Poster Kids: Puppet Party
2023-04-23 10:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Did you know the Black Panther Party wrote a Ten-Point Program aimed at bettering the lives of Black people? They also used to create puppets with children in their community to teach ideas and words that were important to the Black Panther Party. Together, we’ll learn about this powerful organization and write our own plans to help make New York a better place. Afterward, we’ll head to the workshop space where we will craft our very own puppets and host a make-believe breakfast party where we will share our ideas.
Join Poster House on select Sunday mornings from 10:30am–12pm for a family-friendly, interactive poster tour and a related art-making experience. 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.

Members-Only Tour: To Fight for the Poor with My Pen
2023-04-24 17:30 - 18:30
Poster House members are invited to join independent scholar Eve M. Kahn at the Grolier Club for a tour of To Fight for the Poor with My Pen: Zoe Anderson Norris, Queen of Bohemia.
Although little remembered today, Norris is considered a foremother of modern-day social-justice advocates and confessional bloggers baring souls in print. In millions of published words of fiction and journalism—including in her own bimonthly magazine, The East Side—she documented desperate immigrant poverty in New York and called for the world to heed and help.
This tour will take place at the Grolier Club in New York City. Space is limited.

Person Place Thing with Nicholas Lowry
2023-04-28 18:00 - 19:30
Poster House is thrilled to partner with Randy Cohen of Person Place Thing for a live recording of this popular public radio series. He will be joined by Poster House Advisory Board member and tartan legend, Nicholas “Nicho” Lowry. Nicholas wears many poster-related hats: auctioneer, specialist, lecturer, curator, historian, enthusiast, and collector. He is perhaps best known, though, as the President and Principal Auctioneer of Swann Auction Galleries, where he is also the Director of its vintage posters department. As one of the world’s foremost authorities on vintage posters, he has spent nearly 25 years serving regularly as a poster appraiser on the PBS television series Antiques Roadshow.
Person Place Thing is an interview show based on the idea that people are particularly engaging when they speak, not directly about themselves, but about something they care about. Guests talk about one person, one place, and one thing with particular meaning to them. The result: surprising stories from great talkers and thinkers.
Randy Cohen’s first professional work was writing humor pieces, essays, and stories for newspapers and magazines. His first television work was writing for Late Night With David Letterman, for which he won three Emmy awards. His fourth Emmy was for his work on Michael Moore’s TV Nation. He was the ethics columnist at the New York Times for twelve years. He is currently the creator and host of Person Place Thing, a public radio program.
Poster house Members can use their email address at checkout to receive 20% off the ticket price.
This program is presented in person at Poster House. Automatic closed captioning will be provided. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is available upon request with two weeks notice—please email access@posterhouse.org to request interpretation services. Visual descriptions will be provided.
Questions about accessibility? Please contact Sarit Cahana, Access Coordinator, at access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387‬.
For other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org

Dafi Kühne: Letterpress Posters Reinvented
2023-05-03 18:30 - 21:00
Award-winning designer and printer Dafi Kühne is joining Chief Curator Angelina Lippert in conversation to present his work, share his approach to Swiss Typography, and give insight into his fascinating production process. Together they will ask: Do printed posters in times of digital displays in urban spaces still make sense? And why should posters be produced at great expense using the antiquated letterpress printing process, when digital printing devices can deliver high-quality reproductions at much lower cost? In the words of Dafi, “letterpress printing can only live on if the design is at the heart of the process and makes the connection to the present.”
This event is presented by Cooper Union’s Herb Lubalin Study Center and the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York. It will be held at the Frederick P. Rose Auditorium.
Dafi Kühne is a Swiss designer and letterpress printer. In his studio, he uses a wild mix of analog and digital tools to produce cultural posters. With this one main rule in his studio, “No PDF ever leaves the studio as a final product.” He prints all posters with letterpress printing presses. His mostly typographic posters have won international awards and been in exhibitions all around the globe.

