A blind box is a type of packaging that conceals its contents, creating a fun surprise for yourself or a loved one! In this beginner-friendly workshop, participants will decorate and construct their own blind box packaging as well as a custom button pin. They’ll then blind-swap the button pins with fellow workshop attendees and seal […]
Enjoy complimentary cocktails courtesy of our friends at Jumo in the Café des Affiches! Limited availability while supplies last. RSVP Does not guarantee a complimentary beverage.
Join legendary drag queen Emigrate for a reading of Eric Toda & Shay Fan’s latest children’s book What in the World is Ezra’s Art? Ezra is a seven-year-old boy who likes cheese-flavored ice cream, flying off the couch with his superhero cape, and peeling dried glue off his fingers. And he LOVES making art. Every […]
What better way to close out First Friday than with a Night Market? Join Welcome to Chinatown and Pengyou for a curated selection of design and craft pieces from the heart of Chinatown. A percentage of all proceeds will be donated to Welcome to Chinatown. Featured vendors include the Bao Bae Shop, Backbend Studio, Mola […]
This month’s Poster Kids is inspired by images in Wonder City of the World: New York City Travel Posters. Together, we’ll explore our favorite destinations and create a special souvenir in honor of that place. Join Poster House on select Sunday mornings from 10:30am–12pm for a family-friendly, interactive poster tour and a related art-making experience. […]
Poster House invites you to a Members-only reception honoring Nicholas D. Lowry and Angelina Lippert as part of our five-year celebration. On May 8, join us for a conversation with Lowry and Lippert about Wonder City of the World: New York City Travel Posters, followed by a cocktail reception and book signing of the exhibition […]
Poster House is thrilled to offer its Members a curatorial tour of the exhibition The Art of the Literary Poster: Works from the Leonard A. Lauder Collection. Currently on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this exhibition features dozens of posters from the turn of the 20th century advertising literary publications in the United […]
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 led by our Educators, allowing you intimate access to the items in […]
The Anatomy of a Movie Poster: The Work of Dawn Baillie includes some of the most iconic and beloved posters in modern cinematic history. Throughout the exhibition, Poster House will screen a selection of films from the movie-focused exhibition. On Friday, May 17, there will be a free screening of the romantic classic, Sleepless in […]
Art Deco architecture can be found in all five boroughs, but the largest single concentration of major Deco monuments runs along 42nd Street from 1st to 9th Avenues. The star architect of this walk is crusty modernist Raymond Hood. Participants will visit three of his four New York skyscrapers: the red-and-white-striped Daily News, the black-and-gold […]