
6pm: Collections Manager Melissa Walker reviews her role as the keeper of the museum collection, and how it is managed and protected.
6:30pm: Resumé Review! We’ll show you the basics of resume building and what we look for in the hiring process.
This special College Night is offered to all students for free. Registration is required to receive access to the video conference. You will be e-mailed an access link the day of.
Like your time with us? Great! We offer $35 Student Memberships which provide you free access to live events, as well as museum access +1, throughout the year!
Looking to get more involved? This is only the beginning of Poster House’s 2020 student programming. Join us in the future for:
Promoting & Products Lecture
March 30, 5–7pm
Hear from our PR firm director, our Marketing Manager, our Product Manager, and learn crucial interview skills!
Curation & Design Lecture
April 14, 6:30–7:30pm
Hear from legendary design scholar Steven Heller, our Chief Curator, our Design Director, and prepare for Poster House’s Speed Dating!
Speed Mentorship
April 20-24
Bring your resume and best elevator pitch and engage in a round of speed interviews with the departmental heads at Poster House. The 2 most compelling candidates will be offered an internship in their preferred department that is coordinated with the student’s calendar.
Helvetica
Film Screening
May 6, 6:30–9pm
Produced and directed by Gary Hustwit, this feature length documentary confronts the complex development of typeface and graphic design. Interviewing the masters of graphics type, Helvetica opens a conversation among designers about the necessary symbiosis of order and creativity.
All events listed are free with a Student Membership!

College Night Online: Promoting & Products
2020-03-30 17:00 - 19:00
Poster House will continue to be a place of support and community building for our student members, and the student community we have been serving so far this year.
Our March College Night programs have been adapted to virtual panels and presentations. We will continue to provide learning opportunities and professional development to students in order to prepare for internships and jobs in the near future. We will host digital panels and distance support for resumé review and interview preparation. Poster House is opening up these panels to any student who is interested to join via Video Conference.
This Monday:
So many different fields and professions go into building and running a museum, but often that work is hidden or unseen. Our lecture series will feature at least three museum professionals speaking back-to-back about their roles and how they ended up in their line of work. Each evening is designed to introduce students to the diverse skills that go into the making of a museum.
After sharing these experiences, Poster House will lead students in a professional development session that will help prepare them to apply for a museum internship or other job in the field.
This Monday, learn all about Museum Promoting and Products! Hear from our director of PR, our marketing manager, our product manager, and workshop some interviewing basics!
5pm: Ed Winstead, Director of PR firm Cultural Counsel, speaks about how to plan and promote an organization as a whole.
5:20pm: Marketing Manager Bader AlAwadhi talks about the differences between PR and marketing, and how to strategize ad buys.
5:45pm: Product Manager Molly McGeehan shows the basics of product development and how the shop can support and supplement museum functions.
6:15pm: Interviewing Basics! Make sure you’re grabbing the attention of your interviewer to land the perfect job.
This special College Night is offered to all students for free. Registration is required to receive access to the video conference. You will be e-mailed an access link the day of.
Like your time with us? Great! We offer $35 Student Memberships which provide you free access to live events, as well as museum access +1, throughout the year!
Looking to get more involved? This is only the beginning of Poster House’s 2020 student programming. Join us in the future for:
Curation & Design Lecture
April 14, 6:30–7:30pm
Hear from legendary design scholar Steven Heller, our Chief Curator, our Design Director, and prepare for Poster House’s Speed Dating!
Speed Mentorship
April 20-24
Bring your resume and best elevator pitch and engage in a round of speed interviews with the departmental heads at Poster House. The 2 most compelling candidates will be offered an internship in their preferred department that is coordinated with the student’s calendar.
Helvetica
Film Screening
May 6, 6:30–9pm
Produced and directed by Gary Hustwit, this feature length documentary confronts the complex development of typeface and graphic design. Interviewing the masters of graphics type, Helvetica opens a conversation among designers about the necessary symbiosis of order and creativity.
All events listed are free with a Student Membership!

Takeout Trials: Lessons from the Chinese Restaurant Frontlines
2020-04-14 13:00 - 14:00
Poster House is thrilled to be partnering with China Institute on a series of events in honor of The Sleeping Giant: Posters & The Chinese Economy. Due to the COVID-19 global health crisis, many of these events are now taking place online.
Join China Institute on April 14 for a live online program about how Chinese restaurants are responding to the health crisis.
When the virus erupted in China, Chinese restaurants in the U.S. suffered as fearful customers stayed away. By early February, business was down more than 50% across New York City’s three main Chinatowns. But in China, fast-food restaurants kept hundreds of millions of people fed during the crisis. How did they do it, and how are U.S. Chinese restaurants preparing to meet surging take-out demand?
What long-term industry changes might linger for years to come? Can delivery services, and tech-forward innovation save struggling restaurants? How have the rise of anti-Chinese stereotypes and the spread of misinformation contributed to these challenges, and what can home-bound, Chinese-food loving Americans do to help?
Register today for this Free event on Zoom!