First Friday
2023-05-05 10:00 - 21:00
Join Poster House on the First Friday of every month for free admission and extended hours! Explore the museum’s latest exhibitions and get in on the fun by attending a tour, workshop, or activity throughout the day. This month, the museum is thrilled to partner with Welcome to Chinatown for a series of programming that celebrates the culture, community, and resilience of Chinatown. Stop by and learn more about Welcome to Chinatown and how you can support the organization’s recovery efforts.
1-8pm MKC Threads Heatpatch Totes
Design your own tote bag inspired by Poster House and Welcome to Chinatown! We have curated a selection of graphic images drawn from the museum’s past exhibitions and Welcome to Chinatown’s collection. Your choices will be hand pressed for you, ready for you to take home in minutes! Supplies are very limited and proceeds from each tote bag will support Welcome to Chinatown. MKC Threads Inc. is a minority-owned, AAPI embroidery, print, and promotional item small business with a mission to empower the community through quality branded apparel and merchandise. With their slogan “You Envision, We Create,” MKC Threads is dedicated to providing the power of personalized merchandise to the AAPI community.
3pm The Chinese Red Envelope as an Artistic Gift
The red envelope is a symbolic gift often exchanged during celebrations,including Lunar New Year, weddings, and birthdays. It is typically filled with crisp, new dollars, wishing prosperity to those who receive it. Many contemporary envelope designs are mass-produced by anonymous artists—however, today the artist is you! Led by NYC-based artist Jenny Acosta, this lighthearted exercise will attempt to reclaim creative ownership of the traditional Chinese red envelopes and remix them with your contemporary perspective. Participants will learn basic techniques of linoleum carving, making their printed editions embossed in silver and gold.
5pm Community Care through Art with Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya
Join Poster House Artist in Residence Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya in conversation with Harry Trinh of Welcome to Chinatown for a conversation on Amanda’s project We Are Chinatown, a vibrant portrait series and archive that captures the rich intergenerational stories of Manhattan’s Chinatown still reeling in the wake of the pandemic. Learn how Amanda brings an anthropological lens to her practice of uplifting AAPI narratives, capturing not just a participant’s likeness, but their journey through the community, their struggles and triumphs, and the objects and artifacts that hold special significance to them. Questions strongly encouraged!
7pm Choy Lay Fut Lion Dance
New York Choy Lay Fut is a historic Chinatown Lion Dance Team with a 30 year history. They will perform a double bench routine where a lion will navigate and try to find the lucky cabbage to wish those in attendance good luck and good fortune. The lion will be around to meet and mingle with guests afterward, so have your cameras ready!
7:30pm Happy Hour
Enjoy light snacks and refreshments courtesy of our friends Lunar Hard Seltzer, Halmi, and Popadelics at Café des Affiches.

Angel’s Share Pop-Up
2023-05-13 18:30 - 20:30
Poster House is pleased to welcome the iconic cocktail bar Angel’s Share for a one-night-only pop-up at the museum. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to enjoy a selection of three hand-crafted beverages inspired by Made in Japan: 20th-Century Poster Art. Guests will sip on lavish libations prepared by Angel’s Share’s expert mixologists while enjoying exclusive access to the art and design that inspire the cocktails.
Angel’s Share is a cocktail bar founded in 1993 in NYC that specializes in Japanese bartending techniques and skills. The award-winning bar has been credited as the trailblazer of the craft cocktail movement. The original location in the East Village closed in 2022 but will be reopening in the West Village in June 2023.
This program is presented in person at Poster House. Automatic closed captioning will be provided. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is available upon request with two weeks notice—please email access@posterhouse.org to request interpretation services. Visual descriptions will be provided.
Questions about accessibility? Please contact Sarit Cahana, Access Coordinator, at access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387‬.
For other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org

Made in Japan Virtual Curatorial Tour
2023-05-16 10:00 - 11:00
Join Poster House guest curators Nozomi Naoi and Erin Schoneveld for a virtual tour of the acclaimed exhibition Made in Japan: 20th-Century Poster Art. Explore the cultural and political shifts within modern Japan that influenced the functions and messaging of its posters and the public’s response to them. Questions strongly encouraged!
This online event will be hosted on Zoom with attendees’ cameras off. Automatic closed captioning will be provided. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is available upon request with two weeks notice — please email access@posterhouse.org to request interpretation services. A recording of this event will be made available for all registered attendees. Questions about accessibility? Please contact Sarit Cahana, Access Coordinator, at access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387‬. For all other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org

Members-Only Tour: Hip-Hop Conscious, Unconscious
2023-05-18 18:00 - 19:30
Poster House members are invited to a private tour of Hip-Hop Conscious, Unconscious on view at Fotografiska New York.
Together with Mass Appeal, Fotografiska has created the definitive destination to celebrate hip-hop’s global impact on visual expression across 50 years – an immersive experience bringing together a community of artists that have documented this cultural phenomenon.
This tour will take place at the Fotografiska New York. Space is limited.

