Get to know Manhattan in a way even few life-long New Yorkers do: by walking the length of the island from the Bronx to the Battery. Join author, historian, and architectural designer Tom Rinaldi on a 13-mile urban hike that will trace Manhattan’s spine from the island’s northern end down to Battery Park. With brief […]
Step into the limelight this month as we explore movie posters designed by the incredible Dawn Baillie. We’ll focus on Dawn’s use of photography and direct our own photoshoots. Get ready for your one-and-a-half hours of fame! Join Poster House on select Sunday mornings from 10:30am–12pm for a family-friendly, interactive poster tour and a related […]
Poster House Members are invited to a private tour of New Voices: Ritual at Print Center New York. Drawing attention to everyday objects, concerted repetition, and artistic process, this exhibition considers the fundamental but often unrecognized role that ritual plays in our everyday lives. Combining traditional print media with sculpture, fiber, assemblage, and installation, the […]
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. This Friday, there will be a free screening of the highly praised film, The Truman Show. […]
Join Poster House for an evening of gesture drawing featuring the dancers of It’s Showtime NYC! in the Main Gallery. Inspired by the acclaimed exhibition Wonder City of the World: New York City Travel Posters, guests will learn to draw figures in motion with instruction and demonstration by illustrators Robin Mork and A.E. Kieren. Artists […]
In honor of the exhibition Wonder City of the World: New York City Travel Posters, Poster House is hosting a walking tour celebrating the history of the Queer Harlem Renaissance. On Saturday, August 17, step back in time to learn about the queer Black artists and writers who dominated the cultural space between 1919 to […]
Poster House is thrilled to host the second installation of Posters & Cocktails LIVE, a tribute to New York City. Join Nicholas Lowry of Swann Auctions Galleries, Don Spiro of the Green Fairy Society, and our very own Chief Curator & Director of Content, Angelina Lippert, for a night of high-proof entertainment surrounded by the […]
Join Paul Shaw, designer and typography historian, as he leads a letter-centric tour of Wonder City of the World: New York City Travel Posters at Poster House. Paul will dissect and discuss the lettering and type used in many of the posters in the exhibition. He will also explain the subtle differences between classical roman […]
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 […]
Poster House Members are invited to a “Last Look” curatorial tour of the exhibition Wonder City of the World: New York City Travel Posters. Join guest curator Nicholas Lowry for a tour of his acclaimed show and learn how New York City went from a pit stop en route to Saratoga to the vibrant tourist […]