Latinx History is Poster History! Join us in honoring Latinx Heritage Month by welcoming art historian and curator Alejandro Anreus, who will present an overview of posters in Latin America and Latinx communities (Chicano, Nuyorican, Cuban). Anreus' expertise in the fields of Latin American and Latinx art history will provide an introductory understanding of posters […]
Poster House invites you to join Thomas J. Watson Library staff member Holly Phillips, Collections Manager, for a presentation of Art Deco material in Watson Library, including rare exhibition catalogs, monographs, and trade catalogs spanning a variety of Art Deco subjects from interior design, textiles and jewelry to typography, ocean liners and cars; and books […]
Poster House welcomes Pre-K through university educators to view the museum’s new exhibitions, Art Deco: Commercializing the Avant-Garde and We Tried to Warn You! Environmental Crisis Posters,1970–2020, and to learn more about our upcoming educational programming! Join us for a complimentary happy hour at the museum, and chat with the Education team about field trips, […]
Spooky Season is in full effect, and, for one night only, Poster House is turning into Horror House! This program will have you draw from classic horror movie posters to create your own Halloween-themed lanterns. Shed some light on your own creation and join us for this fun, interactive activity! PH x Teens: Horror House […]
Genius on Display invites you to an unforgettable evening with two award-winning design experts. Join Creative Director of at Sesame Workshop, Victor Newman, and strategist, author, and professor, Douglas Davis, as they discuss their exciting and illustrious careers. The event will include an opportunity for Q&As! Victor M. Newman is an New York-based, award-winning creative […]
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 […]
Poster House’s Genius on Display is excited to present illustrator Stephen Minyi, a.k.a. DearStephan, in conversation with 72andSunny’s Group Creative Director, Sherina Florence. Get an in-depth understanding of this incredible artist’s process and the inspiration behind his unique illustrations. Known professionally as DearStephan, Stephen Minyi is a South African illustrator based in Cape Town, South […]
Poster House is pleased to welcome award-winning art director Julian Alexander in conversation with CMYK member Sharif Tassy for a Genius on Display artist talk. In this wide-ranging conversation, Julian will discuss his groundbreaking design practice as well as his advocacy work on behalf of racialized communities. Questions strongly encouraged! Julian Alexander is a visual […]
Join lead architect Marc Tsurumaki of LTL Architects on a tour of the design, development, and construction history of Poster House, the only museum in the United States dedicated to posters. Opened in 2019 and occupying the space that once housed Tekserve, the museum design considers that posters are intended for the street and uses […]
The Art Deco period was full of stylish and bold posters. Artists who worked during this time created images, patterns, and compositions inspired by mechanization and industry. This month, Poster Kids will explore the vivid patterns and images in our new exhibition Art Deco: Commercializing the Avant-Garde. Afterward, participants will create their own patterns inspired […]