Poster Kids: Pass the Poster
2025-08-17 10:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Don’t miss the final Fallout: Atoms for War & Peace Poster Kids event! Revisit the innovative and futuristic posters of Erik Nitsche to learn about the Swiss Grid. Afterward, we’ll work together in a fast-paced, collaborative workshop, passing posters between family and friends to fill up the margins and create new, unexpected designs!
This program invites children 5–11 years old and their adults to collaborate (siblings are welcome). Admission is free; advanced registration is required.
This is not a drop-off program.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is also available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: Art Exhibitions of Puerto Rico
2025-08-19 16:00 - 17:00
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 in the museum’s current shows and in the permanent collection.
This month’s tour will focus on the exhibition Puerto Rico in Print: The Posters of Lorenzo Homar, specifically some of the posters Homar created for exhibitions by other artists on the island.
Please email access@posterhouse.org or call ‪914.295.2387 to sign up for this event. You will be emailed poster images for reference as well as information about accessing Zoom the day before the virtual tour. Tours start promptly and will last approximately 60 minutes with questions.
For a complete list of our accessibility tours, click the Accessibility filter at the top of our Events page, email access@posterhouse.org or call 914.295.2387. Poster House will also strive to accommodate any outside accessibility tour requests given two week’s notice.
Accessibility Note: This online event will be hosted on Zoom with attendees’ cameras off. A recording of this event will be made available to all registered attendees. Automated closed captioning will be provided. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or 914.295.2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs.

Poster Tots: Block by Block
2025-08-21 10:30 - 12:00
Discover the wonders of Poster House with your little one! Enjoy a fun look at two posters featured in the museum’s exhibition, Fallout: Atoms for War & Peace. Learn about the importance of shape and pattern through an open-ended exploration of collagraph block printing inspired by the visionary grid designs of Erik Nitsche.
Join Poster House for Poster Tots, a program designed to encourage children ages 2–4 (accompanied by their adults) to feel confident in museum settings. Admission is free; advanced registration is required.
This is not a drop-off program.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is also available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

Members-Only Tour: Ben Shahn at the Jewish Museum
2025-08-21 18:00 - 19:00
In honor of Lorenzo Homar’s personal and professional connection with the artist Ben Shahn, Poster House members are invited to a special curatorial tour of Ben Shahn: On Nonconformity at the Jewish Museum.
In this tour, guest curator Dr. Laura Katzman will discuss the social-justice work of Ben Shahn, among the most socially and politically engaged artists working in the United States from the Great Depression to the height of the Vietnam War. Dr. Katzman will lead Poster House members through this thematic exhibition featuring Shahn’s art across media, focusing on his denouncement of authoritarianism and commitment to labor, civil, and human rights. As she highlights Shahn’s graphic work in printmaking, posters, lettering/calligraphy, and commercial designs, she will make connections between Shahn’s vision and that of Lorenzo Homar, who believed that Shahn “revolutionized the graphic arts” and was one of the greatest influences on his work. Shahn, in turn, recognized that Homar and his pioneering workshop in Puerto Rico were instrumental in the refinement of silkscreen as an art form during the second half of the twentieth century.
This tour will take place at the Jewish Museum, located at 1109 5th Ave &, E 92nd St, New York, 10128. Space is limited!

Docent Tour: Mike King & the Art of the Gig Poster
2025-08-22 17:00 - 18:00
On select Fridays this summer, join the Poster House education team on guided docent tours of our current exhibitions! Gain a deeper understanding of the historical context and the design techniques behind one of the museum’s shows in an informative yet casual setting. The tours, along with admission on Fridays, are always free!
This Friday, we will be focusing on the posters from Mike King & the Art of the Gig Poster.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is also available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