College Night Online: Curation & Design
2020-04-14 17:00 - 19:00
Poster House will continue to be a place of support and community building for our student members, and the student community we have been serving so far this year.
Our March & April College Night programs have been adapted to virtual panels and presentations. We will continue to provide learning opportunities and professional development to students in order to prepare for internships and jobs in the near future. We will host digital panels and distance support for resumé review, interview preparation, and other job prep skills. Poster House is opening up these panels to any student who is interested to join via Video Conference.
This Tuesday:
So many different fields and professions go into building and running a museum, but often that work is hidden or unseen. Our lecture series will feature at least three museum professionals speaking back-to-back about their roles and how they ended up in their line of work. Each evening is designed to introduce students to the diverse skills that go into the making of a museum.
After sharing these experiences, Poster House will lead students in a professional development session that will help prepare them to apply for a museum internship or other job in the field.
This Tuesday, hear from legendary design scholar Steven Heller, our chief curator, our design director, and work with our staff to find your perfect museum job!
– Legendary design scholar Steven Heller speaks about the design field and its diversity and application.
– Chief Curator Angelina Lippert reviews the process of putting together an exhibition season and gives an introduction to curation.
– Design Director Ola Baldych speaks to how she designs exhibitions and other materials for the museum.
– Prepare for Speed Mentorship! Work with museum staffers to identify which departments you are interested in and prepare for our Internship Speed Mentorship event on April 29!
This special College Night is offered to all students for free. Registration is required to receive access to the video conference. You will be e-mailed an access link the day of.
Like your time with us? Great! We offer $35 Student Memberships which provide you free access to live events, as well as museum access +1, throughout the year!
Looking to get more involved? This is only the beginning of Poster House’s 2020 student programming. Join us in the future for:
Speed Mentorship
April 20-24
Through our speed mentorship offering, you will be able to indicate your top three staff members that you are interested in meeting with for 10–15 minutes to talk to about Poster House, careers in arts and culture, and more.
Helvetica Film Screening
May 6, 6:30–9pm
Produced and directed by Gary Hustwit, this feature length documentary confronts the complex development of typeface and graphic design. Interviewing the masters of graphics type, Helvetica opens a conversation among designers about the necessary symbiosis of order and creativity.
All events listed are free with a Student Membership!

College Night Online: Speed Mentorship!
2020-04-20 17:00 - 19:00
This event will be offered on a staggered basis from April 20 through April 24. Speed Mentorship registration has been closed! All applicants will be contacted by Friday, April 17th.
Poster House has been leading students in a lecture series and various workshop experiences that will help them prepare for one of the many museum roles that go into the making of a museum. In addition to the lecture series, we are helping students apply for a museum internship or other job in the field with one-on-one access to many of our staff members.
One of these experiences is Speed Mentoring. Through our speed mentorship offering, you will be able to indicate your top three staff members that you are interested in meeting with for 10–15 minutes to talk to about Poster House, careers in arts and culture, and more.
We cannot guarantee you will be able to meet with every staff member you select. However, we will be connecting you with your speed mentors by April 20 so you can schedule your chats with them during the week (Monday, April 20–Friday, April 24).
Interested in a summer internship at Poster House? Make sure you check out our internship listings, and bring an idea you’re passionate about leading to your Speed Mentorship conversations.

Designing to Heal: An Online Workshop
2020-04-20 17:00 - 19:00
Join us for a Zoom poster design workshop with Isometric, and create your own posters to thank essential workers.
Medical professionals and “essential workers” are at the frontlines of the coronavirus crisis, but they are not alone in this fight. Let’s design posters to show our appreciation and support!
People of all ages and skill backgrounds are invited to participate in this online poster design workshop. Posters may be created using physical or digital tools—whatever is most accessible to you! We will begin with a brief introduction and presentation by Poster House Chief Curator Angelina Lippert and Education Director Samantha Hirsch on the history and purpose of posters. This will be followed by an interactive workshop led by Isometric Studio partners Andy Chen and Waqas Jawaid.
(1) THINK: We will begin by brainstorming several typographic and/or image-based messages.
(2) SKETCH: We will then create five small thumbnail sketches for potential poster compositions.
(3) CREATE: Finally, we will select one of those ideas and develop the final poster, which can be shared on social media.
At all three intervals, you will have the opportunity to share your work with the larger group for feedback. You are welcome to work using digital or physical media. Isometric Studio team members will be participating live and sharing their own design process with you.
When you register, you will receive a Zoom link, some directions on how to prepare for the workshop, a follow-along guide for the event, and instructions on documenting and sharing your poster.
We look forward to seeing you there!
This online workshop is presented in conjunction with Isometric Studio.

