Join Poster House at West Side Fest July 11 - 13

Poster House will offer free museum admission and a vibrant array of programming including exhibition tours, hands-on workshops, drop-in art making and live entertainment from July 11 through July 13, 10AM - 6PM as part of West Side Fest, a celebration of arts and culture on the West Side of Manhattan.

Explore the museum’s latest exhibitions and get in on the fun by attending a tour, workshop, performance, or activity throughout the day, including a “silent disco” museum exploration on Friday evening, sticker printing or a jazz performance on Saturday, or kid-friendly subway poster creation on Sunday.

Poster House’s spring 2025 shows have inspired West Side Fest activities: Fallout: Atoms for War & Peace and Puerto Rico in Print: The Posters of Lorenzo Homar (open until September 7, 2025) and From the Bronx to the Battery: Subway Sun and Copy/Paste/Print/Repeat: Mike King & the Art of the Gig Poster (open until November 2, 2025).
West Side Fest activities include:

July 11

• 10–11am: Behind the Scenes Archives Tour (Morning Session)
• 1–2:30pm: How to Create a Poster Workshop
• 1:30–6:30pm: Drop-In Tote Bag Screen Printing with The Arm
• 2–3pm: The Subway Sun Curatorial Tour
• 3–5pm: Woodblock-Inspired Printing Workshop
• 4–5pm: Behind the Scenes Archives Tour (Afternoon Session)
• 4–5pm: Spanish-language Tour of Puerto Rico in Print
• 7–9pm: Look & Listen—A Silent Gallery Soundscape

July 12

• 10–11am: Behind the Scenes Archives Tour
• 10:30am–12pm: In-Person Accessibility Tour–Puerto Rico in Print
• 11:30am–3:30pm: Sticker Printing Drop-In Workshop
• 12–1pm: Stamp & Stencil Workshop
• 1–2pm: Fallout Design & Curatorial Tour
• 2–2:30pm: Artist Tour of Copy/Paste/Print/Repeat
• 3:30–4:30pm: Copy/Paste/Print/Repeat Poster Remix Collage Workshop
• 5–6pm: Josh Lawrence Jazz Performance

July 13

• 10–11am: Poster Kids Mini Letterpress Printing
• 10am–12pm: Create Your Own Subway Sun Poster
• 10am–4pm: Craft Hours Flores de Papel/Paper Flowers
• 11–11:40am: Performance by Spellbound Theatre–Stand Clear of the Closing Doors, Please!
• 12–4pm: Button Making–Mike King Posters
• 2–2:30pm: Poster Tots—Storytime Rare Print!
• 3–3:45pm: MAD Science Demonstration–Sounds Like Science
• 4–6pm: Introduction to Screen Printing!