Building Bombs: Special Screening & Discussion
2025-08-26 18:00 - 19:30 | Poster House, 119 West 23rd Street, New York, NY, 10011, United States
Join Poster House for a special screening of the newly restored 4K edition of Building Bombs (1990), the Academy Award–nominated documentary by Mark Mori and Susan Robinson. This event is presented in conjunction with the museum’s exhibition Fallout: Atoms for War & Peace.
Building Bombs is a powerful investigation into the human and environmental costs of the atomic age, centering on South Carolina’s Savannah River Plant, the nation’s largest Cold War–era facility for the production of hydrogen-bomb materials. Through rare archival footage, personal interviews, and narration by four-time Academy Award nominee and activist Jane Alexander, the film traces the impact of the nuclear weapons industry on American lives and landscapes—while offering an eloquent message of hope through stories of ordinary people working to change the course of history.
Recently restored by the Academy Film Archive, this screening will be followed by a live conversation moderated by Emmy®-nominated Executive Producer Mark Marabella, Director Mark Mori and Restoration Producer Kirsten Larvick.
Arrive early to enjoy light bites and a cash bar. After the Q&A, don’t miss our pop-up featuring restoration posters for sale, with the opportunity to have yours signed by Academy Award-nominated director Mark Mori.
This program is suitable for attendees aged 16 and above.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is also available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

Latin American Design: A Dialogue
2025-08-29 18:30 - 20:00
In connection with Puerto Rico in Print: The Posters of Lorenzo Homar, Poster House presents an intimate dialogue exploring the rich legacy of Latin American design. This program brings together experts Ramdwin González-Otero and Dr. Agustín Díez Fischer to discuss the intersection of art, politics, and cultural identity across the region.
The conversation will consider Lorenzo Homar’s practice through comparative perspectives and transnational frameworks. The speakers will reflect on how local histories, from contemporary experiences in the Southern Cone to Puerto Rico’s lettering-driven poster tradition, connect to contemporary forms of visual protest and institutional design while situating Homar’s work within broader movements in design, film, and the graphic arts.
This conversational format offers both scholarly insight and space for audience engagement. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn more about the dynamic and evolving history of Latin American design!
Ramdwin González-Otero is a designer, educator, and entrepreneur from the Caguas Valley in Puerto Rico whose practice spans brand strategy, science communication, and creative direction. He is a partner at the design studio Tembol and cofounder of the community‑minded venture 404 Coffee & Beers. He is also an Aspen Ideas Fellow. González-Otero’s interests and research engage cultural studies and national identity in Puerto Rico and the broader Caribbean, analyzing how visual culture shapes collective memory and civic discourse. Coming from a graffiti background, he focuses on lettering as both a political and aesthetic medium, tracing its role from the lettering‑driven posters of the “Generación del 50” to contemporary forms of graphic protest. He has served as an adjunct instructor at the School of Design and Architecture in Puerto Rico, exploring with his students the colonial paradigms embedded in the discipline. His collaborative work with cultural, private, and nonprofit organizations has earned him recognition from the Latin American Design Awards, the Ibero‑American Design Biennial, and the Falling Walls Science Summit.
Dr. Agustín Díez Fischer has a Ph.D. in Art History and Theory from the University of Buenos Aires. From 2017 to 2023, he served as Director of the Centro de Estudios Espigas in Buenos Aires, a research center and archive focused on Latin American art. Díez Fischer has received numerous grants and fellowships, including the Terra Foundation Travel Grant, and held positions as a Visiting Research Scholar and Visiting Assistant Professor in the program in Latin American Studies at Princeton University. From 2023 to 2024, he was the Craig M. Cogut Visiting Professor at the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at Brown University. He is currently the Senior Manager of Research and Archives at the Institute for Studies on Latin American Art (ISLAA) in New York.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is also available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

First Friday
2025-09-05 10:00 - 21:00, 2025-10-03 10:00 - 21:00
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 First Friday is different, offering unique opportunities to engage with rotating exhibitions and the permanent collection.

