Join Poster House and the New York Restoration Project (NYRP) for a guided walking tour through East Harlem’s community gardens, presented in connection with the exhibition Blazing a Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters. As guests walk from garden to garden, we will learn about the vibrant history of New York City’s community gardens and […]
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 […]
Poster House members are invited to a curatorial tour of The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy. Join curator B.A. Van Sise as he discusses how dictator Benito Mussolini adapted to the Futurist art movement, and in turn how Italian culture and commerce bent to the increasingly authoritarian regime of Mussolini. Light […]
Youth may be wasted on the young, but under the totalitarian state they saw naivety and enthusiasm of youth as a particular opportunity. For the state to prosper, youth was treated as a sub-brand of the greater regime that both followed and perpetuated its ideology. Graphic design, typography, officially sanctioned styles and fashions, symbolism and […]
In honor of its final weekend, it’s time for the grand finale of Copy/Paste/Print/Repeat: Mike King & The Art of the Gig Poster! Here’s your chance to join Mike King in creating a poster in the classic cut-and-paste punk style of yesteryear. Rev up the Xerox machine and ready your scissors and glue sticks, because […]
Poster artist and illustrator Molly Crabapple created Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School as a space for artists of all kinds to celebrate, play games, and draw. This Poster Kids activity reimagines Dr. Sketchy’s as a family-friendly sketching session, featuring dancing, music, and refreshments. Remember: at Anti-Art School, there’s no such thing as a mistake! This program […]
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. […]
Join type historian Paul Shaw for a gallery tour of The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy. In 2002, Shaw spent six months chronicling and visually recording some of the numerous surviving Fascist inscriptions and icons in Rome and other Italian cities. Since then, he has continued to explore the epigraphic and […]
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, we will be focusing on […]
Join the Poster House Education Team for a conversation about the rise and fall of Italian Fascism—conducted entirely in Italian! Whether you're a native speaker or just beginning your language journey, this tour is for you: simple, clear Italian will make the conversation accessible to everyone. As a group, we’ll dive into politics from a […]