Poster House facts for kids
| Established | 2015 |
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| Location | 119 West 23rd Street New York, NY 10011 |
| Type | Poster museum |
| Architect | LTL Architects |
| Public transit access | New York City Bus: M7, M20, M23 SBS, M55 New York City Subway:
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Poster House is the first museum in the United States dedicated exclusively to posters. The museum is located in Chelsea, New York City, on 23rd Street between and Sixth Avenue and Seventh Avenue. The museum opened to the public on June 20, 2019.
Building and Collection
Val Crosswhite organized supporters and founded Poster House in 2015 to recognize the art and social impact of posters overlooked by existing institutions. Lumen and LTL Architects' transformed of the former TekServe space to a museum-quality one, especially with respect to its lighting.
SVA Subway Series
On June 19, 2019 SVA announced the donation of 98 of their Subway Series posters from 1996 to the present which also includes "each newly created poster." The gift includes works by Milton Glaser, Louise Fili, Paula Scher and the creator of the current SVA Subway Poster: Jonathon Rosen.
