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Poster House The only museum in the U.S. dedicated entirely to posters.

This Indigenous Peoples Day, it’s a joy to share pictures from our latest community celebration. ✨ We had a wonderful ti...
10/12/2026

This Indigenous Peoples Day, it’s a joy to share pictures from our latest community celebration. ✨

We had a wonderful time ringing in our newest exhibitions—Designed to Be Red: Native American & Indigenous Poster Works and Cuteness, Conservatism, & Consumption: Lefor-Openo and Postwar France.

With an all-vinyl DJ set by Rams Montero and show-stopping performances by Thunderbird Dancers, this was really one for the books! It was particularly special to see the Thunderbirds bring everyone together for a round dance.

Wishing you all a contemplative and restful holiday! ❣️

A very happy 86th birthday to Stanley Mouse! 🌹A renowned designer of psychedelic posters, one of Mouse’s best-known work...
10/10/2026

A very happy 86th birthday to Stanley Mouse! 🌹

A renowned designer of psychedelic posters, one of Mouse’s best-known works is this poster, made with Alton Kelley, which advertised a 1966 Grateful Dead show. The poster draws from E. J. Sullivan’s 1913 illustration “A Skeleton Amid Roses,” and was repurposed for the cover of the Grateful Dead’s 1971 self-titled album.

🖼️: Swann Auction Galleries

Act fast—you’ve only got a few weeks left to see Reading Under Fire: Arming Minds & Hearts During Wartime! 📚In this exhi...
10/08/2026

Act fast—you’ve only got a few weeks left to see Reading Under Fire: Arming Minds & Hearts During Wartime! 📚

In this exhibition, Molly G. Manning highlights the push for frontline reading material during both world wars. Uncover this hidden chapter of wartime history through a stunning collection of vintage posters and ephemera.

Reading Under Fire closes on November 1. Troop to the link in our bio to plan your visit now! 🔗

Featured design: One of the Thousand Y.M.C.A. Girls in France, 1918, Neysa McMein (1888–1949) ☕



Hey Fellows!, 1918, John E. Sheridan (1877–1948) 🗣️

They Signal “Send Books,” 1917, Homer (Dates Unknown) 🚩

Knowledge Wins, 1918, Dan Smith (1865–1934) 📖

This Is the Enemy, 1943, Designer Unknown 🗡️

Magazines for Our Fighting Men, c. 1945, Designer Unknown 📕

In just a few more weeks, we’ll say sbohem to From Monarchy to Modernity: Travel, Identity, & the Czechoslovak First Rep...
10/08/2026

In just a few more weeks, we’ll say sbohem to From Monarchy to Modernity: Travel, Identity, & the Czechoslovak First Republic (1918–1938)! 👋

As Czechia asserted its new national identity following the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, travel posters touted the nascent country’s many merits, from groundbreaking transportation methods to quaint vacation destinations.

Catch this gorgeous show curated by Nicholas D. Lowry before it’s gone. From Monarchy to Modernity closes on November 1. Travel to the link in our bio to plan your visit now! 🔗

This exhibition is held in conjunction with Visit Czechoslovakia! The Story of Czech Travel Posters, on view at Czech Center New York until November 30, 2026. We encourage guests to visit both shows celebrating the vibrancy and variety of Czech design!

Featured design: Čechoslovakische Luftverkehrs-Gesellschaft Prag (Czechoslovak Air Transport Company Prague), 1930, Vilém Rotter (1903–78) 🛩️



Prague/The City of Art, 1937, Zdenek Rykr (1900–40) 🌅

ČS. Státní Aerolinie (Czechoslovak State Airlines), 1928, Rudolf Höns (1894–1939) 🪽

Travel to Bohemia-Moravia, c. 1930, Libuše Lepařová-Samková (1896–1980) ♥️

Ins Gebirge mit ČSD (Into the Mountains with CSD), 1937, Albert Jonáš (1893–1974) ⛷️

Cie. Internationale des Wagons Lits/Prague: Le Pont Charles, 1929, Miloš Endler (1903–93) 🚘

This week on The Blog: How do you sell paradise? 🏝️Sicily has beaches, sunshine, ancient ruins—and a whole lot of visual...
10/08/2026

This week on The Blog: How do you sell paradise? 🏝️

Sicily has beaches, sunshine, ancient ruins—and a whole lot of visual clichés. In his latest article for Poster House, B A Van Sise asks whether those clichés signal lazy design or something more complicated: the challenge of making a place instantly recognizable without making it feel predictable.

