The Swiss Grid: An Introduction

Join the Society of Design Arts, AIGA Baltimore, and Stevenson University for this online talk by Angelina Lippert. The Swiss Grid explores the development and impact of the International Typographic Style, considered one of the most important movements in graphic design history, through a selection of posters and ephemera. Influenced by the Concrete art of […]

For the Many: The Public Art of Lincoln Center

In honor of their partnership on the exhibition Vera List & The Posters Of Lincoln Center, Poster House and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts are teaming up on an incredible lecture chronicling the organization's commitment to art for all. The discussion will start with an introduction to Lincoln Center's poster project and the critical […]

College Night: Museum Ed 101

What is museum education? Have you ever considered a career as a museum educator? This Museum Ed 101 panel will provide you with information about the vast opportunities that the museum education field has to offer! Join Imani Parkinson, Samantha Hirsch, and Sierra Van Ryck deGroot as they discuss how they got into museum education and learn about the skills, practices, and passions that inspire museum […]

Conversations on Design & Race: Getting Back to Our Roots

Join designers Kelly Walters, Jason Alejandro, Anne H. Berry, and David Jon Walker for a panel discussion on how the influence of family, cultural origins, and ancestral heritage takes form in design practice. The designers will look reflectively at their upbringing, present objects that maintain cultural significance, and share their experiences as design students, educators, and practitioners, […]

Viennese Lettering: A Virtual Night With Paul Shaw

Poster House is thrilled to partner once again with our favorite type historian, Paul Shaw, for an evening exploring lettering and the Vienna Secession. From Koloman Moser and Alfred Roller to Lucian Bernhard and Ludwig Hohlwein to Peter Behrens and Otto Eckmann, lettering of this period was varied, innovative, and of a consistently high quality. […]

Gonzo Artivism: The Art & Activism of the Freak Power Movement

Poster House is excited to be joined by Yuri Zupancic, co-curator of Freak Power, in exploring the intersections of art and activism. In this wide-ranging talk, Yuri will explore how the Freak Power movement blurred the lines between politics and art to inspire change by any medium necessary.   Hunter Thompson once said, "Politics is the […]

A Tale of Three Cities: Youth Style in Berlin, Munich, & Vienna

Poster House is thrilled to partner with the Kallir Research Institute. Directed by Jane Kallir, the KRI is devoted to the study of Austrian and German art of the early 20th century - work championed by the Galerie St. Etienne since 1939. Tonight, Jane Kallir will be speaking about the important roles Berlin, Munich, and Vienna played in the shaping […]

Remote Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: Julius Klinger

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. In order to reach a wide, art-loving audience around the world, we […]

Recurring

Members-Only Opening Night

Kindly Note: In order to offer this in-person experience to as many members as possible, this event will be repeated over two nights on Thursday, April 15th and Friday, April 16th. Please only RSVP for one night, not both.   Join Poster House for a unique and exclusive look at our latest shows. First, Chief Curator […]

Lippert & Lowry: Fireside Chats

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 […]