Poster Kids: Hungry for Posters

Join Poster House on the last Sunday morning of every month, from 10–11am 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. Doesn’t food just make you…hungry? Posters advertising food are […]

Ask a Curator Day

September 15 is the 11th annual Ask a Curator Day! Now is your chance to ask the Poster House curatorial team anything you want! Have a burning poster question? Want to know more about our collection? What does a curator do anyway?  Head to Instagram on September 15 to hear directly from Chief Curator Angelina […]

Museum Day: Free Museum Admission

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, […]

Remote Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: The Push Pin Legacy

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 […]

Poster Kids: Push Pin and Play

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 […]

PH x College: Election Design and Personal Branding

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 […]

First Friday

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 […]

Person Place Thing with Jim McMullan

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 […]

Monyee Chau: Virtual Studio Tour

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 […]

PH X College: BIPOC Professionals in Museums

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 […]