Chinatown Walking Tour

In honor of Poster House’s collaboration with Welcome to Chinatown and our Artist in Residence Program, join Mott Street Girls for a walking tour through the historic streets of Manhattan’s Chinatown. This guided experience highlights the neighborhood’s small businesses with stops at cherished family-owned establishments and new neighborhood favorites. Along the way, participants will hear […]

$40

Print in Mike King’s Studio!

Have you ever wanted to print like a (punk) rock star? Well, now’s your chance. Join an elite group of printing weirdos at Mike King’s studio in Brooklyn for an afternoon of poster printing. Mike will guide you through all the steps of the screen printing process, and you will be able to select from […]

$75

Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: The Subway Sun

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 given by our Lead Educators, allowing you intimate access to the works […]

Members-Only Archives Tour

This fall, Poster House will open four exciting new exhibitions. Unfortunately, not every poster can make the cut! Join Registrar Melanie Papathomas and Collections Specialist Alex Stern for an exclusive, behind-the-scenes preview of highlights from the Poster House Permanent Collection. Light refreshments will be provided. Due to limited capacity in the Archives, this tour will […]

Free

First Friday

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. Every […]

Free

First Friday: (Re)Printing Demo with Mike King

Have you walked through Copy/Paste/Print/Repeat: Mike King & the Art of the Gig Poster and wondered “how did he do that?!” Well, now’s your chance to find out! Stop by the Poster History Timeline where none other than Mike King himself will be reimagining a poster (or two!) from the exhibition. He might even do […]

Free

Members-Only Archives Tour with the Director

Members at the Aficionado level are invited to an annual archives tour with Executive Director and Curator, Angelina Lippert.  Held in the Rene Wanner Research Library, this tour will focus on discussing the history of various pieces in the Poster House Permanent Collection, including how they were sourced and preserved. A semi-hands-on experience, she will […]

Free

Spanish-language Tour of Puerto Rico in Print

A Lorenzo Homar se lo considera como uno de los artistas gráficos de mayor influencia de Puerto Rico y a menudo se le conoce como el padre del cartel puertorriqueño. Esta visita guiada se enfocará en la historia de la isla, así como en la biografía del artista, proporcionando el contexto necesario para apreciar su […]

Free

Docent Tour: Subway Sun

On select Fridays this summer, join the Poster House education team on guided docent tours of our current exhibitions! Gain a deeper understanding of the historical context and the design techniques behind one of the museum’s shows in an informative yet casual setting. The tours, along with admission on Fridays, are always free! This Friday, […]

Free

Japanese Woodblock Printing Demo: The Great Wave

Japan is home to one of the most dynamic and revered print cultures in the world. Poster House is thrilled to partner with New York’s Ronin Gallery and Globus Washitsu to host woodblock printer Hironobu Numabe of Numabe Mokuhan print workshop in Tokyo for a demonstration showcasing the incredible craftsmanship of traditional Japanese printing. Numabe […]

Free