Poster House

Basket Case at Nitehawk Cinema
2019-12-05 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
In honor of Baptized by Beefcake: The Golden Age of Hand-Painted Movie Posters from Ghana, we have partnered with Nitehawk Cinema in Williamsburg for a special screening of Basket Case, one of the many classic horror films featured in our exhibition.
Prior to the screening, audiences will have a chance to hear from our Chief Curator, Angelina Lippert, about why horror and action movies from the 1980s and 1990s make up the majority of hand-painted Ghanaian movie posters, and why Basket Case in particular reflects Ghanaian cultural values in the 90s.
Please note: This event does NOT take place at Poster House, but rather Nitehawk Cinema’s Williamsburg location at 136 Metropolitan Avenue in Brooklyn. Guests should purchase tickets in advance via Nitehawk’s website.

Docent Tour
2019-12-04 12:00 - 13:00, 2019-12-01 13:00 - 14:00, 2019-11-22 16:00 - 17:00, 2019-11-13 12:00 - 2019-12-13 13:00, 2019-11-10 13:00 - 14:00, 2019-11-01 16:00 - 17:00
Come learn more about our two current shows Baptized By Beefcake: The Golden Age of Hand-Painted Movie Posters from Ghana and 20/20 InSight: Posters from the 2017 Women’s March through a docent-led tour.
Docent tours are offered once a week and are complimentary with the cost of admission.

Tatyana Fazlalizadeh: Artist's Tour
2019-12-02 18:00 - 19:00
Poster House is thrilled to offer a special tour of 20/20 InSight: Posters of the 2017 Women’s March led by artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh.
Fazlalizadeh will guide guests through the exhibition, discussing imagery and text used by the anonymous makers of those posters and relating it to her own public work. It is an incredible opportunity to hear from one of the most important and renowned contemporary street artists in an intimate setting.
Fazlalizadeh is a Black/Iranian visual artist and Oklahoma City native. She is a painter whose work ranges from the gallery to the streets, using visual art to address the daily oppressive experiences of marginalized people through beautifully drawn and painted portraits. Her street art series, Stop Telling Women to Smile, can be found on walls across the globe.
Tickets: $15
Members at the Individual Level get a buy one get one free ticket.
Members at the Supporter and Patron Levels get two free tickets.

Free Community Day!
2019-11-23 11:00 - 18:00
Join us on this special Saturday and explore all of our shows free of charge!
In honor of our exhibition 20/20 InSight: Posters from the 2017 Women’s March, we will be featuring a complimentary drop-in button making station from 11am–1pm (right outside of the 20/20 InSight show in our Cellar Level).
We are also featuring a drop-in storytime at 11am near our 24th Street entrance. We chose two great exhibition-related reads: The Pink Hat by Andrew Joyner and Anansi the Spider: a tale from the Ashanti by Gerald McDermott.
The Pink Hat tells the story of a pink hat that made its way to a girl who took it to the Women’s March – a great entry point to our 20/20 Insight exhibition highlighting posters that were used in the 2017 Women’s March (that features its own pink hat!).
Anansi the Spider: a tale from the Ashanti tells the folktale of Anansi the spider, as told by the Ashanti peoples in Ghana – the birthplace of our Baptized by Beefcake exhibition focused on handpainted Ghanian movie posters.
Join us for one or both before making buttons in our Children’s Space (right outside of the 20/20 Insight show in our Cellar Level).
Cafe & Shop will be open!

