Our Posters & Cocktails events continue to delight guests around the world! Tonight, grab your chew toys because we’re partnering with The Museum of the Dog for an evening of posters featuring everyone’s favorite furry four-legged friends! Poster House’s Chief Curator will once again be hosting Nicholas Lowry of Swann Auction Galleries and Don Spiro […]
The rise of the Third Reich had an indelible impact on graphic design. Some poster artists chose to promote the Nazi cause, others fled persecution to find success in new countries, while others were murdered by the governments that once touted their work as “genius.” At the same time, prominent poster collections, like those of […]
Poster House’s second season of summer internships is almost finished. Four amazing people joined the museum’s ten-week, paid summer internship program this July through August. They were afforded remote access to all parts of running a cultural organization, from collections management to public outreach, educational development to corporate membership. Over the next few weeks, they […]
While drug reform was a central issue of Hunter S. Thomspon’s 1969 Freak Power campaign, it still remains at the forefront of civic discourse. How has society’s perception of marijuana evolved over the past 40 years? What drugs should be decriminalized? Poster House is thrilled to partner with Lanese Martin, founder of The Hood Incubator, […]
Poster House is thrilled to welcome We The News, a traveling newsstand that documents, publishes, and distributes the stories of Black im/migrants and first-generation Black Americans. Stop by the museum to meet the artist behind this incredible project and to explore zines that share these important but overlooked narratives. While you’re here, be sure to […]
Poster House’s second season of summer internships is almost finished. Four amazing people joined the museum’s ten-week, paid summer internship program this July through August. They were afforded remote access to all parts of running a cultural organization, from collections management to public outreach, educational development to corporate membership. Over the next few weeks, they […]
Every month, Poster House offers Vibrant Verbal Description Tours specifically for community members who are blind or have low vision. Explore one of the museum’s shows with a museum 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 […]
Join everyone’s favorite blazer-loving poster duo for the final Fireside Chat of the season on Instagram Live! Angelina Lippert, Chief Curator at Poster House, 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 […]
Join Poster House on the last Sunday morning of every month, from 10–11am for a family-friendly, interactive, virtual poster tour and a related art-making experience. Admission is free; advanced registration is required in order to receive link access and a list of suggested materials. See below for details. Doesn’t food just make you…hungry? Posters advertising food are […]
September 15 is the 11th annual Ask a Curator Day! Now is your chance to ask the Poster House curatorial team anything you want! Have a burning poster question? Want to know more about our collection? What does a curator do anyway? Head to Instagram on September 15 to hear directly from Chief Curator Angelina […]