Aesthetics of Black Power
2023-05-19 18:30 - 19:30
The Black Panther Party helped brand the Black Power movement through the use of posters, prints, and the organization’s iconic newspaper. These efforts extended beyond the use of such ephemera to encompass attire and an overall attitude that emphasized the cause. This cohesive visual identity communicated its bold, militant values to the general public, and was specifically inspiring to a Black audience. Poster House is thrilled to welcome Mary Philips, Associate Professor of Africana Studies at Lehman College and Jonathan Square, Assistant Professor of Black Visual Culture at Parsons School of Design to discuss the importance of demanding change through aesthetic presentation. This discussion will focus on the outward presentation of Black Panther Party members and consider the stakes involved in their militant stance when interacting with the State.
Mary Frances Phillips is a proud native of Detroit, Michigan. She is an Associate Professor of Africana Studies at Lehman College, City University of New York. Her interdisciplinary research agenda focuses on race and gender in post-1945 social movements and the carceral state. Her research areas include the Modern Black Freedom Struggle, Black Feminism, and Black Power Studies. She is currently working on her book manuscript, Sister Love: Ericka Huggins, Spiritual Wellness, and the Black Panther Party, which is under contract with New York University Press. This project is the first and only scholarly monograph on the life experiences of Black Panther veteran Ericka Huggins.
Dr. Jonathan Michael Square is the Assistant Professor of Black Visual Culture at Parsons School of Design. He was previously a lecturer in the Committee on Degree in History and Literature at Harvard University and a fellow in the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The recipient of numerous fellowships and grants, Dr. Square’s work considers histories of enslavement through the lens of fashion, and his research has appeared in numerous scholarly and public-facing venues. Currently, he is working on a book manuscript tentatively titled Negro Cloth: How Slavery Birthed the American Fashion Industry. Beyond Past Is Present, He has curated exhibitions at Harvard University and is currently curating another exhibition at Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Library. Follow his scholarly work at @fashioningtheself on Instagram.
This program is presented in person at Poster House. Automatic closed captioning will be provided. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is available upon request with two weeks notice—please email access@posterhouse.org to request interpretation services. Visual descriptions will be provided.
Questions about accessibility? Please contact Sarit Cahana, Access Coordinator, at access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387‬.
For other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org

Poster Kids: Love Lettering
2023-05-21 10:30 - 12:00
This month, join Poster Kids to learn about how letters are designed and made! Together, we’ll look at and learn about some typefaces featured in our current exhibitions. Then, we’ll create fun lettering for our own room signs.
Join Poster House on select Sunday mornings from 10:30am–12pm for a family-friendly, interactive poster tour and a related art-making experience. 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.

NYC x Design: Black Power to Black People Exhibition Tour
2023-05-22 12:00 - 13:00
Join Poster House Educator Maya Varadaraj for a tour of Black Power to Black People: Branding the Black Panther Party. Learn how the Black Panther Party devised a graphic language to reaffirm Black humanity and decommodify Black life. Explore the bold language and striking graphics that exposed the public to radical images that captured a shift in tone in the fight for civil rights. Questions strongly encouraged!

Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: Art Nouveau
2023-05-23 16:00 - 17:00
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 Chief Curator, allowing you intimate access to the items in our current shows and permanent collection.
This month’s tour will focus on Art Nouveau.
Please email access@posterhouse.org or call ‪914.295.2387 to sign up for this event. You will be emailed poster images for reference as well as information about accessing Zoom the morning of the virtual tour.
Tours start promptly and will last approximately 70 minutes with questions.
For a complete list of our accessibility tours, click the Accessibility filter at the top of our Events page, call 914.295.2387, or email access@posterhouse.org. Poster House will also strive to accommodate any outside accessibility tour requests given two week’s notice.

