Poster House is thrilled to partner with the Kallir Research Institute. Directed by Jane Kallir, the KRI is devoted to the study of Austrian and German art of the early 20th century - work championed by the Galerie St. Etienne since 1939. Tonight, Jane Kallir will be speaking about the important roles Berlin, Munich, and Vienna played in the shaping […]
Every month, Poster House offers Vibrant Verbal Description Tours specifically for the low vision and blind community. Explore one of the museum’s shows with an experienced 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 […]
Kindly Note: In order to offer this in-person experience to as many members as possible, this event will be repeated over two nights on Thursday, April 15th and Friday, April 16th. Please only RSVP for one night, not both. Join Poster House for a unique and exclusive look at our latest shows. First, Chief Curator […]
Join everyone’s favorite blazer-loving poster duo for a Fireside Chat on Instagram Live! Angelina Lippert, our Chief Curator, and Nicholas Lowry, Director of Swann Auction Galleries, are two of the biggest personalities in the poster world. And they also happen to be best buddies! So why not spend your evening hanging out with them? There’ll even be […]
Inspired by Poster House’s exhibition Julius Klinger: Posters For A Modern Age, College Night will be hosting a virtual printmaking workshop. Participants will learn about risograph printmaking before creating their own poster-inspired image. The workshop will be led by Outlet PDX, a women-owned print shop based in Portland, Oregon. This event will take place over […]
Join Poster House on the last Sunday morning of every month, from 10–11am 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. Julius Klinger's advertising posters are some of […]
Join New York Adventure Club as we explore the Paris portion of Alphonse Mucha's career, and the exhibition Alphonse Mucha: Art Nouveau / Nouvelle Femme formerly debuted at Poster House — through exhibitions, events, and publications, this museum presents a global view of posters from their earliest appearance in the late 1800s, to their present-day use. Led by Poster House Chief […]
From the Russian Revolution to the now-decades-long war in Afghanistan, posters have been central to winning the hearts and minds of the people who pay the costs of war with their lives and their tax dollars. They also have been critical for mobilizing opposition to war. Although many predicted that paper posters would become obsolete […]
Letterform Archive, a library and museum in San Francisco, has one of the world’s best collections of typographic history. With over 60,000 objects, there are hundreds of duplicates to be […]
Poster House is thrilled to partner with the New York Transit Museum for an evening dedicated to little-known female poster designer Amelia Opdyke Jones ("Oppy"). Considered the Emily Post of […]