Members' Hours Curatorial Tour
2019-11-20 09:30 - 10:30
Experience the benefits of Membership and join our exclusive Members’ Hours Curatorial Tour.
This is a great opportunity to get the inside scoop on how both curators developed their respective shows and get a deeper understanding of both exhibitions.
This tour is during our Members-Only early-access hours, and no pre-registration is required. Simply show the front desk your membership card.
Included in the tour are Baptized By Beefcake: The Golden Age of Hand-Painted Movie Posters from Ghana, curated by Angelina Lippert, and 20/20 InSight: Posters from the 2017 Women’s March, curated by Melissa Walker.
Angelina Lippert is the Chief Curator of Poster House. She holds an MA in the art of the Russian Avant-Garde from the Courtauld Institute of Art in London, and a BA in theology and art history from Smith College. Prior to her time at Poster House, she worked for ten years as a poster specialist at a leading auction house in New York City. She has produced dozens of auction catalogs and articles, as well as The Art Deco Poster, and has lectured at SVA and The Cooper Union. She is a member of AAM, AAMC, AIGA, and is on the Board of Directors for The Ephemera Society of America. Her research interests include German Expressionism, Soviet film posters, and the history of food and wine in advertising
Melissa Walker is the Collections Manager for Poster House, bringing with her extensive experience working in vintage posters, printmaking, as well as 3 years of teaching in South Korea. At this time, she is currently working to digitize the museum’s collection to be accessible for viewing and research via Poster House’s website. Melissa has a Master’s Degree in Studio Art and and ran her own Contemporary Art gallery for three years.
Shop & Cafe will be open by 10:30

Poster House After Hours! Nov. Edition
2019-11-15 18:00 - 21:00
On the third Friday of every month, come unwind at Poster House. Enjoy our gorgeous exhibitions at a more relaxed pace, and share a glass of wine with friends. Our café, galleries, and gift shop will be open late!
This Friday, we are delighted to co-host a special musical event with Fred Kyeremeh and the Ghanaian American Journal in honor of Ghana’s Year of Return, the 400th anniversary of the first enslaved Africans arriving in Jamestown, Virginia.
The Convergence: Afropop Meets Afro Arts
A multicultural mixer showcasing the evolution of African music, from High Life to present-day beats.
Featuring DJ Akuaa and MC Kwesoul
Tickets: $20
Members at the Individual Level get a buy one get one free ticket.
Members at the Supporter and Patron Levels get two free ticket.
Cash Bar
*The event will be photographed, filmed and/or otherwise recorded. Your entry constitutes your consent to such photography, filming and/or recording and to any use herewith.

Drink & Draw: Beefcake Edition
2019-11-13 18:00 - 20:30
Happy Hump Day! Let’s have a drink and sketch live models in Poster House’s galleries. Stay after-hours in the museum and be inspired by the larger-than-life hunks in our Ghanaian poster exhibition.
Please bring your drawing materials and paper of your choice — but if you don’t have anything, don’t worry! Limited supplies are available for general use.
About the Model: Jhusen Torres is a professional dancer and choreographer in NYC. He is trained in ballet, jazz, modern, West African, and International Latin. He has workshopped and assisted in creating material with top choreographers on Broadway, as well as performed in Latin dance festivals all over the US. Recently, he shot his first commercial film – and will debut in Lin Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights – Warner Brothers Film – June 2020
Tickets: $20
Members at the Individual Level get a buy one get one free ticket.
Members at the Supporter and Patron Levels get two free ticket.
Snacks and beverages available for purchase at Café des Affiches until 7pm.

Around the World w/Nicholas Lowry: An Immersive History of Travel Posters
2019-11-11 18:00 - 20:00
Join the President of Swann Auction Galleries, Nicholas D. Lowry, and Chief Curator of Poster House, Angelina Lippert, as they take you on a magical ride through the wonderful world of travel posters.
In celebration of its 20th anniversary of Travel Poster auctions, Swann is offering the largest collection of rail posters ever to hit the market — and Lowry and Lippert are here to make all your travel fantasies come true! Discover what most collectors consider the gateway drug of posters, and learn why vintage travel advertising remains the most popular genre in the medium.
Daring questions and fabulous attire encouraged!
Space is limited. First 30 ticket buyers will go home with a poster-themed 2020 calendar!
Tickets: $15
Members at the Individual Level get a buy one get one free ticket.
Members at the Supporter and Patron Levels get two free tickets.
Wine, Beer, & cheese provided.
Please Note: This event does NOT take place at Poster House, but at Swann Galleries a few short Avenues away!
Swann Galleries is located at 104 East 25th Street, between Park Avenue South and Lexington Avenue. Guests should take the elevator to the 6th Floor.