BEFORE THE WORKSHOP:

Download Zoom

It is available for free for your computer or as an app for your phone.

Set up your space

(If you are working off the computer)
If you are using physical media, prepare 2 sheets of paper (ideally 8.5”x11” or 11”x17”) with a rigid backing surface such as a table top or wooden board. Assemble any other materials you would like to use, such as pencils, color pencils, chalk pastels, and/or paints, etc.

Download Adobe Illustrator Template

(If you are working on a computer)
We have created 11”x17” template files for your design which will make it easy to save them for sharing online. We have also provided artboards for Instagram stories and posts in the correct dimensions.
Please download them here.

Webinar: Crisis Collaboration: Can the U.S. & China Save the Global Economy?
2020-04-21 11:00 - 12:00
Poster House is thrilled to be partnering with China Institute on a series of events in honor of The Sleeping Giant: Posters & The Chinese Economy. Due to the COVID-19 global health crisis, many of these events are now taking place online.
Join China Institute on April 21 for a live online program with top experts on U.S.-China efforts to boost the world economy.
With the health crisis slowing in China, supply chains are ramping up just as the virus spreads in America and economic demand is drying up. As the world’s two largest economies, what can the United States and China do to underpin the global economy? Center for China and Globalization President Wang Huiyao and leading Chinese and American economists discuss what China and the United States must do to mitigate the economic shock created by the coronavirus pandemic.
Register today for this free event on Zoom

Poster House Book Club Online: Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
2020-04-23 18:30 - 20:00
The Poster House Book Club meets a few times an exhibition cycle to discuss vibrant, interesting, and dynamic works of fiction which relate to the posters on view.
Because we want to encourage community during this time of social distancing, we are moving this edition of book club online!
In honor of The Sleeping Giant: Posters & The Chinese Economy, we will be discussing Interior Chinatown, the hotly-anticipated new release by Charles Yu.
This “deeply personal novel about race, pop culture, immigration, assimilation, and escaping the roles we are forced to play” has been heralded as “one of the funniest books of the year…a delicious, ambitious Hollywood satire” by The Washington Post.
This meeting of the Poster House Book Club will be moderated by Eveline Chao, a freelance journalist who often writes about China and Chinatowns. Her stories have appeared in The New York Times, the BBC, Rolling Stone, Vice, Foreign Policy, Fast Company, the Daily Beast, Atlas Obscura, and The Sydney Morning Herald, among others. She is also the author of NIUBI!—The Real Chinese You Were Never Taught in School, a humorous guide to Chinese slang. Eveline lived in Beijing from 2006–11, and is now based in Brooklyn.
We want everyone to feel welcome to this event. Please register for free through the link above and you will be sent a link to a Zoom hangout the evening of the meeting.

Remote Vibrant Verbal Description Tour
2020-04-28 18:30 - 20:00
Every month, Poster House offers Vibrant Verbal Description Tours specifically for the low vision and blind community. Explore one of the museum’s shows with an experienced educator trained in the art of verbal description and learn more about the history of printed posters.
This season, we are focusing on The Sleeping Giant: Posters & The Chinese Economy, an exhibition that chronicles almost 100 years of Chinese graphic design.
Due to the current public health crisis surrounding COVID-19, we’re bringing our description tours online through teleconference. These tours are led by our Chief Curator, allowing you intimate access to the items in our current shows.
Please email access@posterhouse.org or call 917.722.2439 x413 by April 26 to sign up for this event. You will be emailed poster images for reference as well as information about accessing the teleconference the morning of the virtual tour.
Tours start promptly and will last approximately 90 minutes with questions.
For a complete list of our Access Tours, click the Access filter at the top of our Events page, call 917.722.2439 x413, or email access@posterhouse.org. Poster House will also strive to accommodate any outside accessibility tour requests given two week’s notice.

How to Manage A Remote Internship Program at Your Museum
2020-04-30 14:00 - 15:00
On Thursday, April 30, at 2 pm EST, our beloved Education Programs Manager, Sierra Van Ryck deGroot, will be speaking on a special Cuseum webinar about remote internships.
Many museums across the country pride themselves on their robust internship programs. Internships are a chance for students to learn about the cultural industry, gain valuable skills, and, for students of Museum Studies, earn credit towards their degrees. Stimulating and dynamic internships are also essential to ensuring that the cultural sector is cultivating top talent and attracting young professionals who are prepared to make an impact.
With the ongoing coronavirus closures, however, the state of many museum internship programs is uncertain. Many museums expect to be closed into the summer, potentially disrupting the ability to bring interns on site. As a result, museums may be considering initiating remote internship programs, which can be beneficial students while providing museums much-needed extra help. However, this is completely new territory for many organizations across the country.
Join Brendan Ciecko (CEO @ Founder @ Cuseum), Ahva Sadeghi (CEO & Co-Founder @ Symba), Phyllis Hecht (Director, M.A. in Museum Studies @ Johns Hopkins University), Sierra Van Ryck deGroot (Education Programs Manager @ Poster House), & Meagan Mahaffy (Education Coordinator (Programs, Partnerships, and Internships) @ Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) as they discuss how museums can successfully launch and manage remote internship programs in the age of coronavirus.