First Friday: Story Time/Rare Print
2025-09-05 10:30 - 11:00
Join Poster House’s Education Department for Story Time/Rare Print, an interactive reading of a unique children’s book featuring striking and fantastical illustrations.
In celebration of Puerto Rico in Print: The Posters of Lorenzo Homar, this week’s program features the children’s book ABC de Puerto Rico by Isabel Freire de Matos and Rubén del Rosario. This work similarly celebrates Puerto Rican identity through bold, expressive design—making it a fitting companion to Homar’s extraordinary posters.
This program is intended for children age 6 and younger (accompanied by their families).
This is not a drop-off program.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is also available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

First Friday: Drop-In Printmaking with Mikey Quackenboss
2025-09-05 11:00 - 16:00
Get your hands inky with artist Mikey Quackenboss!
Gather under the Poster History Timeline for a hands-on linoleum-block printing experience inspired by the exhibition Copy/Paste/Print/Repeat: Mike King & the Art of the Gig Poster. Artist Mikey Quackenboss will guide visitors through the process of creating their own one-of-a-kind gig poster using this traditional printmaking technique. Whether you’re a first-timer or a seasoned printmaker, come explore the bold, DIY-spirit of the gig poster scene—and leave with a print you’ve made yourself!
Mikey Quackenboss is a Brooklyn-based printmaker and tattoo artist. Drawing on his roots in the DIY-bike-punk scene, he combines traditional American tattoo techniques with linoleum-block printing, using hand-carved stamps to create robust graphic designs.
Supplies available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is also available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

First Friday: Weapons, Words, & Warnings—A Nuclear Workshop
2025-09-05 13:00 - 15:00
In connection with the exhibition Fallout: Atoms for War & Peace, this interactive workshop will explore the history, science, and ethics of nuclear weapons. Participants will consider key developments of the Atomic Age—from the Manhattan Project to the Cold War—and examine how propaganda has shaped public opinion over time.
Through guided discussions, debates, and visual tools like NUKEMAP and the K=1 Project, attendees will address the ethical implications of nuclear development and the real-world impact of atomic warfare. A science-focused segment will look at how different types of nuclear weapons actually work.
The workshop concludes with a hands-on poster-making session in which participants are invited to apply what they’ve learned by creating persuasive visual messages that reflect the power (and responsibility) of public communication.
Recommended for ages 13+
The K=1 Project at Columbia University fosters informed, science-driven public discourse around nuclear technologies. Through educational programs and accessible resources—ranging from videos and articles to research materials—it empowers non-specialists to critically engage with issues like nuclear weapons and energy, aiming to reduce misleading media narratives and support regulation and disarmament.
Led by (K=1 Project):
Erica Kokor is a rising junior at Columbia University, majoring in Biochemistry and minoring in Mathematics. A Laidlaw Scholar, she joined the K=1 Project in 2024 and has conducted research on nuclear disarmament and fallout. She represented the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation (NAPF)at both the Third Meeting of States Parties of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (3MSP) and the 2025 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) Prep Committee and is active in Columbia’s Space Initiative and Residence Hall Leadership.
Valeriya Zherebtsova is a rising junior at Columbia University, double majoring in Applied Mathematics and Cognitive Science. Through the K=1 Project, she researched the effects of nuclear-weapons testing in the Pacific and represented NAPF at the United Nations. As an intern at NAPF, she helps organize Sadako Peace Day and participates in the Choose Hope Symposium in Hiroshima.
Kate Jang is a rising junior at Columbia University, studying Neuroscience on the pre-med track. Her research with the K=1 Project focused on the health impacts of nuclear radiation in the Pacific Islands. Now interning with NAPF, she’s passionate about the intersection of science, health, and policy in nuclear disarmament.
Alanna Belevitch is a rising junior at Columbia Engineering, studying Biomedical Engineering. Through the K=1 Project, she researches radioactive geochemistry in Porites coral from Kiritimati, linking nuclear testing to long-term environmental and health effects. She aims to bridge scientific research with global responsibility and environmental justice.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is also available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

First Friday: Docent Tour—Puerto Rico in Print
2025-09-05 16:00 - 17:00
Join Poster House for a tour of Puerto Rico’s vibrant artistic culture in Puerto Rico in Print: The Posters of Lorenzo Homar.
Explore how Lorenzo Homar—the “father of the Puerto Rican poster”—blended Taíno, Spanish, and African influences and the turbulent political history of his time across three decades of poster-making. Visitors will be guided through key works, from posters promoting jazz concerts and cultural programs to urgent political messages, and learn more about the artistic techniques and historical and social narratives embedded in Homar’s work.
This hour-long tour offers an intimate and accessible way to connect with the stories and exceptional artistry that define the exhibition.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is also available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

