Real Hot Girl S#!T: Black Womanhood in Blaxploitation & Beyond (Virtual)

Inspired by the current exhibition You Won’t Bleed Me: How Blaxploitation Posters Defined Cool & Delivered Profits, Poster House is thrilled to welcome Dr. Robin Boylorn for an engaging conversation on representations of Black women in blaxploitation films and contemporary popular culture. In this wide ranging talk, Dr. Boylorn will examine hypersexualized portrayals of Black […]

Virtual Type Tour of The Push Pin Legacy with Paul Shaw

Join type historian and educator Paul Shaw for a virtual guided tour of The Push Pin Legacy. He will look at the whimsical and playful  lettering and type featured in the exhibition, including many early iterations of alphabets designed by Milton Glaser and Seymour Chwast. Get a new perspective on iconic posters and album covers  […]

The History of the Afro with Michele Washington

Join designer, researcher, writer, and educator Michele Washington as she virtually guides us through the history of the AFRO, illuminating how this ubiquitous hairstyle has endured over time, from the late 1950s till today. Inspired by the powerful coiffs on display in You Won’t Bleed Me: How Blaxploitation Posters Defined Cool & Delivered Profits, she […]

Remote Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: Blaxploitation Posters

Every month, Poster House offers Vibrant Verbal Description Tours specifically for community members who are blind or have low vision. Explore one of the museum’s shows with a museum educator trained in the art of verbal description and learn more about the history of printed posters. In order to reach a wide, art-loving audience around the world, we […]

Poster Kids: Let’s Play a New Game

Join Poster House on the last Sunday morning of every month, from 9:15–10:15am for a family-friendly, interactive, virtual poster tour and a related art-making experience. Admission is free; advanced registration is required in order to receive link access and a list of suggested materials. See below for details. LeRoy Neiman designed posters for all kinds of sporting […]

Poster Kids: Let’s Play a New Game

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Join Poster House on the last Sunday morning of every month, from 10:30am–12:15pm for a family-friendly, interactive poster tour and a related art-making experience at Poster House. Admission is free; advanced registration is required. This program invites children 5-11 years old and their adults to collaborate (siblings are welcome!).  This is not a drop-off program. LeRoy Neiman […]

Posters & Cocktails: Hit The Pavement

Our Posters & Cocktails events continue to delight guests around the world! Tonight, slip on your driving gloves and prepare for the open road because we are talking about all things automobile! Poster House’s Chief Curator will once again be hosting Nicholas Lowry of Swann Auction Galleries and Don Spiro of The Green Fairy Society […]

First Friday

First Friday is back at Poster House—now open even later! On Friday December 3, the museum will be open for free with extended hours till 10pm! Stop by and see our current exhibitions and join in the fun by attending an activity, workshop, or performance throughout the day. Every First Friday is different, offering unique […]

So Bad it’s Good: Hot Takes with Gail Anderson & Zipeng Zhu

Push Pin Studios rejected the stringent modernism of Madison Avenue advertising, opting for vibrant, humorous illustrations over slick photography and the Helvetica typeface. While the studio eventually grew to receive international acclaim for its design acumen, its disruptive style was initially perceived as “bad design.” Tonight, we’re hosting a design battle royale between a grand […]

Poster Man & Poster Woman: Seymour Chwast with Angelina Lippert

Poster House is thrilled to welcome famed illustrator and designer Seymour Chwast for a one-night-only conversation with Chief Curator Angelina Lippert. In honor of Poster House’s latest exhibition The Push Pin Legacy and Chwast’s newest book Poster Man, the pair will host a lively discussion about Seymour’s impact on the medium. Come for a rare glimpse […]