Online Watch Party & Director Talkback: Helvetica
2020-05-06 18:30 - 20:00
Wish you could see our The Swiss Grid show in person? Aching for more design content? Look no further! Join our virtual watch party and learn all about the birth of Helvetica, the 20th century’s most famous typeface.
Produced and directed by Gary Hustwit, Helvetica is a feature-length documentary that confronts the complex development of typeface and graphic design. Interviewing the masters of graphics and type, Helvetica opens a conversation among designers about the necessary symbols of order and creativity.
Join us live on Twitter (@PosterHouseNYC) throughout the viewing, where we will be in discussion with Gary (@gary_hustwit). We encourage you to ask him about the making of the documentary, why he chose Helvetica as his subject to obsess over, or anything else your design-loving hearts desire! Follow the conversation using #HelveticaLive.
We will also be tweeting with #Docuhistory all night. The #Docuhistory series aims to create an informal space where teachers, students, and historians can join together to watch a documentary and discuss teaching and learning about the film’s subject matter. The series is organized by Joe Schmidt, New York City Department of Education, @HSGlobalHistory, in collaboration with the Forum for Scholars and Publics.
Register through the ticket link above for free. You will be sent a link to join the password-protected screening online the day of the event. We will have everyone press play at 6:35pm EST sharp!

Remote Vibrant Verbal Description Tour
2020-05-08 15:00 - 16:30
Every month, Poster House offers Vibrant Verbal Description Tours specifically for the low vision and blind community. Explore one of the museum’s shows with an experienced educator trained in the art of verbal description and learn more about the history of printed posters.
This season, we are focusing on The Sleeping Giant: Posters & The Chinese Economy, an exhibition that chronicles almost 100 years of Chinese graphic design.
Due to the current public health crisis surrounding COVID-19, we’re bringing our description tours online through teleconference. These tours are led by our Chief Curator, allowing you intimate access to the items in our current shows.
Please email access@posterhouse.org or call 917.722.2439 x413 by May 5 to sign up for this event. You will be emailed poster images for reference as well as information about accessing the teleconference the morning of the virtual tour.
Tours start promptly and will last approximately 90 minutes with questions.
For a complete list of our Access Tours, click the Access filter at the top of our Events page, call 917.722.2439 x413 or email access@posterhouse.org. Poster House will also strive to accommodate any outside accessibility tour requests given two week’s notice.

Free Community Day
2020-05-09 11:00 - 18:00
Join us on this special Saturday and explore all of our shows free of charge!
Drop in between 1 and 4pm for an all-ages interactive silkscreen demonstration and hands-on workshop, led by Dingding Hu, illustrator and designer, and Mike King, designer and screenprinter.
Dingding and Mike collaborated to create a unique poster design inspired by our new exhibition The Sleeping Giant: Posters and the Chinese Economy. Visit Mike and Dingding in our Education Workshop to learn about their process and collaboration, view some of their own pieces, and try your hand at silkscreening! You’ll have the opportunity to print the final layer of this limited-edition Poster House poster and take it home!
In honor of our exhibition The Swiss Grid, we will also be featuring a free button-making station near our 24th Street entrance from 1–4pm. Bring a slice of Mid-Century Modern design home with you!
Café & Shop will be open!

Lippert & Lowry: Instagram Live Fireside Chats
2020-05-09 19:00 - 19:30
Join everyone’s favorite blazer-loving poster duo for a Fireside Chat on Instagram Live!
Angelina Lippert, our Chief Curator, and Nicholas Lowry, Director of Swann Auction Galleries, are two of the biggest personalities in the poster world. And they also happen to be best buddies! So why not spend your evening hanging out with them? There’ll even be a real fireplace!
This week, tune in to hear about their favorite encounters with unique or rarely-seen posters in their travels, exploring the weird and wacky world of vintage advertising. Accompanied by books in their homes, they’ll share images of the rare, cool, amazing, unusual, and even lithographically bizarre.
Ask questions, chime in, make requests, play along—no poster is off limits for these two!
Just follow @posterhousenyc and @swanngalleries and tune in at 7pm for the best poster entertainment on the internet!*
*This event has passed. Watch archived Fireside Chats on the “Our Friends” Highlight on our Instagram page!

