Generations before the NBA, hundreds of pioneering African American basketball players, teams, and contributors began paving the way for today's star players. Their important achievements and gifts to the game were forgotten by history. Until now. Join us for a special evening with Claude Johnson, founder of the Black Fives Foundation, where he will examine […]
Join Poster House and Isometric Studio—a Brooklyn-based design studio led by queer people of color—as we discuss the transformative role of posters in promoting inclusion, equity, and justice. The program will begin with a presentation by Poster House Collections Manager Melissa Walker on the history of protest posters. Next, Isometric partners Andy Chen and Waqas […]
Poster House is currently wrapping up its inaugural cohort of summer interns. Four amazing people joined our nine-week, paid summer internship program this June–August, giving them remote access to all parts of running a museum. In these final weeks, they will be revealing their final projects, writing for our Blog, and creating unique content for […]
If there's one thing we can all agree upon, it's that everyone loves cheese. There's a cheese for every occasion, every palate, every mood—and what better way to celebrate this dairy delight than with a night of guided tasting and cheese poster appreciation. Poster House is thrilled to partner with Stephen Gellert of the The […]
Poster House is currently wrapping up its inaugural cohort of summer interns. Four amazing people joined our nine-week, paid summer internship program this June–August, giving them remote access to all parts of running a museum. In these final weeks, they will be revealing their final projects, writing for our Blog, and creating unique content for […]
Poster House is currently wrapping up its inaugural cohort of summer interns. Four amazing people joined our nine-week, paid summer internship program this June–August, giving them remote access to all parts of running a museum. In these final weeks, they will be revealing their final projects, writing for our Blog, and creating unique content for […]
The streets of Chinatown have historically been defined by an intensity of urban life whose vitality almost overwhelms the senses of visitors from less frenetic places. Commercial signs and outdoor advertising have long been a key feature of Chinatown's unique urban landscape. But with so much to look at in these streets, signs tend to […]
Every month, Poster House offers Vibrant Verbal Description Tours specifically for the low vision and blind community. Explore one of the museum’s shows with an experienced educator trained in the art of verbal description and learn more about the history of printed posters. Due to the current public health crisis surrounding COVID-19, we’re bringing our description […]
Embark on a virtual journey through the Paris portion of Alphonse Mucha’s career, as featured in the exhibition Alphonse Mucha: Art Nouveau/Nouvelle Femme that recently debuted at Poster House. Afterward, we’ll have a Q&A with the museum's Chief Curator, Angelina Lippert—any and all questions about Mucha or general poster history are welcomed and encouraged! […]
Our ongoing Posters & Cocktails parties have been met with rave reviews, so we are giving the summer one last hurrah with another mixological blend of drinking and design! Our Chief Curator will once again be hosting Nicholas Lowry of Swann Auction Galleries and Don Spiro of The Green Fairy Society over Zoom as they […]