Female Trailblazers: A Special Members-Only Series In honor of Poster House’s exhibition Utopia in Our Time: The Posters of Molly Crabapple, members are invited to explore the creative work of female trailblazers both past and present. Pen + Brush is a 131 year old organization dedicated to showcasing the work of emerging and mid-career […]
Dorothy Waugh’s poster campaign for the National Park Service (NPS) during the depths of the Great Depression was as trailblazing as it was masterful. The government had never before entrusted such an ambitious promotion to a solo designer, let alone a female modernist working in a male-dominated bureaucracy. Yet Waugh's work for the bureau was […]
Join the Poster House education team on guided docent tours of our current exhibitions! Gain a deeper understanding of the historical context and the design techniques behind one of the museum’s shows in an informative yet casual setting. The tours, along with admission on Fridays, are always free! This Friday, we will be focusing on […]
In honor of Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters, join Poster House and Dizzy Studios for a hands-on workshop where we’ll dive into the timeless, sustainable craft of mending. Bring your well-loved garments and learn how to repair them using a Speedweve, a tool designed to patch holes in a practical but beautiful […]
Every month, Poster House offers 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 both in person and online through Zoom. These tours are given by our Lead Educators, allowing you intimate access […]
Every month, Poster House offers 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 both in person and online through Zoom. These tours are given by our Lead Educators, allowing you intimate access […]
Poster House members are invited to a last look of the exhibition Blazing a Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters. Join curator Mark Resnick as he discusses details of her incredible biography and groundbreaking work for the National Parks system. This is a unique opportunity to engage with the leading scholar on Dorothy Waugh, so […]
Join typography historian Paul Shaw for a gallery tour of Blazing a Trail: Dorothy Waugh's National Parks Posters, focusing on lettering and graphic design. Waugh's posters promoting the National Park System in the mid-1930s provide an excellent introduction to the graphic design and print production of the era. Learn about the differences between Art Deco […]
Tickets for these tours will be made available on January 7, 2026. Poster House is opening its archives to the public! Join Registrar Melanie Papathomas, Assistant Curator of Collections Es-pranza Humphrey, and Collections Specialist Alex Stern for a special behind-the-scenes glimpse at the museum’s exceptional poster collection. Participants will gather in the Storage and Conservation […]
Join the Poster House education team on guided docent tours of our current exhibitions! Gain a deeper understanding of the historical context and the design techniques behind one of the museum’s shows in an informative yet casual setting. The tours, along with admission on Fridays, are always free! This Friday, we will be focusing on […]