Posters & Cocktails: American Travel
2023-05-24 19:00 - 20:30
Spring is here, and with that comes a new season of Posters & Cocktails. Celebrate the warmer weather with our favorite tipsy trio and explore the history of American travel posters!
As always, our Chief Curator will be hosting Nicholas Lowry of Swann Auction Galleries and Don Spiro of The Green Fairy Society over Zoom, traversing the great expanse of the United States from coast to coast through booze and beautiful vistas.
Don will get us packed and ready with our first cocktail as we pull out of the station. Then, Nicholas will puddle-jump westward, enticing us to visit popular destinations throughout American history. They’ll ping pong back and forth across the country until we are not safe to drive—but luckily, as armchair travelers, all of this is happening from the comfort of your home.
Cocktail list:
BLUE HAWAII
vodka
light rum
blue curaçao
pineapple juice (fresh)
Lemon Juice
Lime Juice
Simple syrup (1 part sugar 1 part water)
Hurricane Glass
BOOTHBY
Rye
Sweet vermouth
Orange bitters
Angostura bitters
Champagne
Coupe glass
WARD VIII
rye whiskey
lemon juice, freshly squeezed
orange juice, freshly squeezed
grenadine (Pomegranate syrup)
Garnish: 2 or 3 speared cherries
Coupe glass
MOSCOW MULE
Vodka
Ginger Beer
Fresh Lime Juice
Copper mug
This online event will be hosted on Zoom with attendees’ cameras off. Automatic closed captioning will be provided. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is available upon request with two weeks notice — please email access@posterhouse.org to request interpretation services.
A recording of this event will be made available for all registered attendees.
Questions about accessibility? Please contact Sarit Cahana, Access Coordinator, at access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387‬.
For all other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org

Members-Only Tour: From Depero to Rotella
2023-05-26 18:00 - 19:30
Poster House members are invited to a private tour of From Depero to Rotella: Italian Commercial Posters Between Advertising and Art on view at the Center for Italian Modern Art.
This exquisite exhibition examines the cross-pollination between avant-garde art and commercial posters in Italy, with particular focus on the interwar years and the early post-World War II era during the country’s economic boom.
This tour will take place at the Center for Italian Modern Art. Space is limited.

Chanoyu Tea Ceremony with Yoshitsugu Nagano
2023-05-26 18:30 - 19:30
Made in Japan: 20th-Century Poster Art features vivid colors and bold compositions representative of 20th-century Japanese design trends. This style is in sharp contrast to the traditional wabi aesthetic, characterized by a natural forms and simple shapes. The wabi aesthetic can be observed in chanoyu, a tea ceremony that developed from the spirituality of Zen. Through the act of making and drinking powdered green tea, it aims to unite the minds of those gathered in the tea room, to calm the thoughts and to look deeply into oneself and each other in silence.
This 800+ year-old practice traditionally takes place in a dimly lit tea room with utensils based on subdued colors and a respect for natural textures. Four hundred years ago, however, the warrior tea master Furuta Oribe revolutionized the monochrome world of the tea ceremony by bringing in color and light. Opening up the tea room with windows, utensils took on a more elevated role, embracing green and other hues that introduced the colorful world of chanoyu.
Poster House is pleased to welcome New York-based tea master Yoshitsugu Nagano for a tea ceremony situated within the world of chanoy that has been handed down from Oribe. This special tea room space will be designed by actively incorporating the colors and composition of 20th-century Japanese posters featured in Made in Japan.
Participants will get to enjoy a cup of powdered green tea prepared exclusively for this special experience of Japanese culture.
Yoshitsugu Nagano is the youngest person to be certified in the highest rank of the Ueda Soko school of samurai tea ceremony (USRJWT), which has been practiced in Hiroshima for 400 years, and serves as a regular professor of the school. In 2019, he relocated to New York City, where he energetically promotes the spirituality and aesthetics of chanoyu through hosting tea rituals both for public audience and by special arrangement, presenting workshops, and teaching his students. He establishes styles of modern tea, incorporating new expressions into this tradition rooted in Zen.

First Friday
2023-06-02 10:00 - 21:00
Join Poster House on the First Friday of every month for free admission and extended hours! Explore the museum’s latest exhibitions and get in on the fun by attending a tour, workshop, performance, or activity throughout the day. Every First Friday is different, offering unique opportunities to engage with rotating exhibitions and the permanent collection. This June, celebrate Pride at Poster House with any of our LGBTQIA+ themed offerings!
2pm Made in Japan Curatorial Tour
Join Poster House guest curator Erin Schoneveld for an in-person tour of the acclaimed exhibition Made in Japan: 20th-Century Poster Art. Explore the cultural and political shifts within modern Japan that influenced the functions and messaging of its posters and the public’s response to them. Questions strongly encouraged!
4pm Origami Workshop-$10
Origami is Japan’s most globally recognized papercraft. Poster House is pleased to partner with Taro’s Origami Studio for this hands-on workshop. Learn basic origami techniques and create your very own Pride-themed paper sculpture.
5:30pm Pride Poster Drop-in Workshop with Acacia Rodriguez
Join artist and designer Acacia Rodriguez for this drop-in Pride poster workshop. Materials will be provided; just bring your ideas and creativity! Participants will leave with a poster of their own making for all of their Pride festivities.
7pm Drag Performance featuring Dev Doee & Shia Ho
It wouldn’t be Pride without drag! Poster House is pleased to welcome Dev Doee and Shia Ho for a very special evening of performances in response to our two exhibitions Black Power to Black People: Branding the Black Panther Party and Made in Japan: 20th-Century Poster Art. Bring your tips and your enthusiasm!