AIGA NY Citizen Designer Now
2019-11-11 16:00 - 19:00
“Just be a person that wants to help out first, and bring your design second.”—Greg Mihalko
The Citizen Designer Playbook, published in 2018 shows designers how they can contribute to the many forms and faces of civic-minded design. In November, one year ahead of the 2020 election, AIGA NY CDN is hosting an interactive workshop structured around the five tactics for design from the Playbook. In this workshop participants will explore the playbook and look to answer the following questions:
– How do you envision your work as a citizen designer?
– What tools would be helpful as a citizen designer?
– What are ways the design community can take the time to listen to citizen designers?
Hosted on Veteran’s Day this workshop is for the design student, design leader, and civic advocate looking to use design for impact. The outcome of this workshop will inform CDN initiatives in 2020.
The Poster House team, including Melissa Walker, the curator of 20/20 Insight: Posters from the 2017 Women’s March, will be on hand during the workshop to provide background on the exhibition and museum.

This event is free and will be capped at 25 participants.
Schedule
4pm Doors open & check-in
4:10pm Workshop begins
7pm Workshop ends

Veteran's Day
2019-11-11 11:00 - 18:00
Poster House would like to thank all military veterans by offering free admission for two to all vets on November 11, 2019.
Admission includes access to all exhibitions at the museum, as well as our interactive photobooth and poster design stations.
Please provide a valid military ID to take advantage of this special offer.

Teens Take the Met
2019-11-08 17:00 - 20:00
Poster House is teaming up with over 40 other community partners to take over The Metropolitan Museum of Art for the night as part of #TeensTakeTheMet!!!
Stop by for a night of collage and printmaking, dance, workshops, and much more — or just stroll the galleries with your buddies.
Poster House and our friends at the New York Historical Society will be located in the library of the Met. Visit us to choose a protest poster by ThoughtMatter to take home, and make a button based on posters in our exhibition 2020 Insight: Posters from the 2017 Women’s March. Here’s your chance to get involved and take action, even if you’re not old enough to vote, yet!
Please note: This event does NOT take place at Poster House. Participants should meet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

After-Hours Curatorial Tour
2019-11-06 18:00 - 19:30
Forget about boring museum tours! Our Chief Curator and our Collections Manager are known for their relatable, funny anecdotes and casual style. Join them on a romp through their respective shows where they’ll dispel poster myths, share hot poster gossip, and give you a new appreciation for the wild world of posters.
Questions and fabulous attire are encouraged!
Tickets: $15
Members at the Individual Level get a buy one get one free ticket.
Members at the Supporter and Patron Levels get two free ticket.
Shop & Café Open

Halloween at Poster House!
2019-10-31 11:00 - 18:00
Spend Halloween at Poster House!
Children can trick-or-treat in our shop where we’ll be handing out nut-free treats, while adults peruse some horror-themed merch from our show Baptized by Beefcake: The Golden Age of Hand-Painted Movie Posters from Ghana.
Adults who arrive to the museum in full costume will also receive free admission to all our exhibitions!

Docent Tour
2019-10-23 12:00 - 13:00
Come learn more about our two current shows Baptized By Beefcake: The Golden Age of Hand-Painted Movie Posters from Ghana and 20/20 Insight: Posters from the 2017 Women’s March through a docent-led tour.
Tours are offered Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, and are complimentary with the cost of admission.