Black Designers: Missing In Action
2020-05-11 18:00 - 19:00
Join Poster House and legendary graphic designer, Cheryl D. Miller, of Cheryl Miller Design, Inc., for an interactive Zoom talk about her landmark Print magazine article, “Black Designers: Missing in Action” (1987). She will also be reading portions of her followup article, “Still Missing?” (2016) as well as her Pratt Institute thesis, “Transcending the problems of the black designer to success in the marketplace.” Miller will share the story and secrets behind these infamous writings about the lack of equity in the design world, as well as her thoughts about how black designers can continue to make strides in the field.
Based out of New York City in the 1980s and 90s, Miller’s award-winning agency serviced clients such as Time Warner, Inc., the Ford Foundation, Philip Morris, and McDonalds. Nonprofit clients included the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, the NAACP, and the United Negro College Fund.
Miller, knowing the value of her work, saved everything from her agency days. Client notes, sketches, accounting information—she saved it all. Miller donated her life’s work to The Stanford University Libraries, where the Cheryl D. Miller Collection is currently on display. Poster House is also the proud home of her complete poster archive.
This event is free for anyone who registers. Zoom information will be sent the morning of the talk.

Online Talk: Alphonse Mucha
2020-05-19 17:30 - 19:00
Alphonse Mucha arrived in Paris in 1887, living in relative poverty as an obscure illustrator for many years. On Christmas Eve in 1894, the Lemercier printing firm was tasked with making a poster for the reopening of a play featuring one of the world’s most famous actresses, Sarah Bernhardt. Mucha happened to be one of the few illustrators available over the holidays, so it fell on him to design the poster by New Year’s Day. What resulted was a poster that captivated Paris, one that would launch his design career and help him become one of the most celebrated graphic designers of the Art Nouveau period. This is the story of Alphonse Mucha and how his posters changed the advertising world.
Join New York Adventure Club for a virtual journey through the Paris portion of Alphonse Mucha’s career and the exhibition Alphonse Mucha: Art Nouveau / Nouvelle Femme recently debuted at Poster House — through exhibitions, events, and publications, this museum presents a global view of posters from their earliest appearance in the late 1800s, to their present-day use.
Led by Poster House’s Chief Curator, Angelina Lippert, this digital showcase will include:
– An overview of Poster House, the first museum in the United States dedicated exclusively to posters, which opened its doors in the Summer of 2019
– The story behind Alphonse Mucha’s rise to fame and advertising career, which all started when he met the legendary Sarah Bernhardt, the most famous actress of the time
– A discussion around Mucha’s artistic style, which used alluring, strong women to advertise everything from cookies to bicycles, and alcohol to rolling papers — all inspired by his professional relationship with Bernhardt
– The profound impact of Mucha on the future of posters, and how his designs helped elevate women to be a part of a buddying 20th-century world with newfound independence and social agency
Afterward, We’ll have a Q&A with Angelina — any and all questions about the Mucha or general poster history are welcomed and encouraged!
See you there, virtually!

Lippert & Lowry: Instagram Live Fireside Chats
2020-05-20 20:00 - 20:30
Join everyone’s favorite blazer-loving poster duo for a Fireside Chat on Instagram Live!
Angelina Lippert, our Chief Curator, and Nicholas Lowry, Director of Swann Auction Galleries, are two of the biggest personalities in the poster world. And they also happen to be best buddies! So why not spend your evening hanging out with them? There’ll even be a real fireplace!
This week, the dynamic duo will be talking about the posters they would buy if they had unlimited budgets. The sky-high, break-the-bank amazing posters of their dreams!
Ask questions, chime in, make requests, play along—no poster is off limits for these two!
Just follow @posterhousenyc and @swanngalleries and tune in at 8pm for the best poster entertainment on the internet!*
*This event has passed. Watch archived Fireside Chats on the “Our Friends” Highlight on our Instagram page!

Lippert & Lowry: Instagram Live Fireside Chats
2020-05-27 20:00 - 20:30
Join everyone’s favorite blazer-loving poster duo for a Fireside Chat on Instagram Live!
Angelina Lippert, our Chief Curator, and Nicholas Lowry, Director of Swann Auction Galleries, are two of the biggest personalities in the poster world. And they also happen to be best buddies! So why not spend your evening hanging out with them? There’ll even be a real fireplace!
This week’s topic? Political posters! From activism to anarchy, protest to propaganda, they’ll be covering the full spectrum of politics and what makes a powerful poster.
Ask questions, chime in, make requests, play along—no poster is off limits for these two!
Just follow @posterhousenyc and @swanngalleries and tune in at 8pm for the best poster entertainment on the internet!*
*This event has passed. Watch archived Fireside Chats on the “Our Friends” Highlight on our Instagram page!