First Friday: Next Stop—Poster House! A Subway Poster Adventure
2025-09-05 16:00 - 17:00
All aboard for a fun-filled journey through New York City’s transit history! Inspired by the exhibition From the Bronx to the Battery: The Subway Sun, this hands-on program invites young explorers to discover the colorful world of 1930s subway posters by Fred Cooper. Learn how art helped shape the daily commute—and then design your own mini subway car to take on a creative ride across the five boroughs.
This family workshop is designed for children ages 5–11 and their grown-ups to enjoy together. Please note: this is not a drop-off program—an adult must accompany children at all times.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is also available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

First Friday: The Puerto Rican War—Performance
2025-09-05 18:00 - 19:30
In honor of Puerto Rico in Print: The Posters of Lorenzo Homar, Poster House is thrilled to host John Vasquez Mejias for an incredible multimedia performance of The Puerto Rican War. This production features puppets, marionettes, and costumes based on the woodcut novelette by the artist (which will also be available for purchase alongside many of his original posters). Both tell the compelling and true stories of Puerto Rican revolutionaries as they fought against colonialism in 1950.
John Vasques Mejias is a comix artist, public school teacher, and printmaker. He lives in the Bronx, NYC.
This performance has a duration of 25 minutes, and will be performed twice. The first performance will take place at 6pm, and the second will take place at 7pm.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is also available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

Sing for Science: Laurie Anderson & Dr. Zia Mian on the Science of Disarmament
2025-09-06 19:00 - 21:30 | Poster House, 119 West 23rd Street, New York, NY, 10011, United States
As the final event held in conjunction with the exhibition Fallout: Atoms for War & Peace, Poster House is thrilled to partner with Sing for Science to host the groundbreaking artist and activist Laurie Anderson in conversation with nuclear weapons and policy expert Dr. Zia Mian. Together, they’ll explore how scientists and advocates work to prevent the spread and use of nuclear weapons—and how artistic voices like Anderson’s have shaped the cultural imagination around disarmament.
Drawing from Anderson’s seminal 1982 album Big Science, the conversation will explore how that work anticipated many of the tensions of the nuclear age and continues to resonate in today’s disarmament discourse. Moderated by Sing For Science host Matt Whyte, this intimate conversation invites guests to consider how creative and scientific communities can work together in pursuit of peace.
Doors open at 6:30pm. There is no reserved seating. Refreshments will be available to purchase before and after the event.
Laurie Anderson is a trailblazing American avant-garde artist, composer, and performance pioneer whose creativity bridges music, visual art, film, and technology.Trained in classical violin from age five, she later shifted her focus to art and performance, earning a B.A. from Barnard (1969) and an M.F.A. from Columbia (1972). Anderson emerged in the 1970s NYC art scene with daring, language- and tech-driven works. Her 1981 hit single “O Superman” reached No. 2 in the UK in 1981 and launched her recording career with the acclaimed album Big Science Over her five-decade career, she’s released multimedia shows (United States I–V, Songs and Stories for Moby Dick), feature-film soundtracks (including Home of the Brave, Life on a String), authored books, and created installations showcased in major museums worldwide.
Zia Mian is an award-winning physicist and co-director of Princeton University’s Program on Science and Global Security, where he has worked since 1997. His research includes the science, policy, and politics of nuclear disarmament, arms control, and nonproliferation. Mian helped found and co-chairs the Scientific Advisory Group of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and previously served on the UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters. He is a co-founder and leader of the Physicists Coalition for Nuclear Threat Reduction and is on the Board of the Union of Concerned Scientists. Mian received the 2014 Linus Pauling Legacy Award, the 2019 Leo Szilard Award, and in 2021 was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society for his contributions to nuclear disarmament.
Sing for Science is an award-winning, top 10 music interview podcast on Apple Podcasts that features musicians exploring scientific topics in conversation with experts. Past episodes have featured Korn front man Jonathan Davis and author Mary Roach discussing mortuary science; Sia and sex therapist Alex Katehakis on attachment theory; and Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo with Python creator Guido van Rossum on coding—among many others that connect science-curious music fans to thought-provoking topics. The show is hosted by New York musician Matt Whyte, whose credits include composing for Netflix’s Tiger King and Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened, as well as fronting the mid-aughts band Earl Greyhound. Inspired by performing in a Pete Seeger memorial concert at Joe’s Pub in New York City, Matt created the podcast to continue Seeger’s legacy of using music to engage with the world’s most pressing issues. Sing For Science is supported in part by a grant from the Simons Foundation.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is also available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