Members-Only Tour: Made in Japan
2023-06-06 18:00 - 19:30
Members are invited to a private, after hours tour of Made in Japan: 20th-Century Poster Art with guest curator Erin Schoneveld. This acclaimed exhibition explores the cultural and political shifts within modern Japan that influenced the functions and messaging of its advertising posters, and how those posters were subsequently received by the public. Questions strongly encouraged.

Chancellor’s Day Educator Professional Development
2023-06-08 09:30 - 14:00
Join Poster House for its first June Chancellor’s Day! Engage in a guided tour and Q&A session with Es-pranza Humphrey, curator of the exhibition Black Power to Black People: Branding the Black Panther Party. Participate in a hands-on artmaking workshop inspired by the work of Black Panther Minister of Culture, Emory Douglas, and learn more about protest posters from Black-led civil rights movements before and after the heydey of the Black Panther Party. Educators will leave with new ideas and strategies for integrating posters into their curricula, along with classroom-ready materials from our Posters in Protest Educator Guide.
This professional development workshop is geared towards K-12 teachers. Advanced registration is required and Educator Member discounts apply. Participants will receive 4 CTLE hours. Coffee and light breakfast will be provided.

Poster Kids: You Animal, You!
2023-06-11 10:30 - 12:00
The panther is a majestic and rare animal that was used as the symbol of the Black Panther Party. It was used to reflect the strength and uniqueness of Black people, and was an important icon for the community. Together, we will learn about this historic organization and create crests inspired by animals with which we identify. What animal do you feel best represents your strengths?
Join Poster House on select Sunday mornings from 10:30am–12pm for a family-friendly, interactive poster tour and a related art-making experience. 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.

New Voices: On Transformation Members-Only Tour
2023-06-13 18:00 - 19:30
Our friends at Print Center New York are inviting Poster House Members to a conversational walkthrough of New Voices: On Transformation led by curator Carmen Hermo.
The exhibition explores how artists engage themes of identity, history, and transformation. Through a selection of highlights, Members will take an up-close look at objects, discuss their contexts, and explore how artists use materials.
Print Center New York is the leading non-profit exhibition space in New York dedicated to exploring the dynamic and accessible medium of print within broader artistic and cultural discourses.

In-Person Verbal Description Tour: Made in Japan
2023-06-15 18:00 - 20:00
Members of the low-vision and blind community are invited to this exciting, in-person Vibrant Verbal Description Tour at Poster House. This after-hours event will provide exclusive access to the museum’s hit exhibition, Made in Japan: 20th-Century Poster Art.
The tour will be led by Chief Curator Angelina Lippert, who has led our virtual description tours for the past two years. This intimate experience will allow guests to get up close with all the posters described, as well as provide additional tactile objects to help illuminate the art. Light refreshments will be provided.
While everyone is welcome, Poster House offers Vibrant Verbal Description Tours specifically for community members who are blind, have low vision, or who benefit from verbal descriptions.
Masks are encouraged during this event and are available free of charge at the museum. Clear masks are also available. Assistive listening devices, stools, and some tactile posters will be provided. Navigational guides are available upon request. If you have any further accessibility needs or require an alternative way to RSVP, please contact Poster House’s Accessibility Coordinator Sarit Cahana at access@posterhouse.org or at ‪(914) 295-2387‬.
For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: Belle Epoque
2023-06-20 16:00 - 17:00
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 Chief Curator, allowing you intimate access to the items in our current shows and permanent collection.
This month’s tour will focus on the Belle Epoque.
Please email access@posterhouse.org or call ‪914.295.2387 to sign up for this event. You will be emailed poster images for reference as well as information about accessing Zoom the morning of the virtual tour.
Tours start promptly and will last approximately 70 minutes with questions.
For a complete list of our accessibility tours, click the Accessibility filter at the top of our Events page, call (914) 295-2387, or email access@posterhouse.org. Poster House will also strive to accommodate any outside accessibility tour requests given two week’s notice.

