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stylized illustration of a man singing and holding up his hands towards the night sky
Docent Tour: Love & Fury
Thursday, May 14, 2026, 5–6pm
a vintage, illustrated poster of performer Lena Horne
Act Black Archives Tour
Friday, May 15, 2026, 5–6pm
an off-white piece of paper with block printed images printed in red ink and arranged in a grid, depicting a monkey, an elephant, a dog, and other images.
Linocut Bookmark Printing Workshop
Friday, May 15, 2026, 6–8pm
A two toned logo for Poster Tots
Poster Tots: Needle and Thread
Saturday, May 16, 2026, 10:30am–12pm
A digital image of a woman with a child in her lap during an art workshop
Third Sunday Always Free
Sunday, May 17, 2026, 10am–6pm
Two color graphic for Poster Kids
Poster Kids: Give More Books—Make More Books!
Sunday, May 17, 2026, 10:30am–12pm
Graphic with a forest green background, featuring an abstract, illustrated figure holding up its fists, surrounded by light green concentric circles, placed above white text promoting an in-person Vibrant Verbal Description Tour.
In-Person Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: Love & Fury
Monday, May 18, 2026, 11am–12:30pm
a cartoon face with three eyes and a wide smiles drawn in think black lines on a mauve colored square
Members Only: Keith Haring at the Brant Foundation
Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 1–2pm
poster advertising the musical Show Boat
Act Black Lettering Tour
Thursday, May 21, 2026, 6:30–8pm
a vintage poster of a woman wearing a yellow sweater and a red plaid scarf, looking up and smiling.
Coffee with a Curator
Saturday, May 23, 2026, 10–11am
Graphic with a light yellow background, featuring an abstract illustrated figure holding up its fists. surrounded by green concentric circles, placed above green text promoting a virtual Vibrant Verbal Description Tour.
Virtual Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: Love & Fury
Tuesday, May 26, 2026, 4–5pm
Illustration of a line of smiling soldiers next to the text Keep Them Happy With Your Books
Docent Tour: Reading Under Fire
Thursday, May 28, 2026, 5–6pm
vintage poster for the film Black Gold featuring a couple embracing and kissing inside a red heart
Act Black: The Black Canon—A Collector’s Story
Thursday, May 28, 2026, 6–7pm
a poster advertising A Day Without Art, featuring a black and white, out of focus portrait photograph of a person oriented upside down
Visita guiada en español: Amor y furia
Friday, May 29, 2026, 5–6pm
a colorful, historic image of NYC's Chinatown
Chinatown History & Design Tour
Saturday, May 30, 2026, 10:30am–12pm
a shadow of a floral motif cast on a cutting mat by an intricately cut red piece of paper being held up to the sun
Paper Cutting Workshop: Cutting Through Time
Saturday, May 30, 2026, 2:30–4pm
First Friday lockup on a teal blue background
First Friday
Friday, Jun 5, 2026
Two color graphic for Poster Kids
Poster Kids: Pochoir Printing
Sunday, Jun 7, 2026, 10:30am–12pm
Member Mornings
Thursday, Jun 11, 2026, 9–10am
illustrated poster with three men on horses blowing horns
Docent Tour: From Monarchy to Modernity
Thursday, Jun 11, 2026, 5–6pm
a movie poster with the title Cabin in the Sky in bright red, block letters at a diagonal angle above two stylized, illustrated figures facing each other and gesturing expressively
Screening & Conversation: Cabin in the Sky and Black Women’s Stardom
Thursday, Jun 11, 2026, 6:30–9pm
poster advertising the Sleaze Ball from 1992, featuring a disco ball with a banner across it that says "a benefit" superimposed over several black and white images of a body
Drink & Draw: Drag Cabaret
Saturday, Jun 13, 2026, 7–9:30pm
digital graphic advertising Tin Pan Alley event, featuring a photo of a man playing piano and a woman standing at a microphone
Tin Pan Alley & Black American Music
Thursday, Jun 18, 2026, 7–8pm
Two color graphic for Poster Tots programs
Poster Tots: Pochoir Printing
Saturday, Jun 20, 2026, 10:30am–12pm
Members-Only Tour: Seneca Village
Saturday, Jun 20, 2026, 12–1pm
Digital image of a group of people sitting around a circular table, coloring and collaging.
Third Sunday Always Free
Sunday, Jun 21, 2026, 10am–6pm
Two color graphic for Poster Kids
Poster Kids: Pochoir Printing
Sunday, Jun 21, 2026, 10:30am–12pm
poster advertising the film Emperor Jones
Docent Tour: Act Black
Thursday, Jun 25, 2026, 5–6pm
a vintage poster for the musical revue Blackbirds
Visita guiada en español: La negritud en el escenario
Friday, Jun 26, 2026, 5–6pm
headshot of a young man wearing a beanie and a denim shirt, standing in front of a colorful poster advertising the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Genius on Display: Designing for the FIFA World Cup with Rich Tu
Friday, Jun 26, 2026, 6–7pm
Poster advertising the film The Green Eyed Monster, featuring an illustration of a dramatic, fiery train crash and vignettes of the film's characters.
Coffee with a Curator: Silent in Jacksonville
Saturday, Jun 27, 2026, 10–11am
Graphic with a forest green background, featuring an two illustrated figures gazing at each other, surrounded by light green concentric circles, placed above white text promoting an in-person Vibrant Verbal Description Tour.
In-Person Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: Act Black
Monday, Jun 29, 2026, 11am–12:30pm
Graphic with a light yellow background, featuring two illustrated figures gazing at each other, surrounded by green concentric circles, placed above green text promoting a virtual Vibrant Verbal Description Tour.
