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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!
Venue: Poster House
119 West 23rd Street
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718-570-2609
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