Poster House will host its first Winter Family Day on December 7, 2025, offering free admission and hands-on art activities for children and their caregivers. Running from 10 AM to 3 PM, the event brings printmaking, design, nature-focused workshops, and craft sessions into the galleries of the country’s only museum dedicated to poster history.

Families can explore ongoing exhibitions—including The Future Was Then: The Changing Face of Fascist Italy and Blazing a Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters (through February 22, 2026)—as well as the capsule shows Utopia in Our Time: The Posters of Molly Crabapple and Art for Art House: The Posters of Peter Strausfeld (on view through April 12, 2026).

Throughout the day, Poster House educators and guest organizations lead drop-in workshops that draw from techniques central to the museum’s mission: making terrazzo-style clay bowls, designing wearable buttons, painting with natural dyes, examining NYC’s urban wildlife, and experimenting with traditional letterpress type. All programs are free, material-inclusive, and designed for children with their adults.

Winter Family Day Schedule

  • 10 AM–12 PM — Make Your Own Terrazzo Bowls
    A clay bowl workshop inspired by terrazzo stone; ages 5+.

  • 10 AM–3 PM — Button Making!
    Create wearable buttons based on current exhibitions; ages 4+.

  • 11 AM–2 PM — Natural Dye Watercolor Workshop (Textile Arts Center)
    Paint with dyes made from teas, flowers, and plants; all ages.

  • 11 AM–1 PM — Explore the Urban Wilderness! (NYC Parks Rangers)
    Learn about local wildlife and ecosystems; all ages.

  • 1 PM–3 PM — Letterpress Printing
    Create messages using traditional wood type; ages 3+.

All workshops require adults to remain with participating children; no drop-off programs.

Exhibition Information

Poster House
119 W. 23rd Street, New York, NY 10011
Website: https://posterhouse.org
Event: Winter Family Day
Date: December 7, 2025
Hours: 10 AM–3 PM
Admission: Free