We are free to read books, and free to write them too! In celebration of Poster House’s new exhibition, Reading Under Fire: Arming Minds & Hearts During Wartime, craft and bind your own blank book, turning it into a storybook or a journal. We’ll learn how to sew the pages together using a needle and […]
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 […]
Join David Jon Walker for a typography tour of Act Black: Posters from Black American Stage & Screen. Walker will introduce guests to the lettering styles and typographic history within many of the posters promoting some of the most notable Black performers and productions of the 20th century. David Jon Walker is a New Haven–based […]
Participe en una visita guiada en español con el equipo educativo de Poster House para nuestra exposición Amor y furia: La lucha contra el VIH/sida en Nueva York. Esta exposición explora cómo el diseño gráfico transformó el movimiento popular neoyorquino contra el VIH/sida entre 1979 y el 2003. Las campañas de salud pública, la propaganda […]
Poster House members are invited to join curators Molly Manning and Nicholas D. Lowry for a discussion over coffee about their work and current exhibitions. After some refreshments, join them in the galleries for a brief tour of their personal highlights from Reading Under Fire: Arming Minds & Hearts During Wartime and From Monarchy to […]
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 […]
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 your admission ticket, are always free! This Thursday, we will be focusing on […]
Join Ali J. Wheeler and Alima Wheeler Trapp of The Black Canon in conversation with Assistant Curator of Collections Es-pranza Humphrey for an intimate discussion about collecting, preserving, and sharing Black cinema history. In this special program, presented in connection with Act Black: Posters from Black American Stage & Screen, our two guest speakers will […]
Join Mott Street Girls and award-winning graphic designer Zipeng Zhu for a walking tour of Manhattan’s historic Chinatown! Discover vibrant local businesses and uncover the neighborhood’s rich history while diving deep into the signage, graphics, and visual language that bring the streets to life. The starting location for this tour will be shared with attendees […]
Join Poster House on the First Friday of every month for free admission and extended hours! Museum members can check in at the Info Desk to receive one free drink ticket to use at the […]