First Friday: Air India Artist’s Tour

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. Artist […]

First Friday:It’s Showtime NYC Dance Performance

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. In […]

First Friday: Collage Workshop with Katherine Toukhy

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. Join […]

Growing Up Underground: Steven Heller in Conversation with Angelina Lippert

Join Steven Heller and Poster House Chief Curator Angelina Lippert for a trip down memory lane as they discuss Heller’s new memoir Growing Up Underground. Hear a firsthand account of New York City’s counterculture in the 1960s and ‘70s as he shares the experiences that defined his early 20s. Much like the book, this conversation […]

Posters That Sing: Notes on Indigenous Poster Design

Indigenous representation in poster history typically focuses on racist depictions leaning on stereotypes and caricatures of Native culture to sell products or events. Alongside this horrific history, however, Indigenous poster designers and printers have thrived, creating a legacy of vibrant, exciting imagery that counters the dominant narrative. Poster House is pleased to partner with designer […]

Disability Justice Zinemaking Workshop (Virtual)

Join artist, designer, and disability justice activist Jen White-Johnson for this hands-on zine-making workshop. The practice of zine-making emphasizes creative storytelling, self advocacy, and photography through the use of paper and craft materials. Together, participants will create a collaborative zine on the topic of disability justice. Zine making supplies can be picked up in-person at […]

PH x College: Books Not Bombs

Do you dream of a better world? Join Poster House to learn about how student activists have employed design to support causes throughout history, from disarmament to labor rights. After exploring posters from 20th century global student movements, participants in this PH x College event will collage their own poster focused on an issue close […]

Vignelli vs. Vigilantes/Art vs. Design

In honor of the debut of the exhibition Masked Vigilantes on Silent Motorbikes and the 50th anniversary of what is now commonly referred to as the “Vignelli” subway map, Poster House is pleased to partner with the New York Transit Museum for a discussion about design in the New York City transit  system and artists’ […]

Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: Schoolgirls at War

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 […]

Saying Saree Three Ways

The Maharaja is undoubtedly a fashionable character, demonstrated perfectly in Poster House’s latest exhibition. Looking beyond illustration, though, how does Indian fashion function in the real world? Join fashion scholar Arti Sandhu for this wide-ranging virtual conversation on the history of the saree and contemporary fashion in India. She will discuss the saree as a […]