Join design historian Thomas Rinaldi as he guides you on this 90-minute walking tour of Chinatown. Focusing on the history of signage in the area, we will make stops to admire Chinatown's surviving historic signs and discuss how they fit into the evolutionary history of commercial signage more broadly, exploring threads of graphic design and […]
This lecture will highlight the career paths of three accomplished women in design, all hailing from different backgrounds and current positions in the design world. Participants will learn about each […]
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 might even […]
Our Posters & Cocktails parties keep getting rave reviews, so we've added two more to our 2020 calendar! As the air turns a bit brisk, why not snuggle up with […]
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. Due to the current public health crisis surrounding COVID-19, we’re bringing our […]
The Poster House Book Club meets a few times an exhibition cycle to discuss vibrant, interesting, and dynamic works which relate to the posters on view. Because we want to […]
Every October, Open House New York Weekend unlocks the doors of New York’s most important buildings, offering an extraordinary opportunity to experience the city and meet the people who design, build, and preserve New York. In light of the pandemic, this year’s festival will feature a hybrid of virtual experiences and outdoor self-guided explorations. Poster […]
As the first museum in the United States dedicated to the art, history, and impact of posters, Poster House is pleased to announce an open call for posters used in […]
Poster House is thrilled to present an evening with fashion design icon Anna Sui as she discusses how posters have inspired some of her most dynamic and beautiful collections. A […]
Due to the success of our Walking Tour of Historic Chinatown Signage, Poster House is partnering again with design historian Thomas Rinaldi as he guides you on this 90-minute walking tour of the West Village. Greenwich Village is blessed with an especially dense concentration of vintage neon signs. Signs like these advertised businesses large and small […]