In Person Tour: Freak Power

Poster House is turning 2! To celebrate our second year of poster-filled exhibitions and programming, we will be open free of charge on July 10!  At 2pm, Collections Manager Melissa […]

Fight the Man: Posters & Politics of the 1960s & ’70s

The political posters of the 1960s and ‘70s defined a generation, helping shape contemporary politics. Join Poster House Collections Manager Melissa Walker as she examines mid-century presidential election posters, including the Nixon, JFK, and Reagan campaigns. Explore how both mainstream and counterculture political posters spurred civic engagement, with special attention to posters currently featured in […]

Remote Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: Julius Klinger

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 […]

Hamilton Hang: Curatorial Tour with Angelina Lippert

Poster House is thrilled to partner with Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum for a tour of our latest exhibition Julius Klinger: Posters for a Modern Age with Chief Curator Angelina Lippert. Recognized as one of the leading graphic artists of the 20th century, Klinger brought a fresh voice to the world of advertising, blending […]

Intern Instagram Takeover: Ajula

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 […]

Lippert & Lowry: Fireside Chats

Join everyone’s favorite blazer-loving poster duo for a Fireside Chat on Instagram Live! Angelina Lippert, Chief Curator at Poster House, and Nicholas Lowry, Director of Swann Auction Galleries, are two of the […]

Posters, Politics, and Satire: A Conversation

Political satire is as old as civilization. As long as there have been different points of view, people have found a way to lambast their opponents. Few modern satirists are […]