Remote Vibrant Verbal Description Tour
2020-05-28 16:30 - 18:00
Every month, Poster House offers Vibrant Verbal Description Tours specifically for the low vision and blind community. Explore one of the museum’s shows with an experienced educator trained in the art of verbal description and learn more about the history of printed posters.
Due to the current public health crisis surrounding COVID-19, we’re bringing our description tours online through teleconference. These tours are led by our Chief Curator, allowing you intimate access to the items in our current shows.
This tour will focus on Part One of a general history of lithographic posters, starting with the Belle Époque period through the 1950s!
Please email access@posterhouse.org or call 917.722.2439 x413 by May 26 to sign up for this event. You will be emailed poster images for reference as well as information about accessing the teleconference the morning of the virtual tour.
Tours start promptly and will last approximately 90 minutes with questions.
For a complete list of our Access Tours, click the Access filter at the top of our Events page, call 917.722.2439 x413 or email access@posterhouse.org. Poster House will also strive to accommodate any outside accessibility tour requests given two week’s notice.

Virtual Teens Take The Met
2020-05-29 11:00 - 20:00
Join us on Instagram for the first-ever Virtual Teens Take The Met! Follow along on the @metteens account (as well as our own Poster House account) for art-making activities, performances, music, and more. Discover what you can also do with over 30 New York City cultural and community organizations.
The Basics
All you need to participate is a device (computer, phone, or tablet) with an internet connection to access Instagram, Zoom, Twitter, Facebook, and other social media platforms.
Suggested materials for activities throughout the day:

Paper (white, colored, or notebook paper)
Writing and drawing tools (pencils, pens, markers, gel pens)
Collage materials (magazines, newspapers, paper with patterns)
Paint and brushes
Sticky notes or notecards
Glue and/or tape
Scissors
An old T-Shirt
Common kitchen ingredients (coffee/tea, spices, food coloring, and more!)
Optional: a fashionable outfit and a camera

Don’t have all these materials? Don’t worry! Substitute with whatever you have at home.
Plan to join us? Register by 5 pm on May 28 to receive exclusive virtual content and information for Zoom parties. You’ll receive Zoom links via email on the day of the event.
When is Poster House’s time to shine?
We go live at 4pm EST! And we can’t wait to see what posters you create! Be sure to tag your designs with @posterhousenyc to be featured in our InstaStories!

Virtual Art Deco Poster & Cocktail Party
2020-06-03 19:00 - 21:00
Due to the overwhelming success of our Absinthe Party, Poster House is teaming up one more time with Nicholas Lowry of Swann Auction Galleries and Don Spiro of The Green Fairy Society to host a Zoom presentation on Art Deco Posters & Cocktails!
Join us as Nicholas shares coveted poster classics and rare gems from that iconic time of flappers and fantasy. After whetting our collective appetites for all things Great Gatsby, Don will instruct us how to turn our humble homes into virtual speakeasies with four classic cocktails. The Roaring Twenties are back again!
To best prepare for the evening, the ingredients for Don’s cocktails are listed below! Don’t worry if you don’t have them all on hand—everyone is welcome to just follow along and have fun!
Cocktail 1

Brandy or Cognac
Cointreau
Fresh Lemon Juice
Orange (garnish, optional)
Sugar (optional)

Cocktail 2

Whiskey (Canadian Club preferable)
Campari
Sweet Vermouth
Orange (garnish, optional)

Cocktail 3

Dry Gin
Dubonnet
Orange (garnish, optional)

Cocktail 4

Dry Gin
French Vermouth
Orange Bitters
Olive (garnish, optional)
Lemon (garnish, optional)

Tools: ice, paring knife, juicer, measuring cup or jigger, shaker, mixing glass, bar spoon, four cocktail glasses. Ice required for all cocktails.
Register for free via the Tickets link above. Zoom info will be sent to the email address provided.

Virtual Chinese Cooking Class with Nom Wah
2020-06-08 17:30 - 19:00
This event has reached capacity on Zoom. However, we will be simultaneously livestreaming on Facebook for all to attend! Please tune in to the Poster House Facebook page at 5:30 pm on June 8. You can find meal prep instructions at the bottom of this page so that you are ready to get started when the event begins.
You can also cook along to a recording of this event on our Vimeo page, which will be available by the morning of June 9.
In honor of The Sleeping Giant: Posters & The Chinese Economy, Poster House has teamed up with many Chinese organizations and businesses in NYC to celebrate the rich and diverse culture of China.
Tonight, join us for a virtual cooking class with Nom Wah, one of New York City’s oldest dim sum houses. Celebrating its 100th anniversary, Nom Wah has served authentic Chinese dishes to locals and tourists alike since 1920, becoming one of the most famous restaurants in Chinatown. In this one-night-only class, Nom Wah’s Head Chef will give you tips and tricks to craft iconic Chinese cuisine at home. By the end of the event you’ll have dinner for the whole family!
Our evening’s menu will include crafting Nom Wah’s Sausage Fried Rice, Greens with Oyster Sauce, and Pork & Shrimp Wontons. A complete ingredient list is noted a the bottom of this page.
The impact of COVID-19 on New York’s Chinatown has been devastating. While you learn your new skills and prepare your family a delicious dinner, help Poster House support this Chinatown institution with a donation to support the staff at Nom Wah during NY on Pause. To donate to them directly via Venmo, you can find them at @nomwahnolita, or see the Donation section on our Eventbrite registration page.
INGREDIENT LIST:
Chinese Sausage Fried Rice

