Welcome spring early this year by getting a start on your own mini-garden. Participants will choose from a variety of seeds and design their own flower pots. Inspired by the environmental messaging in We Tried to Warn You! Environmental Crisis Posters, 1970-2020 guests will then use collage to create a sustainable masterpiece. PH x Teens […]
Poster House is pleased to welcome artist and printing expert Misa Chhan for a hands-on workshop exploring the world of natural dyes inspired by the acclaimed exhibition We Tried to Warn You! Environmental Crisis Posters, 1970–2020. Over the course of this two-day workshop, participants will learn the techniques of mordanting (preparing fabric to accept color) […]
From 1967 to 1980, Emory Douglas served as the official Revolutionary Artist and then Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party (BPP). In these positions, he art directed, designed, and created most of the illustrations—including the back page posters—for the Black Panther newspaper, spreading the Party’s message around the country if not the world. […]
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 the world, we offer our description tours online through Zoom. These tours are led by our Chief Curator or Educators, allowing you intimate access to […]
Poster House Members are invited to a private tour of two shows at the Grolier Club, Judging a Book By Its Cover: Bookbindings from the Collections of the Grolier Club, 1470s–2020 and Language, Decipherment, and Translation, led by Eve Kahn. The first exhibition highlights seven centuries’ worth of rare bookbindings, exploring the history of decorating […]
New York City is the center of the universe—or, at the very least, the center of this month’s Poster Kids! Join us for a guided family tour of the new exhibition Wonder City of the World: New York City Travel Posters and then participate in a cityscape-focused art-making experience. Join Poster House on select Sunday […]
Please join Poster House as we kick off our five year anniversary programming with the opening of two new exhibitions: Wonder City of the World: New York City Travel Posters, curated by Nicholas D. Lowry & The Anatomy of a Movie Poster: The Work of Dawn Baillie, curated by Angelina Lippert. Drinks & hors d'oeuvres […]
An “It Girl” is a woman who defines the fashion, culture, and beauty of an era. During the early twentieth century, popular Black stage and screen performers defined Black women as fashion symbols. From Josephine Baker’s banana skirt to Florence Mills’s perfectly shaped bob, the Black female performer embodied sensuality, elegance, and beauty despite widespread […]
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 the world, we offer our description tours online through Zoom. These tours are led by our Educators, allowing you intimate access to the items in […]
Poster House Members are invited to a private tour of Outfoxed: Fox Terriers and Friends at the AKC Museum of the Dog. Did you know that the Fox Terrier ranks among the most popular breeds of dogs, with almost 100 depictions in the museum’s collection, ranging from sculpture and painting to prints and porcelain? This […]