Members-Only Tour: Worm, A Cuban Odyssey
2025-09-09 18:00 - 19:00
Poster House members are invited to a private tour of the Society of Illustrators’s exhibition, Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey • Edel Rodriguez.
When Fidel Castro opened the Mariel harbor to let Cubans sail for America, Edel Rodriguez and his family took their chance. From the town of El Gabriel to the Mariel port to a rickety shrimping boat bound for Florida, they joined the 1980 boatlift, becoming “worms,” as Castro called the departing Cubans. This exhibition brings together a large collection of original drawings from Rodriguez’s graphic memoir “Worm,” along with the source material, artifacts and photographs which inspired the author to write and illustrate his award winning graphic novel memoir.
The exhibition also delves into Rodriguez’s political art. On display are the artist’s renowned magazine covers, original paintings, silkscreened posters and short films which tell the story of an immigrant artist fighting for freedom in today’s America.
Accessibility Note: The Society of Illustrators is not wheelchair accessible. As this is an off-site event, masks and clear masks are available free of charge if requested in advance. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is also available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs.
For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.
This event will take place at The Society of Illustrators at 128 E. 63rd Street, New York, NY 10065.

Members-Only Tour: Chiharu Shiota at Japan Society
2025-09-16 18:00 - 19:00
In honor of the Poster House’s recent exhibition, Fallout: Atoms for War & Peace, members are invited to a private tour of Japan Society’s exhibition, Chiharu Shiota: Two Home Countries.
In this exhibition, which commemorates the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Shiota explores wartime experiences and memories centered on a newly commissioned site-specific installation. She addresses parallels between the humanitarian tragedy of war and her personal struggles as she confronts her own mortality and her bicultural identity. Shiota draws connections between collective and personal experience and memory, contemplating such universal themes as history, humanity, loss, time, space, the body, and national identity.
Chiharu Shiota (b. 1972) is a contemporary artist best known for her ephemeral installations in which fragments of memory are woven within webs of yarn that consume entire exhibition spaces. Shiota studied painting in Japan before training in performance art in Berlin, Germany, where she continues to live and work today. In her performances, she often presents her physical body as a canvas, coating it in red paint or smearing it with earth.
This event will take place at Japan Society, 333 East 47th Street New York, NY 10017.
Accessibility Note: As this is an off-site event, masks and clear masks are available free of charge with prior notification. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART. Japan Society is committed to offering programs and services that are accessible to all visitors. Public performance spaces, classrooms and restrooms are ADA compliant and accessible to everyone. We offer free gallery admission to patrons with disabilities and an accompanying Personal Care Assistant.

