Join Poster House on the last Sunday morning of every month, from 10:30am–12:15pm for a family-friendly, interactive poster tour and a related art-making experience at Poster House. Admission is free; advanced registration is required. This program invites children 5-11 years old and their adults to collaborate (siblings are welcome!). This is not a drop-off program. Push […]
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. […]
Don’t miss this rare and exclusive opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at Poster House’s permanent collection! Led by Collections Manager Melissa Walker, this intimate tour will give 10 people the chance to explore highlights from the museum’s collection of over 10,000 posters from around the world. Catch sneak previews of upcoming exhibition material, take […]
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 […]
Poster House is thrilled to invite our members to a private tour of the museum’s newest exhibition You Won’t Bleed Me: How Blaxploitation Posters Defined Cool & Delivered Profits. This exclusive tour will be led by exhibition curator Adam Howard. Proof of vaccination and reservations will be checked at the door. Masks and proper social […]
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 […]
The psychedelic poster movement coincided with the rise of American counterculture, the use of mind-expanding substances like marijuana and LSD, and the explosion of the rock-n-roll scene in the late 1960s. From about 1966 to 1970, this movement flourished in San Francisco, the center of the hippie universe. Like many of the Belle Époque posters […]
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 the museum’s art-filled halls. Tonight, join Tamara Shopsin as she launches LaserWriter II, a book that brings Tekserve back to life. The event will feature […]
