Celebrate the start of ~spooky season~ at Poster House with multihyphenate public artist Maia Lorian, whose poster series A Presidential Parody is in the museum’s permanent collection. She will be leading a free, single-card tarot reading from 7 to 8:30pm. Let this performative consultation with the cards guide you into the last few months of […]
Join guest curators Carly Johnson and Sophia Williamson for a virtual curatorial tour of Poster House’s latest exhibition Air India’s Maharaja: Advertising Gone Rouge. Discover the enduring and occasionally contentious travel posters of India’s national airline while learning about the Maharaja’s trajectory from a humble inflight memo pad to that of a cherished mascot. You’ll […]
Poster House is pleased to welcome graphic and typeface designer Shiva Nallaperumal for a Genius on Display artist’s talk. Explore the talented designer’s amazing portfolio featuring work for a wide range of clients, including the New York Times, the NBA, and many more. Learn all about Nallaperumal’s unique approach to design and typography. Questions strongly […]
Join collage artist Luis Martin/The Art Engineer for an evening of conversation and creativity. In this hands-on workshop, participants will explore the collage techniques featured in Poster House’s exhibition Masked Vigilantes on Silent Motorbikes by making their own collage using provided materials. No experience necessary; just bring your curiosity and creativity! Luis Martin/The Art Engineer […]
Did you know that famous artists sometimes use posters to make their own art? In our new exhibition Masked Vigilantes On Silent Motorbikes we’ll look at some examples of how posters have been turned to fine art. Then, we’ll create our own art using posters. Materials: collected or printed posters paper cup, solo cup, or […]
Did you know that famous artists sometimes use posters to make their own art? In our new exhibition Masked Vigilantes On Silent Motorbikes we’ll look at some examples of how posters have been turned to fine art. Then, we’ll create our own art using posters. Join Poster House on select Sunday mornings from 10:30am–12:15pm for […]
Every month, Poster House offers virtual Vibrant Verbal Description Tours specifically for community members who are blind or have low vision. In order to reach a wide, art-loving audience around the world, we offer our description tours online through Zoom. These tours are led by our Chief Curator, allowing you intimate access to the items […]
Poster House Members are invited with a guest to a private tour of Masked Vigilantes on Silent Motorbikes led by curator RJ Rushmore. This exhibition showcases fine and street art that incorporate advertising posters, repurposing and blurring their intended mass communication. See how renegade artists take the powerful visual language of posters, twisting and reimagining […]
Join lead architect Marc Tsurumaki of LTL Architects as he takes you on a tour of the design development and construction history of Poster House, the only museum in the U.S. dedicated to posters. Opening in 2019 and occupying the space that once housed Tekserve, the museum design considers that posters are intended for the […]
Spooky Season is in full effect, and, for one night only, Poster House is turning into Horror House! Inspired by the exhibition Masked Vigilantes on Silent Motorbikes where artists take elements from posters and reinterpret them into new works, this program will have you draw from classic horror movie posters to create your own Halloween-themed […]