Virtual Talk: The Racially Segregated Black Fives Era of Basketball

Generations before the NBA, hundreds of pioneering African American basketball players, teams, and contributors began paving the way for today's star players. Their important achievements and gifts to the game were forgotten by history. Until now. Join us for a special evening with Claude Johnson, founder of the Black Fives Foundation, where he will examine […]

Online Talk: Equity & Justice Poster Design During COVID

Join Poster House and Isometric Studio—a Brooklyn-based design studio led by queer people of color—as we discuss the transformative role of posters in promoting inclusion, equity, and justice. The program […]

Intern Instagram Takeover: Maya

Poster House is currently wrapping up its inaugural cohort of summer interns. Four amazing people joined our nine-week, paid summer internship program this June–August, giving them remote access to all […]

Virtual Talk & Tasting: Cheese Posters!

If there's one thing we can all agree upon, it's that everyone loves cheese. There's a cheese for every occasion, every palate, every mood—and what better way to celebrate this […]

Intern Instagram Takeover: Danielle

Poster House is currently wrapping up its inaugural cohort of summer interns. Four amazing people joined our nine-week, paid summer internship program this June–August, giving them remote access to all parts of running a museum. In these final weeks, they will be revealing their final projects, writing for our Blog, and creating unique content for […]

Intern Instagram Takeover: Michelle

Poster House is currently wrapping up its inaugural cohort of summer interns. Four amazing people joined our nine-week, paid summer internship program this June–August, giving them remote access to all parts of running a museum. In these final weeks, they will be revealing their final projects, writing for our Blog, and creating unique content for […]

Virtual Lecture: Chinatown’s Historic Signage

The streets of Chinatown have historically been defined by an intensity of urban life whose vitality almost overwhelms the senses of visitors from less frenetic places. Commercial signs and outdoor advertising have long been a key feature of Chinatown's unique urban landscape. But with so much to look at in these streets, signs tend to […]

Alphonse Mucha: Online Talk with the NYPL

Embark on a virtual journey through the Paris portion of Alphonse Mucha’s career, as featured in the exhibition Alphonse Mucha: Art Nouveau/Nouvelle Femme that recently debuted at Poster House. Afterward, we’ll have a Q&A with the museum's Chief Curator, Angelina Lippert—any and all questions about Mucha or general poster history are welcomed and encouraged!   […]

Virtual Summer Vacation: Travel Poster Cocktail Party

Our ongoing Posters & Cocktails parties have been met with rave reviews, so we are giving the summer one last hurrah with another mixological blend of drinking and design! Our Chief Curator will once again be hosting Nicholas Lowry of Swann Auction Galleries and Don Spiro of The Green Fairy Society over Zoom as they […]