Poster House Museum

Photo: Poster House

Posters Get A New Home In New York:
Poster House

by Lauren Hoeden | Feb 7 2020
ART & DESIGN

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Poster House in New York opened last June.

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Left: Freejack, 1992, by Alex Boateng. Right: Kick Boxer, 1994, by Muslim.
(Ernie Wolfe Gallery)

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Posters from 2017 Women’s March.” (The Boston Women’s March Collection)

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Left: Rambo 3, 1996, by Dan Nyenkumah. Right: Terminator 2, c. 1992, by Ridwaas Arts. (Bernie Wolfe Gallery)

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Danish Poster Museum – Viborgvej 2, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark

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Mucha Museum – Panská 7, 110 00 Nové Město, Czechia

Poster House is the first museum in the United States dedicated exclusively to posters.
Through exhibitions, events, and publications, Poster House presents a global view of posters from their earliest appearance in the late 1800s, to their present-day use. Poster House takes its mission from the medium, aiming to engage and educate all audiences as we investigate this large format graphic design and its public impact.

Poster House was founded in 2015 with an eye towards filling a long-acknowledged gap in the New York cultural landscape. While there are several poster museums around the world, New York, with its long relationship with advertising and design, did not have such a dedicated public institution. After several years of planning and construction, Poster House opened its doors last June. The space is well designed, with two galleries for exhibitions, a cafe and shop, classrooms, and an event space.