Since its founding, the United States has had a long history of protests — large and small — with individuals exercising their democratic right to take to the streets and demand change for their overlooked grievances. And in 2017, the country saw the largest public protest in its history, with an estimated 3.3-5.6 million people […]
The Poster House Book Club meets a few times an exhibition cycle to discuss vibrant, interesting, and dynamic works of fiction which relate to the posters on view. Because we want to encourage community during this time of social distancing, we are moving this edition of book club online! In honor of The Sleeping Giant: […]
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. This season, we are focusing on The Sleeping Giant: Posters & The […]
On Thursday, April 30, at 2 pm EST, our beloved Education Programs Manager, Sierra Van Ryck deGroot, will be speaking on a special Cuseum webinar about remote internships. Many museums across the country pride themselves on their robust internship programs. Internships are a chance for students to learn about the cultural industry, gain valuable skills, […]
Poster House is thrilled to be partnering with China Institute on a series of events in honor of The Sleeping Giant: Posters & The Chinese Economy. Due to the COVID-19 global health crisis, many of these events are now taking place online. Join China Institute on May 6 for a live online program on Confucianism. […]
Wish you could see our The Swiss Grid show in person? Aching for more design content? Look no further! Join our virtual watch party and learn all about the birth of Helvetica, the 20th century's most famous typeface. Produced and directed by Gary Hustwit, Helvetica is a feature-length documentary that confronts the complex development of […]
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. This season, we are focusing on The Sleeping Giant: Posters & The […]
Join us on this special Saturday and explore all of our shows free of charge! Drop in between 1 and 4pm for an all-ages interactive silkscreen demonstration and hands-on workshop, led by Dingding Hu, illustrator and designer, and Mike King, designer and screenprinter. Dingding and Mike collaborated to create a unique poster design inspired by […]
Join everyone's favorite blazer-loving poster duo for a Fireside Chat on Instagram Live! Angelina Lippert, our Chief Curator, and Nicholas Lowry, Director of Swann Auction Galleries, are two of the biggest personalities in the poster world. And they also happen to be best buddies! So why not spend your evening hanging out with them? There'll […]
Join Poster House and legendary graphic designer, Cheryl D. Miller, of Cheryl Miller Design, Inc., for an interactive Zoom talk about her landmark Print magazine article, "Black Designers: Missing in Action" (1987). She will also be reading portions of her followup article, "Still Missing?" (2016) as well as her Pratt Institute thesis, "Transcending the problems […]
