Poster Kids: Gel-Plate Printing
When pioneering poster artist Dorothy Waugh designed her posters for the National Park Service, she wasn’t just drawing from landscapes, she was also inspired by her close study of the […]
When pioneering poster artist Dorothy Waugh designed her posters for the National Park Service, she wasn’t just drawing from landscapes, she was also inspired by her close study of the […]
What calls for a stiff drink more than the history of Italian Fascism? Join Nicholas Lowry of Swann Auctions Galleries, Don Spiro of the Green Fairy Society, and our very […]
Poster House members of all levels are invited to explore the museum without the crowds during exclusive Member Mornings. Held on select Thursdays throughout the year, these are the ideal time […]
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 given by our Lead Educators, allowing you intimate access to the works […]
Poster House members are invited to a curatorial tour of The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy. Join curator B.A. Van Sise as he discusses how dictator Benito Mussolini adapted to the Futurist art movement, and in turn how Italian culture and commerce bent to the increasingly authoritarian regime of Mussolini. Light […]
Youth may be wasted on the young, but under the totalitarian state they saw naivety and enthusiasm of youth as a particular opportunity. For the state to prosper, youth was treated as a sub-brand of the greater regime that both followed and perpetuated its ideology. Graphic design, typography, officially sanctioned styles and fashions, symbolism and […]
In honor of its final weekend, it’s time for the grand finale of Copy/Paste/Print/Repeat: Mike King & The Art of the Gig Poster! Here’s your chance to join Mike King in creating a poster in the classic cut-and-paste punk style of yesteryear. Rev up the Xerox machine and ready your scissors and glue sticks, because […]
Poster artist and illustrator Molly Crabapple created Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School as a space for artists of all kinds to celebrate, play games, and draw. This Poster Kids activity reimagines Dr. Sketchy’s as a family-friendly sketching session, featuring dancing, music, and refreshments. Remember: at Anti-Art School, there’s no such thing as a mistake! This program […]
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 bar from 6–9pm. Explore the museum’s latest exhibitions and get in on the fun by attending a tour, workshop, performance, or activity throughout the day. Every […]
Join type historian Paul Shaw for a gallery tour of The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy. In 2002, Shaw spent six months chronicling and visually recording some of the numerous surviving Fascist inscriptions and icons in Rome and other Italian cities. Since then, he has continued to explore the epigraphic and […]