Open House New York Architecture & Lighting Tours!
2019-10-19 14:00 - 17:00
Poster House has teamed up with Open House New York for a series of three back-to-back tours that explore the design process behind New York’s newest museum!
This tour will be led by Marc Tsurumaki, Principal, LTL Architects, and Nelson Jenkins of Lumen Architecture, discussing the unique collaborative design process, including a showcase of featured lighting elements.
The design for Poster House, the first museum devoted to poster art in New York City, responds to both the unique qualities of the institution within the cultural landscape of New York City and the exceptional urban conditions of its site in the Flatiron District near Madison Square Park. Organized by splitting the existing space into two halves — with galleries to the east and a public passage to the west — the design inflects this line of division diagonally through the space. Juxtaposing a dynamic urban passage with sophisticated gallery spaces, Poster House seeks to combine the old and the new, the rustic and the refined, the playful and the somewhat serious into a layered but still unified architectural experience. As a museum for the often overlooked and undervalued poster, the space balances contrasting spatial qualities that correspond to the poster’s unique identity as both commerce and art, public information and cultural artifact.
Tours are 50 minutes and are offered at three times:
2:00-2:50 pm
3:00-3:50 pm
4:00-4:50 pm
Sign up and purchase tickets via the OHNY website.

The cost of your OHNY ticket also includes access to Poster House. We invite all guests to stay after their tour time to further explore the museum and its exhibitions.

Poster House After Hours!
2019-10-18 18:00 - 21:00
On the third Friday of every month, come unwind at Poster House. Enjoy our gorgeous exhibitions at a more relaxed pace, and share a glass of wine with friends. Our café, galleries, and gift shop will be open late!
In honor of our two newest exhibitions opening on October 17, this particular after hours event will be free from 6-9pm!

Farewell Mucha & Cyan!
2019-10-06 11:00 - 18:00
Join us as we say goodbye to our inaugural shows! Explore the galleries one last time, and say goodbye to Alphonse Mucha and Cyan.
Shop & Café Open

Cyan & The History of German Posters
2019-09-23 18:00 - 19:30
Acclaimed art historian Paul Stirton will talk about our exhibition Designing Through The Wall: Cyan in the 1990s as it relates to the larger trajectory of German poster and print-making heritage.
Copies of his book Jan Tschichold and the New Typography as well as our companion exhibition booklet which he contributed to will be available for purchase and signing.
Paul Stirton is associate professor of modern European design history at Bard Graduate Center in New York City and the editor-in-chief of West 86th: A Journal of Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Culture.
Shop & Café Open

Family Cookie Decorating Workshop!
2019-09-21 11:00 - 13:00
The only thing better than one LU cookie, is an LU cookie you decorate yourself! Join us for a family-friendly cookie decorating workshop where we take the biscuits from the gallery walls to the workshop table! Design your perfect bite on the biscuits that have been a beloved part of snack time since 1846.
Shop & Café Open

Poster Hours After Hours!
2019-09-20 18:00 - 21:00
On the third Friday of every month, come unwind at Poster House. Enjoy our gorgeous exhibitions at a more relaxed pace, and share a glass of wine with friends. Our café, galleries, and gift shop will be open late!

The Art of Good Taste: Decorative Arts of the Belle Époque
2019-09-19 18:00 - 20:00
Ben Macklowe is one of the world’s experts on Art Nouveau and Art Deco jewelry, interiors, and decorative arts. In this exclusive tour of his Park Avenue gallery, he will explain the history and techniques used to create some of the most beautiful objects from the late 19th century. One-of-a-kind jewels, priceless sculptures, sumptuous glassware, and, of course, Mucha posters will all be on display. Classical nudes; ages 21+Classical nudes; ages 21+

The Artist’s Muse: A Look at Sarah Bernhardt
2019-09-12 14:00 - 15:00
Around the turn of the century, Sarah Bernhardt was the most famous woman in the world. A self-made business woman, her ability to create publicity and see innovation where others could not kept her in the spotlight for decades. It was a simple twist of fate that brought her and Alphonse Mucha together over Christmas in 1894, but an act of savvy marketing that kept them working together for the next ten years. Come find out more about the woman in Mucha’s posters – the Divine Sarah!
The tour is free with the cost of admission.
Shop & Café Open

Drink and Draw
2019-09-09 18:00 - 20:30
It’s Monday! Let’s have a drink and sketch live models in Poster House’s galleries. Stay after-hours in the museum and be inspired by Alphonse Mucha’s 6 foot posters for the inimitable Sarah Bernhardt.
Please bring your drawing materials and paper of your choice — but if you don’t have anything, don’t worry! Limited supplies are available for general use.
About the Model: Indonesian native & Brooklyn transplant Dame CuchiFrita has been a New York burlesque staple since 2007, with 20+ years of Balinese dance experience and discipline in fashion design. Come draw, and experience this amazing performer as she embodies the grace and elegance of Mucha’s figures.
Tickets: $20
Members at the Individual Level get a buy one get one free ticket.
Members at the Supporter and Patron Levels get two free tickets.

