Every month, Poster House offers 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 both in person and online through Zoom. These tours are given by our Lead Educators, allowing you intimate access […]
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In anticipation of Poster House’s upcoming exhibition, Act Black: Posters from Black American Stage & Screen, Poster House members are invited to a private tour of The Gay Harlem Renaissance at The New York Historical. This exhibition examines the Black LGBTQ+ artists, writers, and performers central to the Harlem Renaissance and to daily Black gay […]
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Poster House members and special guests are invited to celebrate the opening of the museum’s two spring exhibitions: Act Black: Posters from Black American Stage & Screen and Love & Fury: New York’s Fight Against AIDS. Drinks and hors d’oeuvres will be served. RSVP is required. Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free […]
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Join curator Ian Bradley-Perrin for a guided tour of his exhibition Love & Fury: New York’s Fight Against AIDS. This show traces the powerful graphics that emerged from New York’s AIDS crisis, highlighting how artists, activists, and community organizers used posters to mobilize care, demand action, and honor those lost. In this tour, Ian will […]
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Join curator Ian Bradley-Perrin in conversation with artist and activist Avram Finkelstein for an evening discussion at Poster House in conjunction with Love & Fury: New York’s Fight Against AIDS. Drawing on Finkelstein’s decades-long practice at the intersection of design, politics, and collective action, and Bradley-Perrin’s curatorial and historical research, the conversation will explore the […]
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Poster House is free on the third Sunday of every month, often featuring complimentary programming geared toward families. Be sure to sign up to secure your spot—or just enjoy the museum at your own pace! Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are […]
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Join curator Ian Bradley Perrin for a private, members-only tour of Love & Fury: New York’s Fight Against AIDS. When AIDS hit New York, posters spoke when institutions stayed silent. In a city wired for visual competition—crowded streets, subway ads, nightclub flyers—posters became lifelines. They helped people to find clinics, mourn the dead, demand justice, […]
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In celebration of Art for Art House: The Posters of Peter Strausfeld, Poster House will present a special mini film series on March 20. A celebrated classic of Japanese cinema, Kon Ichikawa’s An Actor’s Revenge (1963) follows a renowned kabuki performer as he seeks to avenge the deaths of his parents. This highly stylized film […]
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In celebration of Art for Art House: The Posters of Peter Strausfeld, Poster House will present a special mini film series on March 20. One of the most influential postwar European films, Andrzej Wajda’s Ashes and Diamonds (1958), unfolds during the final hours of World War II as a young Polish resistance fighter confronts loyalty, […]
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In celebration of Art for Art House: The Posters of Peter Strausfeld, Poster House will present a special mini film series on March 20. Radical, jazz-infused, and formally daring, Shirley Clarke’s The Connection (1961) is a groundbreaking example of American independent cinema. The film blurs the line between documentary and fiction, capturing the raw energy […]
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This event has been postponed. The new date for this event will be announced soon. Poster House is thrilled to partner with National Black Theatre in celebration of the current exhibition Act Black: Posters from Black American Stage & Screen for an in-person conversation among Tony Award-winning performer Adrienne Warren; Kent Gash, arts professor and […]
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Poster House members are invited to a special tour of the acclaimed exhibition Robert Rauschenberg’s New York: Pictures from the Real World at the Museum of the City of New York. This tour will be jointly led by Isometric Studios, the team behind the exhibition’s design, and MCNY curator Sean Corcoran. Rauchenberg is widely regarded […]
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Every month, Poster House offers 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 both in person and online through Zoom. These tours are given by our Lead Educators, allowing you intimate access […]
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Starting in the 1880s, Black performers and those invested in telling stories centering Black people attempted to counter the dehumanizing and harmful stereotypes created by white people to portray Black characters. Since theatrical performances are rarely recorded and many of the movies that featured all-Black casts are now considered “lost films” (films where no copies […]
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Every month, Poster House offers 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 both in person and online through Zoom. These tours are given by our Lead Educators, allowing you intimate access […] |
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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. […]
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Join Poster House for a hands-on block-printing workshop inspired by the exhibitions Act Black: Posters from Black American Stage & Screen and Love & Fury: New York’s Fight Against AIDS. Artist Mikey Quackenboss will guide visitors through the process of printing bold mini posters using hand-carved blocks and water-based inks. Participants will have the chance […]
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Inspired by COVERS BY MP3, this playful, hands-on workshop invites participants to create a mini CD keychain with a shareable memory playlist, paired with a self-designed album cover. COVERS BY MP3 is a multimedia community arts project that documents stories from the Korean diaspora through music, memory, and recreated album covers featuring participants in place […]
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Join curator Es-pranza Humphrey for a special tour of her exhibition Act Black: Posters from Black American Stage & Screen, exploring how these often very rare posters from theater and film highlight the creative contributions and cultural impact of Black performers, writers, directors, and producers. Es-pranza will share the stories behind selected works and address […]
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