First Friday: Cinema on Paper Book Signing
Join author and collector Dwight M. Cleveland for a signing of his book Cinema on Paper: The Graphic Genius of Movie Posters. Featuring more than 100 lobby cards and posters […]
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First Friday–Blockchain & Chinatown: Thoughtfully Designing Technology
Welcome to Chinatown and its collaborators are working towards bringing a digital loyalty program to Chinatown. The intention is to have a community-defined loyalty program that incentivizes more visitors to […]
Poster Kids: 100 Years of Film Posters
Everyone loves movie posters! This month, join us in exploring works from each of our current exhibitions to learn about more than 100 years of film poster history. Then, we […]
Poster Kids: 100 Years of Film Posters
Poster House 119 West 23rd Street, New York, NY, United StatesEveryone loves movie posters! This month, join us in exploring works from each of our current exhibitions to learn about more than 100 years of film poster history. Then, we […]
Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: Women in Early Hollywood
Every month, Poster House offers virtual 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 […]
Members-only Tour of Ethel Reed: I Am My Own Property
Poster House is delighted to invite you and a guest to a private, Members-only tour of the museum’s current exhibition Ethel Reed: I Am My Own Property, led by Chief Curator Angelina Lippert. Learn about this pioneering graphic designer, one of a handful of American women to make a name for herself in the field […]
Fashioning The Self: I Am My Own Property
The exhibition Ethel Reed: I Am My Own Property highlights the artist’s masterful use of fashion and her appearance to control her own narrative and that of her work. Of course, Reed wasn’t the only person of her time to leverage fashion to her advantage. How were Black people—whether free, freed, or enslaved—leveraging sartorial freedoms […]
Stick More Bills: An Analysis of Indian Posters in Film, Politics, & Beyond
Poster House is pleased to partner with Shiva Nallaperumal, Priya Prabhakar, and Somnath Bhatt for a wide-ranging panel discussion on regional posters from India. This conversation will explore the graphic elements within Indian posters, drawing from the museum’s permanent collection and the larger history of the genre. Particular attention will be paid to the typographic […]
First Friday
Join Poster House on the First Friday of every month for free admission and extended hours! Explore the museum’s latest exhibitions and get in on the fun by attending a tour, workshop, or activity throughout the day. Every First Friday is different, offering unique opportunities to engage with rotating exhibitions and the permanent collection. 1pm […]
First Friday: Ethel Reed Artist’s Tour with Samanta Batra Mehta
Join Samanta Batra Mehta for an artist’ tour of Poster House’s acclaimed exhibition Ethel Reed: I Am My Own Property. Explore the exhibition through her eyes and learn how the floral imagery in the exhibition resonates with her contemporary practice. Samanta’s unique perspective offers a fresh take on the exhibition that’s not to be missed. […]