Read the full argument at the link in our bio. 🔗

Looking for the perfect event? We’ve got you covered. 📚Join the wonderful Molly G. Manning for a rousing talk about th...
10/06/2026

Looking for the perfect event? We’ve got you covered. 📚

Join the wonderful Molly G. Manning for a rousing talk about the politics of book censorship during World War II, when the U.S. got patriotic about reading in response to the Berlin book burnings. Swipe right to see the poster proof!

Freedom to Read: The Fight Against Banned Books in WWII
🗓️ Thursday, Oct 8
⏰ 6:30–7:30pm (Doors at 6:10pm)
📍Poster House
🎟️ FREE

Grab your spot now at the link in our bio. 🔗



U.S. War Bonds & Stamps, 1942, Designer Unknown 🇺🇲

The N***s Burned These Books, 1943, Designer Unknown 📖

Books Are Weapons in the War of Ideas, 1943, S. Broder (Dates Unknown) 📕

10/02/2026

Literally haven’t seen her this excited since our deputy director promised everyone a pizza party. 😭

IT BEGINS! 💀🎃🐈‍⬛🕸️Wishing all of you a spooktacular October full of good costumes, cheap candy, and great design—like yo...
10/01/2026

IT BEGINS! 💀🎃🐈‍⬛🕸️

Wishing all of you a spooktacular October full of good costumes, cheap candy, and great design—like you can find on this 1987 poster by Julius Friedman.

Check out those details! Some of these pumpkin faces are a little too relatable.

The woman of this house is living the good life! 😎This playful 1943 illustration was meant to help new Navy recruits acc...
09/30/2026

The woman of this house is living the good life! 😎

This playful 1943 illustration was meant to help new Navy recruits acclimate themselves to life at sea by comparing parts of a house to those on a ship. “Home was never like this” was a phrase used on a lot of American ephemera during World War II as an ironic nod to the difficult conditions that servicemen faced overseas, and it makes for an ideal pun here.

Our lounging lady is meant as a nod to the many sailors who spent their free time reading topside. Did you know that most Navy ships at this time had a permanent library?

This poster is on view through Nov. 1 as part of our exhibition Reading Under Fire: Arming Minds & Hearts During Wartime. 🏠

Wishing you a very happy from our well-caffeinated staff. ☕Please enjoy these on-theme posters from our permanent coll...
09/29/2026

Wishing you a very happy from our well-caffeinated staff. ☕

Please enjoy these on-theme posters from our permanent collection in honor of this most serious of holidays!



🖼️: Bravo Caro, c. 1960, Walter Muller

Coffee Bags/For People Who Like Proper Coffee/And Can Make Tea, 2020
Ad Agency: Lucky Generals
Photographer: David Sykes David Sykes
Client: Taylors of Harrogate Taylors of Harrogate

IKEA/Lack, 2016
Ad Agency: Memac Ogilvy, Dubai Memac Ogilvy
Creative Director: Paul Shearer
Creative Director: Ramzi Moutran
Creative Director: Attila Nyeki
Art Director: Juliana Paracencio
Copywriter: Luiz-Vicente Simoes
Copywriter: Maya El Kai
Illustrator: Bruno Rodrigo de Miranda

Harley Davidson Cafe/Ride Fast, Free and Highly Caffeinated, 2016
Ad Agency: Zulu Alpha Kilo Zulu Alpha Kilo
Creative Director: Allen Oke
Art Director: Noel Fenn
Copywriter: Andrew Caie
Illustrator: Ryan Booth

Lavazza, 2018
Ad Agency: We Are Social, Rome We Are Social
Art Director: Mattia Lacchini
Art Director: Stefano Fraone
Art Director: Marco Bertoletti
Creative Director: Alessandro Sciarpelletti
Creative Director: Paolo Cesar Gonzalez
Creative Director: Daniele Piazza
Copywriter: Gennaro Borrelli
Photographer: Pierpaolo Ferrari
Client: Lavazza Torino Lavazza

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