Virtual Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: Act Black
Tuesday, Jun 30, 2026, 4–5pm
a digital graphic advertising Summer Camp at Poster House, featuring a digital image of kids sitting at a table making art.
Summer Camp 2026
Monday, Jul 13–Friday, Jul 17, 2026
vintage, illustrated poster for the film Gone Harlem
Harlem Walking Tour with John T. Reddick
Saturday, Jul 18, 2026, 11am–1pm
Digital image of a little girl at a table drawing.
Third Sunday Always Free
Sunday, Jul 19, 2026, 10am–6pm
four people standing coloring on a wall that has a cityscape mural on it
Summer Camp Exhibition and Open-Studio
Sunday, Jul 19, 2026, 10am–1pm
Vintage movie poster featuring a sailor and a young woman standing adjacent, looking at each other.
Members-Only Last Look: Act Black
Monday, Jul 20, 2026, 6–7:30pm
poster for Harlem on the Prairie with Herbert Jeffries
Visita guiada en español: La negritud en el escenario
Friday, Jul 24, 2026, 5–6pm
An illustration of a solider and stack of books surrounded by green concentric circles, placed above white text promoting a Virtual Vibrant Verbal Description Tour.
In-Person Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: Reading Under Fire
Monday, Jul 27, 2026, 11am–12:30pm
a pale yellow graphic featuring an illustration of a solider and stack of books surrounded by green concentric circles, placed above green text promoting a Virtual Vibrant Verbal Description Tour.
Virtual Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: Reading Under Fire
Tuesday, Jul 28, 2026, 4–5pm
Poster advertising a fundraiser benefiting Gay Men's Health Crisis
Docent Tour: Love & Fury
Thursday, Jul 30, 2026, 5–6pm
a graphic with the title What Wondrous Love is This typed out on textured white paper
What Wondrous Love is This: Preview Screening
Saturday, Aug 1, 2026, 7–8:30pm
Illustrated poster of a solider sitting in foliage reading a book
Docent Tour: Reading Under Fire
Thursday, Aug 6, 2026, 5–6pm
a black and white photograph of a woman with a pixie haircut wearing a white tee shirt that says 7th on Sale in black block letters
Care in Creative Industries: Fashion and Design Respond to AIDS
Thursday, Aug 6, 2026, 6:30–7:30pm
First Friday lockup on a purple background
First Friday
Friday, Aug 7, 2026
a vintage, illustrated poster of a street in Prague, featuring figures in period dress walking and a black car
Czechoslovak Lettering Tour with Paul Shaw
Thursday, Aug 13, 2026, 6:30–7:30pm
Digital image of a man wearing a lab coat standing looking out over an audience of children and their parents.
Third Sunday Always Free
Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, 10am–6pm
an illustration of two stylized figures facing each other and gesturing expressively, surrounded by green concentric circles, placed above white text promoting a Virtual Vibrant Verbal Description Tour.
In-Person Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: Act Black
Monday, Aug 17, 2026, 11am–12:30pm
Virtual Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: Act Black
Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026, 4–5pm
an illustrated poster of a train
Docent Tour: From Monarchy to Modernity
Thursday, Aug 20, 2026, 5–6pm
Reading Under Fire Walking Tour
Saturday, Aug 22, 2026, 10:30am–12pm
illustrated poster of a two figures, one woman looking into a compact mirror applying make-up, and a man standing behind her, framed by a red heart
Act Black Archives Tour
Friday, Aug 28, 2026, 5–6pm
First Friday lockup on a salmon pink background
First Friday
Friday, Sep 4, 2026
an illustration of a young person looking up and smiling gleefully, surrounded by green concentric circles, placed above white text promoting a Virtual Vibrant Verbal Description Tour.
In-Person Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: From Monarchy to Modernity
Tuesday, Sep 29, 2026, 11am–12:30pm
a pale yellow graphic featuring an illustration of a young person looking up and smiling gleefully, surrounded by green concentric circles, placed above green text promoting a Virtual Vibrant Verbal Description Tour.
Virtual Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: From Monarchy to Modernity
Tuesday, Sep 29, 2026, 4–5pm
First Friday lockup on a pale yellow background
First Friday
Friday, Oct 2, 2026
Poster of a soldier climbing a staircase of books towards a city with text that reads Knowledge Wins at the top
Freedom to Read: The Fight Against Banned Books in WWII
Thursday, Oct 8, 2026, 6:30–7:30pm
a poster with three soldiers, two standing at a chalkboard drawing a diagram, and one sitting in front of them at table reading a book.
Members-Only Last Look: Reading Under Fire
Monday, Oct 26, 2026, 6–7pm
First Friday lockup on an electric blue background
First Friday
Friday, Nov 6, 2026
Members-Only First Look: Just Say Nyet
Monday, Nov 16, 2026, 6–7pm
First Friday
Friday, Dec 4, 2026

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a woman teaching a bookbinding class to a group of people standing around a table
Tunnel Book Workshop: Personal Visions of Freedom
Saturday, May 9, 2026, 12:30–3pm
a vintage poster advertising a concert with Dizzy Gillespie with a pink and black color scheme
Screen, Stage, & Spirits: Cocktails Inspired by Act Black
Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 6–9pm
Vintage, illustrated poster featuring three soldiers holding a large book, placed above a caption that says "We Read"
Members-Only Tour: Reading Under Fire
Monday, May 4, 2026, 6–7pm
Two color graphic for Poster Kids
Poster Kids: Give More Books—Make More Books!
Sunday, May 3, 2026, 10:30am–12pm