Under the Subway Sun: 120 Years of Subway Style
2025-09-20 10:00 - 12:00
The New York City Subway has a distinct aesthetic in the iconography of the city. In honor of our exhibition From the Bronx to the Battery: The Subway Sun, Poster House has arranged a special walking tour of the subway with historian Thomas Rinaldi that will allow participants to explore its unique architecture and design. Using the trains themselves to hop from station to station, attendees will trace the evolution of station design from the system’s opening in 1904 up to the present day, taking advantage of off-peak hours to admire design elements like signage and lighting, mosaics and Art Deco ironwork. We’ll talk about the origins and context of these details and the designers behind them. Subway fare is included with your tour ticket!
This event is suitable for all ages, but the usual challenges of the subway should be considered when bringing children. Please wear comfortable shoes and be prepared to navigate the typical New York City subway crowds and noise. Not all stations are fully accessible, and unforeseen circumstances (maintenance, line closures, etc) may impact the planned route and cause on-the-fly changes to the schedule.
The meet up point will be emailed to ticket holders the day before the event.
Thomas Rinaldi is a New York-based author and architectural designer. His books include Patented: 1,000 Design Patents (Phaidon, 2021), New York Neon (W.W. Norton, 2012), and Hudson Valley Ruins: Forgotten Landmarks of an American Landscape (University Press of New England, 2006). His design work is specialized in historic preservation and facade restoration in New York. He holds degrees from Georgetown University and Columbia University, and has worked for the National Park Service, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation, and the Central Park Conservancy.
Accessibility Note: The museum will provide headsets that are compatible with standard RF devices so that the tour guide can be heard above the noise of the subway. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation is also available upon request. Please note that many of the city’s subway stations are not accessible and can be hard to navigate with a group. While we aim to focus on accessible subway stops, line closures, repairs, and other unpredictable circumstances may force us to consider alternate routes during the tour. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

Private Opening Party: Fall Exhibitions!
2025-09-26 18:00 - 21:00
Poster House members and special guests are invited to celebrate the opening of the museum’s two fall exhibitions: The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy and Blazing a Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters.
On loan from the Fondazione Massimo e Sonia Cirulli in Bologna and curated by historian, poet, and photojournalist, B.A. Van Sise, The Future Was Then chronicles the rise of Mussolini and the impact of his Fascist regime on every aspect of Italian life.
Curated by design historian Mark Resnick, Blazing a Trail is the first exhibition dedicated to Dorothy Waugh’s incredible career, one that quite literally introduced our National Park System to the country through posters. Together, these shows demonstrate how posters officially showcased the distinctive images and worldviews of two very different nations during the turbulent decade of the 1930s.
Drinks and hors d’oeuvres will be served. RSVP is required.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is also available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

Virtual Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: Favorites from the Poster House Collection
2025-09-30 16:00 - 17:00
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 in the museum’s current shows and in the permanent collection.
This month’s tour will focus on a few favorites from Poster House’s Permanent Collection.
Please email access@posterhouse.org or call ‪914.295.2387 to sign up for this event. You will be emailed poster images for reference as well as information about accessing Zoom the day before the virtual tour. Tours start promptly and will last approximately 60 minutes with questions.
For a complete list of our accessibility tours, click the Accessibility filter at the top of our Events page, email access@posterhouse.org or call 914.295.2387. Poster House will also strive to accommodate any outside accessibility tour requests given two week’s notice.
Accessibility Note: This online event will be hosted on Zoom with attendees’ cameras off. A recording of this event will be made available to all registered attendees. Automated closed captioning will be provided. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or 914.295.2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs.

Members-Only Tour: Print Center NY
2025-09-30 17:00 - 18:00
Poster House members are invited to a private tour of Data Consciousness: Reframing Blackness in Contemporary Print at Print Center New York. This fantastic exhibition explores the role of data in the pasts, presents, and futures of Black life by bringing together work by Black contemporary artists who explore expanded modes of printmaking to question the complex interplay between race, technology, and representation in our increasingly data-driven world. Space is limited!
This tour takes place at Print Center NY, located at 535 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011. Space is limited!

First Friday: Moonrise Kingdom Movie Screening
2025-10-03 12:00 - 13:35
Join Poster House for a special screening of Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom in connection with the exhibition Blazing a Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters. Much like Waugh’s iconic designs from the 1930s, the film celebrates themes of nature, exploration, and youthful adventure.
Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is also available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