Members-Only Tour: Kyohei Inukai
2023-06-20 17:00 - 18:30
Our friends at Japan Society are inviting Poster House Members to an exclusive, curator-led tour of their exhibition Kyohei Inukai.
Featuring over 100 works from the late 1960s through the 1980s, Kyohei Inukai marks the most extensive exhibition to date by the largely unknown, yet prolific, Japanese-American artist Kyohei Inukai (1913–85). With nearly all the works on view to the public for the first time, this rare presentation offers an unparalleled window into Inukai’s exploratory approach to material, line, and space—as seen through his abstract oil paintings, playful screenprints and brooding sumi-e (ink paintings).

An Attack Against One is an Attack Against All: From Civil Rights to Black Power
2023-06-22 18:30 - 19:30
The civil rights movement and the Black Power movement are often presented as discrete and, at times, antithetical campaigns. While these separate approaches relied on different tactics and strategies, both were effective in securing fundamental human rights for Black people in America and have more in common than is generally recognized. Both addressed their audiences through powerful imagery and accessible visual language, thereby galvanizing the masses.
Poster House is pleased to partner with the National Center for Civil and Human Rights for this panel discussion on the impact of these overlapping but divergent movements, with special attention paid to the role of visual communication for each radical strategy.
This program is presented in-person and live-streamed for our virtual audience.

Queer History is Poster History
2023-06-23 18:30 - 19:30
It’s impossible to recognize queer poster history without acknowledging its roots in HIV/AIDS advocacy and organizing. Before alcohol companies were clamoring to pinkwash their brands each June, queer folks were using posters to fight for the lives and dignity of people living with HIV.
Poster House is thrilled to welcome artist and activist Avram Finklestein for a wide-ranging conversation on his experiences as a founding member of the Silence=Death and Gran Fury collectives. Learn more about the origins of these advocacy posters and their lasting impact from one of the artists behind the movement’s most iconic poster designs. Questions strongly encouraged!
Avram Finkelstein is an artist, writer, and activist, and a founding member of the Silence=Death and Gran Fury collectives. His work has shown at MoMA, the Whitney Museum, the Hirschhorn, the Shed, and the Metropolitan Museum, and is in the permanent collections of MoMA, the Whitney, the New Museum, the Metropolitan, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and the Brooklyn Museum. He is featured in the artist oral history project at the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art, and his book for UC Press, After Silence: A History of AIDS Through its Images, was nominated for an International Center Of Photography Infinity Award in Critical Writing And Research, and is now available in paperback. He has written for Frieze, Art21, and OnCurating, been interviewed by The New York Times, Artforum, NPR, Slate, and Interview, and spoken at Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, and NYU.

Woodblock Printing Demonstration at Japan Village
2023-06-24 12:00 - 15:00
Inspired by Poster House’s acclaimed exhibition Made in Japan: 20th-Century Poster Art, the museum is heading to Japan Village in Industry City for a woodblock printing demonstration featuring Brooklyn-based, Japanese artist Sato Yamamoto. Guests will observe this age-old technique that has become the foundation for much of the modern printing industry. Participants will leave with a woodblock print designed by the artist!
Sato is a Japanese, bilingual artist inspired by culture and diversity. Born in Meguro, Tokyo and currently living in Brooklyn, New York, her unique style of art includes advanced ambidextrous and ukiyo-e printmaking skills that she uses in her artistic practice.