Lap Cheong (Substitution: any sausage you can find)
White jasmine rice
Chinese broccoli
Shiitake mushrooms
Chinese shredded salted radish (Substitution: thin pickled red onions)
Whole eggs
Kosher saltGround white pepper
Mushroom soy sauce (Substitution: light soy sauce)
Canola oil (or other neutral oil)
Fried garlic (preferably packaged)

Chinese Greens with Oyster Sauce

Chinese broccoli
Sesame oil
Oyster Sauce
Fried shallots (Any packaged crispy red onion or fried onion will do)
Toasted white sesame seeds

Pork and Shrimp Wonton

Ground pork (fatty, not lean) (Substitution: Any fatty ground meat will do for both proteins in this recipe)
Raw shrimp, minced
Sesame oil
Kosher salt
Ground white pepper
Shaoxing wine (optional)
Chinese chives (Substitution: ramps, garlic chives, or scallion greens)
Wonton wrappers

For home delivery in NYC, check out SEA market.

MEAL PREP INSTRUCTIONS:
Chinese Sausage Fried Rice
Tools:
– Large frying pan, non stick preferred
– Large wooden or metal cooking spoon
– Medium size bowl or plate for serving

Have prepared, each item separate:
– Lap Cheong (Substitution: any sausage you can find)
⅓ Cup – Sliced in ⅛” rounds;
– White jasmine rice
4 Cups (when cooked)- Cooked, cooled to room temperature, then refrigerated overnight. If you cannot refrigerate overnight, room temp is okay. Do not use hot, freshly cooked rice.
– Chinese broccoli
¼ pound, leaves cut into 1 inch pieces. At the stem cut into ⅛ in rounds.
– Shiitake mushrooms
¼ Cup – sliced
– Chinese shredded salted radish (Substitution: thin pickled red onions)
¼ Cup
– Whole eggs
2 whole eggs, beaten
– Kosher salt
¼ teaspoon
– Ground white pepper
¼ teaspoon
– Mushroom soy sauce (Substitution: light soy sauce)
2 Tablespoons
– Canola oil (or other neutral oil)
¼ Cup
– Fried garlic (preferably packaged)
1 teaspoon

Chinese Greens with Oyster Sauce
Tools:
– Medium pot, with boiling water
– Large mixing bowl; filled halfway with equal parts ice and cold water
– Medium mixing bowl and tongs
– Medium size bowl or plate for serving

Have prepared, each item separate:
– Chinese broccoli
1 pound
– Sesame oil
1 teaspoon
– Oyster Sauce
2 Tablespoons
– Fried shallots (Any packaged crispy red onion or fried onion will do)
1 Tablespoons
– Toasted white sesame seeds
1 teaspoon

Pork and Shrimp Wonton
Tools:
– Medium pot, with boiling water
– Slotted metal spoon
– Medium mixing bowl
– Small spoon, for mixing
– Small bowl of room temp water
– Damp/wet paper towel
– Large plate or platter for serving

– Ground pork (fatty, not lean) (Substitution: Any fatty ground meat will do for both proteins in this recipe)
– 100g (½ Cup)
– Raw shrimp, minced
– 50g (¼ Cup)
– Sesame oil
– 1 teaspoon
– Kosher salt
½ teaspoon
– Ground white pepper
¼ teaspoon
– Shaoxing wine (optional)
– 1 teaspoon
– Chinese chives (Substitution: ramps, garlic chives, or scallion greens)
– 1 Tablespoon
– Wonton wrappers
– 10 square wonton wrappers

Lippert & Lowry: Instagram Live Fireside Chats
2020-06-10 20:00 - 20:30
Join everyone’s favorite blazer-loving poster duo for a Fireside Chat on Instagram Live!
Angelina Lippert, our Chief Curator, and Nicholas Lowry, Director of Swann Auction Galleries, are two of the biggest personalities in the poster world. And they also happen to be best buddies! So why not spend your evening hanging out with them? There’ll even be a real fireplace!
In honor of last week’s Art Deco Cocktail Party, the dynamic duo will be talking about all things Art Deco this evening! Bring your best Gatsby vibes, old sport, and relive the Roaring Twenties!
Ask questions, chime in, make requests, play along—no poster is off limits for these two!
Just follow @posterhousenyc and @swanngalleries and tune in at 8pm for the best poster entertainment on the internet!*
*This event has passed. Watch archived Fireside Chats on the “Our Friends” Highlight on our Instagram page!

