Poster House is thrilled to take part in Smithsonian Magazine's annual Museum Day! Enjoy free entry to the museum, as well as other museums and cultural institutions across the country, on Saturday, September 18. Visit our current exhibitions, stop by the cafe, and explore our Poster History Timeline, all for free!
Every month, Poster House offers Vibrant Verbal Description Tours specifically for community members who are blind or have low vision. Explore one of the museum’s shows with a museum educator trained in the art of verbal description and learn more about the history of printed posters. In order to reach a wide, art-loving audience around the world, we […]
Join Poster House on the last Sunday morning of every month, from 9:15–10:15am for a family-friendly, interactive, virtual poster tour and a related art-making experience. Admission is free; advanced registration is required in order to receive link access and a list of suggested materials. See below for details. Push Pin Studios was responsible for introducing the […]
Kick off PH x College’s Fall 2021 series with our first event, “Election Design and Personal Branding!” Hear from leading graphic designer, design critic, and educator Michael Bierut on his experience designing Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign followed by a Q&A on design and branding. Learn how to apply those skills to yourself with award-winning […]
Poster House is pleased to announce its latest public programming initiative, First Fridays! Starting October 1, the museum will be open for free with extended hours on the first Friday of every month. Stop by and see our current exhibitions and join in the fun by attending an activity, workshop, or performance throughout the day. […]
Poster House is thrilled to partner with Randy Cohen for a live recording of his popular public radio series Person Place Thing. Tonight, he will be joined by the prolific designer and illustrator Jim McMullan, whose work appears extensively in the exhibition The Push Pin Legacy. McMullan has created images for countless magazine stories, books […]
Poster House is dedicated to celebrating all voices within the poster community. In an effort to share with our audience the widest array of poster talent, we are partnering with numerous young designers around the world to create Instagram Live Studio Tours—hour-long sessions on our Instagram account in which up and coming graphic artists give us a […]
As part of our reimagined PH x College Fall 2021 series, Poster House will be hosting a panel of BIPOC professionals in museums followed by a Q&A . Three panelists from across the museum sector will share their personal experiences and lessons learned navigating the field. This event, moderated by emerging museum professional Matthew Waldemar, will speak to […]
Before there was Poster House, there was Tekserve, the neighborhood computer store that fixed a million tech issues. It was a beloved New York institution, and its ghosts still haunt […]
Every month, Poster House offers Vibrant Verbal Description Tours specifically for community members who are blind or have low vision. Explore one of the museum’s shows with a museum educator trained in the art of verbal description and learn more about the history of printed posters. In order to reach a wide, art-loving audience around the world, we […]