Asian Designers x NYC
2023-06-30 18:00 - 20:00
The achievements and cultural contributions of Asian designers and Asian-led design studios often go under-appreciated. This June, Isometric Studio is convening fellow designers of Asian origin at Poster House for a special roundtable conversation on their journeys, practices, and contributions to the field. Join us to learn more about the conceptual themes that run through these designers’ work, as well as the challenges and opportunities they have encountered in their careers. Each participant will present a brief ten-minute snapshot of their recent work, followed by conversation.
Natasha Jen is an award-winning designer, an educator, and a partner at Pentagram. Born in Taipei, Taiwan, she joined Pentagram’s New York office in 2012. A four-time National Design Award nominee, Natasha’s work is recognized for its innovative use of graphic, verbal, digital, and spatial interventions that challenge conventional notions of media and cultural contexts. Her work is immediately recognizable, encompassing brand identity systems, packaging, exhibition design, digital interfaces, signage and wayfinding systems, print and architecture. Her clients include a wide range of collaborators from global technology brands to cultural institutions, including Google, Waze, Lightmatter, Galaxy Digital, New York Botanic Garden, The Asian American Foundation, Harvard Graduate School of Design, and The Metropolitan Museum. Natasha has earned awards from every major design competition and is frequently published in publications, including Wired, Fast Company, Kinfolk Magazine, Print Magazine,Creative Review, and Metropolis. She was a winner of Art Directors Club’s Young Guns 4 and also served as a judge for the competition in 2007, 2011, and 2017.
Dungjai Pungauthaikan is a co-founder and Creative Director of Once-Future Office. A big picture systems-thinker who loves connecting design, people, and the built environment, she sees potential in all things and brings unmatched creative vision to the studio. A first-generation Thai-Chinese American and native Californian (LBC!), she leads our teams and projects with warmth and patience while getting shit done. Dungjai is an award winning designer whose work has been recognized by the Art Directors Club, Type Directors Club, Print Regional Design Annual, the Society of Publication Designers, and the Van Alen Institute.
Sophia Yeshi is a queer Black & South Asian illustrator and graphic designer in Brooklyn, NY. She’s a digital native that discovered Photoshop at 12 years old while growing up in Baltimore, Maryland. She uses her work to shine a light on Black women, women of color, and folks in the LGBTQIA+ community that are bold, dynamic, and demand attention. She uses her platform to intentionally celebrate the communities that she didn’t see represented growing up. Her aesthetic is defined by joyful figures, vibrant colors, and organic shapes. She works with brands such as UPS, Adobe, Netflix, Spotify, and Madison Square Garden to create culturally-relevant work centered around topics she’s passionate about like LGBTQIA+ pride, support for underrepresented business owners, and mental health awareness.
Andy Chen and Waqas Jawaid are partners at Isometric, a Brooklyn-based graphic design and architecture studio. Andy is a second-generation Taiwanese immigrant, and Waqas is a first-generation Pakistani American. Isometric collaborates with leading cultural institutions, universities, tech companies, and nonprofits, expressing their missions though visual identities, exhibitions, and websites. The studio advances an ethos of inclusion, equity, and justice, centering the lived experiences of marginalized people. Its projects often address complex social issues, amplifying activism on gender equity, climate change, racial justice, LGBT identity, and immigrant rights.
This program is presented in person at Poster House. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is available upon request with two weeks notice—please email access@posterhouse.org to request interpretation services. Visual descriptions will be provided.
Questions about accessibility? Please contact Sarit Cahana, Access Coordinator, at access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387‬.
For other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org

First Friday
2023-07-07 10:00 - 21:00
Join Poster House on the First Friday of every month for free admission and extended hours! Explore the museum’s latest exhibitions and get in on the fun by attending a tour, workshop, performance, or activity throughout the day. Every First Friday is different, offering unique opportunities to engage with rotating exhibitions and the permanent collection. This July, celebrate Disability Pride Month at Poster House with any of our disability centered offerings!
General accessibility notes: A social narrative is available for this event. Navigational guides and clear masks are provided upon request. Masks are encouraged at this event. Please see the listings below for specific accessibility offerings for each event. Contact access@posterhouse.org or 914.295.2387 if you have further access needs. To learn more about the museum’s accessibility offerings, please go to posterhouse.org/accessibility.
1pm Disability Pride Panel
What is disability pride, and what role does it play in accessibility work? Join Poster House Accessibility Coordinator Sarit Cahana in conversation with Kirsten Sweeney, Accessibility & Inclusion Manager at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum and Kemi Sijuwade-Ukadike, Head of Artist Initiatives and Inclusion at Eyebeam for an engaging conversation on the important relationship between disability pride and disability justice. Questions strongly encouraged!
Accessibility: An ASL interpreter, a CART (live captioning), fidget tools, and assistive listening devices will be provided.
2pm Woodblock-Inspired Printing Workshop
Inspired by the ukiyo-e tradition featured in the acclaimed exhibition Made in Japan: 20th-Century Poster Art, join artist and educator Sato Yamamoto for a hands-on linocut printing workshop. Learn the basics of this modern printing technique while creating your own print.
Accessibility: An ASL interpreter, assistive listening devices, and earplugs will be provided.
4pm Crip Camp Screening
Crip Camp is a documentary that tells the story of Camp Jened, a summer camp for people with disabilities, and the role the camp played in spurring the 1990 passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Learn more about this important piece of American and disabled history, including the little-known role the Black Panther Party played in supporting disability advocates.
Accessibility: Assistive listening devices and fidget tools will be provided. Audio description and captions will be turned on for the film.
5pm D/deaf & Hard-of-hearing Mixer
Poster House is pleased to welcome New York City Black Deaf Advocates for a D/deaf and hard-of-hearing mixer. Join us at Café des Affiches to mix and mingle in a Deaf/hard-of-hearing affirming environment. Attendees receive 10% off in the café during the mixer.
Accessibility: ASL interpreters and a tactile ASL interpreter will be provided.
7pm Carrie Hawks Comedy Set
Filmmaker, artist, and comedian, Carrie Hawks will stop by Poster House for a hilariously off-beat comedy set. Hawks will recount the relief of their autism diagnosis, delve into the mysteries of bathroom lines, tell tales about eating compliment sandwiches, and probably say a thing or two about snails.
Accessibility: An ASL interpreter, a CART (live captioning), assistive listening devices, and seating will be provided.
7:15pm Stella Rise Performance
Poster House is pleased to welcome Stella Rise, New York City’s premiere disabled drag queen, to the museum for a special performance! Bring your dollar bills and your enthusiasm for this one-of-a-kind drag performance.
Accessibility: An ASL interpreter, a CART (live captioning), assistive listening devices, earplugs, and seating will be provided.

