Join lead architect Marc Tsurumaki of LTL Architects on a tour of the design, development, and construction history of Poster House, the only museum in the United States dedicated to posters. Opened in 2019 and occupying the space that once housed Tekserve, the museum design considers that posters are intended for the street and uses […]
The Art Deco period was full of stylish and bold posters. Artists who worked during this time created images, patterns, and compositions inspired by mechanization and industry. This month, Poster Kids will explore the vivid patterns and images in our new exhibition Art Deco: Commercializing the Avant-Garde. Afterward, participants will create their own patterns inspired […]
Poster House is thrilled to turn its hit virtual program into a rollicking in-person event! That’s right, Posters & Cocktails is coming at you live from the museum! Join Nicholas Lowry of Swann Auctions Galleries, Don Spiro of the Green Fairy Society, and our very own Chief Curator & Director of Content, Angelina Lippert, for […]
Members of the low-vision and blind community are invited to an exciting, in-person Vibrant Verbal Description Tour at Poster House. This after-hours event will provide exclusive access to the museum’s exhibition, Art Deco: Commercializing the Avant-Garde. The tour will be led by our museum educator, Maya Varadaraj. This intimate experience will allow guests to get […]
What’s scarier than Halloween? Climate change, of course! But don’t let the fear of the climate crisis prevent you from taking action! Poster House is pleased to welcome internationally renowned […]
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 […]
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 […]
Join Poster House for its first Election Day, with special guest Materials for the Arts (MFTA)! This teacher professional development will focus on Poster House’s new exhibition, We Tried to […]
You are invited to a lunchtime tour of Madison Square Park’s current art exhibition, My Neighbor's Garden. Led by the Conservancy’s Senior Curatorial Manager Truth Murray-Cole, discover how artist Sheila Pepe brings color, unexpected materials, and optimism to Madison Square Park. Pepe, a feminist and queer artist whose elaborate web-like structures summon and critique conventional […]
Poster House is pleased to welcome graphic designer and scholar Sadie Redwing for a wide-ranging conversation on Indigenous poster history and graphic communication. Describing the perspective of Indigenous ideology in visual communication is very challenging—especially to an audience who does not understand the harm of cultural appropriation. Indigenous sensitivity to appropriation is not taken into […]