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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]