Genius on Display: KASA Collective
2023-07-14 18:30 - 20:00
Poster House is pleased to welcome Robert de Saint Phalle and John Kudos of KASA Collective for a Genius on Display artists’ talk. Kasa Collective is a synergy of two award-winning agencies (KUDOS and Conduit) with distinctive expertise in 2D, 3D, and 4D design, jointly producing high-impact experiences for cultural, corporate, and public spaces.
Robert de Saint Phalle (Creative Director/Principal of Conduit) is an interdisciplinary designer, educator, and maker who creates groundbreaking products and experiences for a wide range of clients like Harley-Davidson, Lady Gaga, Dia, Harvard University, and many others. His collaborative practice weaves together design, engineering, architecture, and emerging technologies to deliver innovative solutions to complex challenges. Robert’s work has been recognized by TIME Magazine, AIA New York, Good Design, GDUSA, IDSA, and Fast Company to name a few. He has 20+ years of design and management experience, including several years at Pentagram prior to establishing Conduit in 2008, and KASA Collective in 2018.
John Kudos (Creative Director/Principal of KUDOS Design Collaboratory) is an Indonesian-born interdisciplinary designer, educator, and DEI advocate leading projects that involve branding, editorial, websites, motion, environments, and interactive experiences. His practice focuses on collaboration and experimentation informed by diverse cultural backgrounds and technological resources. Past clients include Blockchain Creative Labs, Center for NYC Neighborhoods, Cornell University, Four Freedoms Park Conservancy, Guggenheim, TheMet, MoMA, Poster House, Smithsonian, Snap Co, Stand with Asian Americans, and Tribeca Film Festival to name a few. His work has been recognized by the Young Guns, AIGA, ADC, D&AD, GDUSA, HOW, PRINT, SPD, TDC, and The Webby. He has 22+ years of design and management experience including 7 years in Pentagram prior to cofounding KUDOS in 2008 and KASA Collective in 2018.
This program is presented in person at Poster House. Automatic closed captioning will be provided. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is available upon request with two weeks notice—please email access@posterhouse.org to request interpretation services. Visual descriptions will be provided.
Questions about accessibility? Please contact Sarit Cahana, Access Coordinator, at access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387‬.
For other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org

Vibrant Verbal Description Tour: Summer Travel
2023-07-18 16:00 - 17:00
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 Chief Curator, allowing you intimate access to the items in our current shows and permanent collection.
This month’s tour will focus on summer travel.
Please email access@posterhouse.org or call ‪914.295.2387 to sign up for this event. You will be emailed poster images for reference as well as information about accessing Zoom the morning of the virtual tour.
Tours start promptly and will last approximately 70 minutes with questions.
For a complete list of our accessibility tours, click the Accessibility filter at the top of our Events page, call (914) 295-2387, or email access@posterhouse.org. Poster House will also strive to accommodate any outside accessibility tour requests given two week’s notice.