Remote Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: Highlights from the Poster House Collection
2020-06-11 15:00 - 16:30
Every month, Poster House offers Vibrant Verbal Description Tours specifically for the low vision and blind community. Explore one of the museum’s shows with an experienced educator trained in the art of verbal description and learn more about the history of printed posters.
Due to the current public health crisis surrounding COVID-19, we’re bringing our description tours online through teleconference. These tours are led by our Chief Curator, allowing you intimate access to the items in our current shows.
This tour will focus on Part Two of a general history of lithographic posters, featuring the Psychedelic era, contemporary graphic design, and a vintage billboard!
Please email access@posterhouse.org or call 917.722.2439 x413 by June 9 to sign up for this event. You will be emailed poster images for reference as well as information about accessing the teleconference the morning of the virtual tour.
Tours start promptly and will last approximately 90 minutes with questions.
For a complete list of our Access Tours, click the Access filter at the top of our Events page, call 917.722.2439 x413 or email access@posterhouse.org. Poster House will also strive to accommodate any outside accessibility tour requests given two week’s notice.

Instagram Takeover: Sheikha Al Habshi
2020-06-12 09:00 - 17:00
As part of Poster House’s Pride Month programming, we are partnering with a host of young designers within the LGBTQ+ community and showcasing their poster work in dedicated Instagram Takeovers.
Head to Instagram on Mondays and Fridays in June to see amazing grassroots talent using posters today. Get special access inside their studios, hear their philosophy on how posters work, peek at their latest poster creations, and ask them questions!
This Friday, we are featuring the designer Sheikha Al Habshi. Sheikha is a feminist artist, illustrator, and designer based in Kuwait. Her art is mainly centered around identity and self care as a form of coping in a highly technological age. Being torn between tradition and the constant change of the online arena, her art focuses on women and other marginalized figures seen in Kuwait and the Middle East, and how these figures evolve in digital spaces as well as in more conservative settings. She uses her art as her own way of taking up space, raising questions of gender roles and sexuality in a culture where tradition and privacy play an important role.
Instagram: @coffeeandcastoffs
Pronouns: She/her

Instagram Takeover: Brian Herrera
2020-06-15 09:00 - 17:00
As part of Poster House’s Pride Month programming, we are partnering with a host of young designers within the LGBTQ+ community and showcasing their poster work in dedicated Instagram Takeovers.
Head to Instagram on Mondays and Fridays in June to see amazing grassroots talent using posters today. Get special access inside their studios, hear their philosophy on how posters work, peek at their latest poster creations, and ask them questions!
This Monday, we are featuring the designer Brian Herrera. Herrera is a Chicago-based artist specializing in design and illustration. Born in Veracruz, Mexico and raised in Chicago, his work explores the themes of immigrant identity and queer culture through various mediums. Herrera focuses around uplifting undocumented and queer voices using design, illustration and street installations.
Instagram: @Brianherrera.art
Pronouns: He/him/they/them

Designing During COVID: A Virtual Roundtable Discussion
2020-06-18 13:00 - 14:30
When Poster House closed its door to the public on March 10, it looked for ways to continue its mission of educating and serving the public through posters. Inspired by Steven Heller’s article in PRINT Magazine about posters commissioned during the polio epidemic, Poster House and PRINT asked more than 20 designers to contribute pieces that addressed clear public safety advice, support for our community, and profound thanks to everyone who continues to make our cities run through the national shutdown.
Join host Debbie Millman as she talks with participating designers Emily Oberman, Edel Rodriguez, Paul Sahre, Jessica Hische, Jennifer Kinon, and Zipeng Zhu about the process of designing during the COVID-19 outbreak. How was designing during a global pandemic different from their normal practice? How did they approach the task of creating a PSA? How can designers use their talents at this time to better society? Throughout the moderated talk, Debbie will also be fielding questions from viewers, inviting global participation from the comfort and safety of our homes.
This roundtable is a collaboration between Typographics and Poster House, the first museum in the United States dedicated to the art and history of the poster.

Instagram Takeover: Paterson Hodgson
2020-06-19 09:00 - 17:00
As part of Poster House’s Pride Month programming, we are partnering with a host of young designers within the LGBTQ+ community and showcasing their poster work in dedicated Instagram Takeovers.
Head to Instagram on Mondays and Fridays in June to see amazing grassroots talent using posters today. Get special access inside their studios, hear their philosophy on how posters work, peek at their latest poster creations, and ask them questions!
This Friday, we are featuring the designer Paterson Hodgson. Paterson is a queer, non-binary artist whose work playfully picks at the absurdity, misery, and pleasure of life. A Toronto-based poster artist, illustrator, and comic-maker, Paterson’s work is influenced by everything from travel and feminism, to body-positivity and nature. More recent work reflects Paterson’s involvement in community organizing in Toronto including comics on political issues, and posters for working class movements like Keep Your Rent, which seeks rent forgiveness for tenants during COVID-19.
Instagram: @patersinister
Pronouns: she/they