Collecting Mucha: An Evening with Jack Rennert
2019-09-05 18:00 - 20:00
Ivan Lendl was a tennis champion who dominated the field in the 1980s, holding the World No. 1 spot for an incredible 270 weeks. He was proud of his Czechoslovakian heritage and particularly enamored with the incredible skill and seduction of Alphonse Mucha, Art Nouveau poster legend and fellow Bohemian. Lendl sought out Jack Rennert, a leading authority on Mucha, and together they scoured the world to assemble the largest and most complete collection of Mucha posters in existence. This collection also forms the inaugural exhibition at Poster House.
Rennert is a leading authority on many things poster-related, but Art Nouveau is his specialty. Join us for an evening with Rennert as he discusses how posters brought Art Nouveau to the streets and the enormous influence of the sensuous, colorful style. Rennert will also speak about how he put together one of the most admired poster collections of all time.
In addition to writing the catalogue raisonnée on the artist, Jack Rennert helped Ivan Lendl put together the largest and most complete collection of Mucha posters in the world. He has written over a dozen books on posters, and remains a leading authority on Alphonse Mucha. While guiding you through the galleries, he will be speaking about the process of building a museum quality collection as well as what to look for when evaluating vintage posters. Afterwards, he will be available to sign copies of Ivan Lendl: Alfons Mucha, his most recent book on the artist.
Tickets:
$25 General Admission
$50 Includes Signed Exhibition Catalog, Ivan Lendl: Alfons Mucha.
Shop & Café Open
MORE ABOUT JACK RENNERT
Rennert has written many books on posters, which include: The Posters of Leonetto Cappiello, Alphonse Mucha: the Complete Posters and Panels, The Poster Art of Tomi Ungerer, 100 Years of Bicycle Posters, 100 Years of Circus Posters, 100 Posters of Paul Colin, 100 Posters of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West, and 100 Years of Dance Posters, among others. His book, Posters of the Belle Epoque, has sold over 30,000 copies. He is currently at work on a large study which will be the definitive catalogue of the graphics of Edward Penfield. He was the consultant for TimeLife Books for the posters section of the Collectibles Encyclopedia
Rennert has organized exhibitions of posters in many museums and institutions around the world, including the Lincoln Center Museum for the Performing Arts, Radio City Music Hall, the French Embassy, bank and commercial buildings in New York and Chicago, and several Japanese museums. He was consultant to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Belle Epoque show in New York (1982-83).

Museum Tour with Chief Curator, Angelina Lippert
2019-08-26 14:00 - 15:00
Senior Staff from Poster House will be leading group tours around the museum, focusing on their own individual interests within each exhibition. This is a great opportunity to get a fresh take on Poster House’s inaugural exhibitions, and staff are happy to answer questions about building the museum and developing our mission.
Tours are free with admission and no pre-registration is required.
Angelina Lippert is the Chief Curator of Poster House. She holds an MA in the art of the Russian Avant-Garde from the Courtauld Institute of Art in London, and a BA in theology and art history from Smith College. Prior to her time at Poster House, she worked for ten years as a poster specialist at a leading auction house in New York City. She has produced dozens of auction catalogs and articles, as well as The Art Deco Poster, and has lectured at SVA and The Cooper Union. She is a member of AAM, AAMC, AIGA, and is on the Board of Directors for The Ephemera Society of America. Her research interests include German Expressionism, Soviet film posters, and the history of food and wine in advertising.
Shop & Café Open
