Poster House is thrilled to partner with the New York Transit Museum for an evening dedicated to little-known female poster designer Amelia Opdyke Jones ("Oppy"). Considered the Emily Post of the subway, Oppy created decades' worth of instructional posters indicating how one should behave when riding the nation's finest transit system. Full of humor, wit, and valuable […]
Join Poster House's Chief Curator Angelina Lippert, as she tells the story of Alphonse Mucha and how his posters changed the advertising world. Learn how a serendipitous commission for Sarah Bernhardt led to making Mucha the most in-demand commercial artist of his generation, bringing Art Nouveau to the streets. This program will feature an introduction […]
Vikings and centaurs and flamingos, oh my! Our latest exhibition Julius Klinger: Posters for a Modern Age is full of fun and flamboyant posters that are perfect for outlandish interpretations. Join Poster House for an entertaining evening of wild conjecture on the contemporary queer subtexts of these extravagant images. First, author and illustrator John Paul […]
Our Posters & Cocktails events continue to delight guests around the world. Tonight, whip out your finest attire because we're taking it to the runway with an evening of fashion posters and fashionable beverages! Our Chief Curator will once again be hosting Nicholas Lowry of Swann Auction Galleries and Don Spiro of The Green Fairy Society over […]
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 even be […]
Join Poster House for an in-depth look at our latest exhibition Julius Klinger: Posters for a Modern Age. Recognized as one of the leading graphic artists of the 20th century, Klinger brought a fresh voice to the world of advertising, blending humor with sexuality, quirkiness with technical precision. Klinger is often cited as one of […]
Poster House is thrilled to partner with the Clio Entertainment Awards for an evening exploring a selection of the most iconic and impactful movie posters in history. Clio Entertainment is the original and definitive awards program celebrating creativity in the entertainment marketing industry. Originally established as The Key Art Awards by The Hollywood Reporter in 1971, the […]
Poster House is thrilled to host Jeremy Aynsley for a discussion that will consider the complex role of identity in Julius Klinger's work. This discussion will cover issues of Jewishness and anti-Semitism, citizenship, immigration, and xenophobia seen through the designer’s great skill in rendering identities through the representation. Posters discussed will include individual personalities, cultural events, […]
Did you know that Poster House has over 10,000 posters in its permanent collection? Join Collections Manager Melissa Walker as she takes us on a behind-the-scenes look at posters from around the world! Take a glimpse of our Living Archive, see live unboxings of recent acquisitions, and get a sneak peek of posters for upcoming exhibitions. From vintage posters to contemporary advertising and […]
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. In order to reach a wide, art-loving audience around the world, we […]