First Friday: Sicilian Frame Drum Workshop with Michela Musolino
2025-10-03 14:00 - 15:00
Discover the vibrant rhythms and cultural heritage of Sicily in this hands-on workshop led by internationally recognized Sicilian-American singer and musician Michela Musolino. Presented in connection with the exhibition The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy, this program explores the resilience of folk traditions and the enduring power of community expression through music.
Participants will receive guided instruction in the techniques of the Sicilian frame drum, one of the most important percussion instruments in Southern Italian folk culture.
Open to all experience levels; no prior musical background required.
Michela Musolino is an internationally recognized Sicilian-American singer who explores her cultural roots and shares them with the world through the study and reinterpretation of the folk songs of Sicily and Southern Italy. With voice and frame drum, Musolino sings songs of daily life, songs of feast days, songs of protest, and songs of love, weaving the ancient and the modern into powerful melodies. She is the founder of Rosa’s Drum, a cultural events and educational organization that promotes and teaches folk traditions from Sicily and Southern Italy.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is also available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

First Friday: Curatorial Tour—The Future Was Then
2025-10-03 15:00 - 16:00
Join curator B.A. Van Sise for a dynamic tour of his exhibition The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy. Chronicling the rise of Benito Mussolini, learn how his fascist ideology quickly became embedded in every aspect of daily Italian life, from how products were sold to what events were promoted.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is also available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

First Friday: Happy Hour at Café des Affiches
2025-10-03 15:00 - 18:00
It’s Happy Hour at Café des Affiches! Every First Friday between 3pm and 6pm, visitors can enjoy $2 off all alcoholic beverages.
Indulge in a delicious drink as you browse the galleries—and be sure to try the special cocktails inspired by the museum’s two newest exhibitions, The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy and Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters!
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is also available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

First Friday: Button Up! Drop-in Button-Making
2025-10-03 15:30 - 19:30
Head to the Poster History Timeline for a fun button-making activity inspired by Blazing a Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters. Participants can select from a range of images to create their own wearable keepsake. While you’re here, don’t miss the chance to explore the museum’s exhibitions and discover more about the art of poster design.
This program is open to all ages. No registration required—just drop in and join the fun!
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is also available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org

First Friday: Flower Power—The Art of Pressed Flower Collage
2025-10-03 16:00 - 18:00
Winter may be around the corner but Poster House is keeping summer alive by making art with FLOWERS! In celebration of the beautiful botanical illustrations on view in Blazing a Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters, join other museum visitors in a pressed-flower collage workshop. Participants will use the principles of traditional collage as well as oshibana (the Japanese art of making images with pressed flowers) to make fun pictures and even typography from gorgeous flowers. The instructor will also provide a primer on how to press and preserve flowers for future use.
Pressed flowers and materials will be provided.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is also available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

First Friday: Sicilian & Italian Folk Music with Michela Musolino and Rosa Tatuata
2025-10-03 19:00 - 20:00
Experience the vibrant traditions of Sicilian and Southern Italian folk music with Michela Musolino and her ensemble, Rosa Tatuata, in a performance presented in connection with the exhibition The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy. This program highlights the resilience of cultural expression in times of change, showing how folk music continues to bridge past and present.
Drawing on years of research into traditional instruments—including the tamburo (Sicilian frame drum), organetto, marranzano (jaw’s harp), and zampogna (Southern Italian bagpipes)—Musolino and Rosa Tatuata weave a tapestry of sound that blends old-world authenticity with fresh interpretation.
Join us for an evening of music that celebrates resilience, joy, and cultural memory—an opportunity to hear how ancient traditions continue to resonate in our world today.
Michela Musolino is an internationally recognized Sicilian-American singer who explores her cultural roots and shares them with the world through the study and reinterpretation of the folk songs of Sicily and Southern Italy. With voice and frame drum, Musolino sings songs of daily life, songs of feast days, songs of protest, and songs of love, weaving the ancient and the modern into powerful melodies. She is the founder of Rosa’s Drum, a cultural events and educational organization which promotes and teaches folk traditions from Sicily and Southern Italy.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is also available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

Poster Kids: Gel-Plate Printing
2025-10-05 10:30 - 12:00
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 beauty of nature. This month’s Poster Kids invites families to explore the textures, shapes, and details of natural forms through gel-plate printing–following, of course, an engaging tour of Blazing a Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters.
This program invites children 5–11 years old and their adults to collaborate (siblings are welcome). Admission is free; advanced registration is required.
This is not a drop-off program.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is also available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.
