Get your hands inky with artist Mikey Quackenboss! Gather under the Poster History Timeline for a hands-on linoleum-block printing experience inspired by the exhibition Copy/Paste/Print/Repeat: Mike King & the Art of the Gig Poster. Artist Mikey Quackenboss will guide visitors through the process of creating their own one-of-a-kind gig poster using this traditional printmaking technique. […]
In connection with the exhibition Fallout: Atoms for War & Peace, this interactive workshop will explore the history, science, and ethics of nuclear weapons. Participants will consider key developments of […]
Join Poster House for a tour of Puerto Rico's vibrant artistic culture in Puerto Rico in Print: The Posters of Lorenzo Homar. Explore how Lorenzo Homar—the “father of the Puerto Rican poster”—blended Taíno, Spanish, and African influences and the turbulent political history of his time across three decades of poster-making. Visitors will be guided through key […]
All aboard for a fun-filled journey through New York City’s transit history! Inspired by the exhibition From the Bronx to the Battery: The Subway Sun, this hands-on program invites young explorers to discover the colorful world of 1930s subway posters by Fred Cooper. Learn how art helped shape the daily commute—and then design your own […]
In honor of Puerto Rico in Print: The Posters of Lorenzo Homar, Poster House is thrilled to host John Vasquez Mejias for an incredible multimedia performance of The Puerto Rican War. This production features puppets, marionettes, and costumes based on the woodcut novelette by the artist (which will also be available for purchase alongside many […]
As the final event held in conjunction with the exhibition Fallout: Atoms for War & Peace, Poster House is thrilled to partner with Sing for Science to host the groundbreaking artist and activist Laurie Anderson in conversation with nuclear weapons and policy expert Dr. Zia Mian. Together, they’ll explore how scientists and advocates work to […]
Poster House members are invited to a private tour of the Society of Illustrators’s exhibition, Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey • Edel Rodriguez. When Fidel Castro opened the Mariel harbor to let Cubans sail for America, Edel Rodriguez and his family took their chance. From the town of El Gabriel to the Mariel port to […]
In honor of the Poster House’s recent exhibition, Fallout: Atoms for War & Peace, members are invited to a private tour of Japan Society’s exhibition, Chiharu Shiota: Two Home Countries. In this exhibition, which commemorates the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Shiota explores wartime experiences and memories centered on a newly […]
The New York City Subway has a distinct aesthetic in the iconography of the city. In honor of our exhibition From the Bronx to the Battery: The Subway Sun, Poster House has arranged a special walking tour of the subway with historian Thomas Rinaldi that will allow participants to explore its unique architecture and design. […]
Poster House members and special guests are invited to celebrate the opening of the museum’s two fall exhibitions: The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy and Blazing a Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters. On loan from the Fondazione Massimo e Sonia Cirulli in Bologna and curated by historian, poet, and photojournalist, […]