Poster Kids: 100 Years of Film Posters

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Everyone loves movie posters! This month, join us in exploring works from each of our current exhibitions to learn about more than 100 years of film poster history. Then, we […]

Members-only Tour of Ethel Reed: I Am My Own Property

Poster House is delighted to invite you and a guest to a private, Members-only tour of the museum’s current exhibition Ethel Reed: I Am My Own Property, led by Chief Curator Angelina Lippert. Learn about this pioneering graphic designer, one of a handful of American women to make a name for herself in the field […]

Fashioning The Self: I Am My Own Property

The exhibition Ethel Reed: I Am My Own Property highlights the artist’s masterful use of fashion and her appearance to control her own narrative and that of her work. Of course, Reed wasn’t the only person of her time to leverage fashion to her advantage. How were Black people—whether free, freed, or enslaved—leveraging sartorial freedoms […]

Stick More Bills: An Analysis of Indian Posters in Film, Politics, & Beyond

Poster House is pleased to partner with Shiva Nallaperumal, Priya Prabhakar, and Somnath Bhatt for a wide-ranging panel discussion on regional posters from India. This conversation will explore the graphic elements within Indian posters, drawing from the museum’s permanent collection and the larger history of the genre. Particular attention will be paid to the typographic […]

First Friday

Join Poster House on the First Friday of every month for free admission and extended hours! Explore the museum’s latest exhibitions and get in on the fun by attending a tour, workshop, or activity throughout the day.  Every First Friday is different, offering unique opportunities to engage with rotating exhibitions and the permanent collection. 1pm […]

First Friday: In-Person Archives Tour

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 […]

First Friday: Utopian Collage Workshop

Join Isometric Studio, designers of two exhibitions on view, for this hands-on poster making workshop inspired by the exhibition The Utopian Avant-Garde: Soviet Film Posters of the 1920s. Participants will make […]