Philip Williams Posters

this is a new york city institution. it is becoming harder and harder to find local businesses to support when living/traveling in new york. philip william's posters is THE store you take your out-of-town family, friends, and acquaintances to when you're trying to impress them. philip is the most kind-hearted, informative, and genuine person. if you have the opportunity, you need to visit this place--not just because it's the largest personal collection of vintage posters for sale in the world, but because philip himself cares deeply about his inventory. he can tell you anything about any one of the posters he has. he is truly a wonderful soul and someone i very much look up to. i hope that if you're reading this, you can find as much joy as i have over the years in philip's poster gallery.

This store is unmissable, the amount and quality of posters is simply unbelievable and you’ll need an entire day to browse through all of them (if it’s even possible). You can see there’s a huge selection and research behind, to know more just check their instagram page @postermuseum.

The cutest little shop, could get lost for hours. I ended up buying a vintage poster from the 1984 Olympics. Very cool experience.

I am so happy that I stumbled upon this amazing poster shop! You could spend there hours looking through massive collection! I myself purchased a couple of vintage vogue posters. Will be definitely coming back when I am back in NYC!

the perfection place to go if you like old school poster especially the ads kind ! The place is full of them but if you’re looking for the larger one might have to ask to see them…overall a great place to find a unique poster - the price are what you can expected but sometimes can surprise you in the good way hahah !!! definitely give it a go if you’re in the area, great place !

I loved finding this spot. I’ve always been a fan of old school advertising. This place has piles of posters. I wish more were on display as I wanted to buy one but I’ll try online. The gentleman that helped us was kind and friendly. I recommend for anyone that loves graphic design or retro ads.

This is a super vintage poster store! You can find diverse styles, sizes and prices. There are a lot of options to choose from. Their poster themes include: food, music, film, architecture, advertising, etc. You’ll find unique posters that you most likely won’t find at other places. I’ll be back soon to buy a couple of posters!

Phillip & all the team at this amazing store were nothing esle than exceptionnal! Great quality vintage posters! Superbe experience! Thank you!

An absolute gem of a place! So much to see - piles of posters and many adorning the walls of this large space. It has a quiet but busy vibe. Lots to look through from old time ads, movie posters, war propaganda. Truly worth a visit

Was very excited to see what this shop has to offer. I have collected various posters over the years and went in just to browse - not looking for anything specific, but whatever grabs me. Unfortunately, only small prints, mostly reproductions, and magazines are available for customers to look through. Any large, original works have to be viewed online. If you know exactly what you're looking for, it's probably not so bad but a bummer if you're looking to browse.

Such a cool spot. Owner was so nice, the inventory is so cool and in chronological order! He also gave us a $2 bill as our change! Thanks so much

This place is like a veritable trip down memory lane of film and theater history - with colorful posters adorning every little bit of wall space. Just don't come expecting to merely "pop in" for a peek. If you've got even a single curious bone in your body then just try and resist falling down the rabbit hole of browsing! They've got a little something for everyone, too - ranging from thousand-dollar treasures to bargain reproductions. The only hitch is that, despite the attempt at a categorical filing system, it's still a bit of a treasure hunt to see what all they have. Especially with the lower-priced reproductions. For the big-ticket items you can search their handy computer system to know what all they've got!

Probably my favorite place in NYC. The owner, Philip, is an awesome guy and the collection of vintage posters, prints, magazines, etc. he has is undoubtedly the best in the business. It's not cheap but it's worth the money.

It was a cluster **** of art work, photos, etcetera. It definitely triggered a head-ache walking in there. So. Much. Art. Everywhere. On the bright-side, you had a lot of options to choose from, as long as you had the motivation to navigate through all of it. Price-wise, not bad. Most of the art work was reasonably priced. It is not that kind of place, where you ask for the price of the art work, and they request for your left arm and kidney in exchange. If you are lucky, you will likely find a good piece of art work at a reasonable price, and walk away grinning. Or you might spend an hour navigating the store and not find anything you are looking for. Now, the customer service...meh. 3/5. Not terrible, but not great that made me look back and be like "gee he (or she) was so kind, knowledgeable and helpful". I actually interacted directly with the owner. He was OK. Neutral customer service from him is the best way I could put it. All in all, it's worth a stop by, just in case you get lucky and find something. But I would not go out of your way for this place.

This place this just awesome! I stopped by due to an article in the New York Lonely Planet. Philipp has all kinds of posters, ads and articles available for purchase. He is also able to search for posters in his digital library. The posters are not cheap but they are the best souvenirs I ever had! :) And... The day I visited I was Philipp's favorite customer by buying 12 posters. :)

Really great shop. There's a wide range of prices from $1 and up. Low key and pressure from the sales people. They stand back and let you shop and are helpful when needed. Will definitely be returning soon!

I've been passing by this place for years and finally decided to stop in, I'm happy I did. First off, the place is huge! They have a huge selection- from incredibly old Time magazines to old photographs of actors, old advertisements for coca-cola, liquor, cigarettes, old subway signs, etc. There's something for everyone here and the prices are definitely reasonable. The only gripe I have is that I was walking around looking for something specific and the staff never even acknowledged my presence, until of course I went to go pay. But then again, I guess I could have asked for help lol

The owner of this establishment is absolutely one of the rudest and most hurtful people I have ever met. He is dismissive and treated me terribly when I went in to purchase a poster to furnish my new apartment. He also was incorrectly wearing his mask when I entered the store, even though there were other employees near him. Will never return, and I advise the rest of you to follow my lead, lest you get the literal coronavirus disease from this store. Not only that, this store is absolutely FILTHY. I dropped my scarf on the floor, and it came back with a hairball on it. There are empty boxes and garbage all over the place. Please, learn how to clean.

The collection of original and reproduced posters, magazines, magazine covers, and books at this gallery, will keep you busy for hours. I walked away with an exact page of a magazine that included as part of a Blacks in Media presentation I did in college. Bookmarking this for later!

This is a great spot for unique vintage posters and collectable items. Highly recommend stopping here after your Saturday morning brunch!

great poster selection for a variety of prices and the owner was very nice, highly recommend! They also have an online section if you want to shop there as well.

It's an amazing poster shop, bought my Lolita poster there in the 90s. When I'm in NYC. I love visiting this beautiful place.

If you ever need a focal point or something to make a statement on your wall, Philip Williams Posters is the place to go. Philip Williams Posters is not an Aaron Brothers, Michaels, or Z Gallerie. It's really something special, some place unique. It's the largest vintage poster gallery in the world. At Philip Williams Posters, you can get custom framing, a print for your wall, postcards and collectibles. Most importantly, you can find some very rare artwork at Philip Williams. This is the place to go if you admire advertising from another era, posters of clowns and chefs eating pasta, spolights on culture and travel, and if a huge burst of color is what you really want, then you can find that as well too at Philip Williams. One key thing to note is that the posters at Philip Williams are not just your average movie sized posters. There are quite a few, if not 80% of the inventory, that are wall sized. These are larger than life and can cost as little as $1,000 to anywhere in the upper thousands. There is a look don't touch policy here. Shopping at Philip Williams is kind of like shopping for a rug. There are stacks of them and the sales people will pull each one out for you and hold them up until you decide whether or not it fits your motif. As a customer, I'm not exactly in the market or ideal demographic yet to purchase a poster but its definitely something right up my alley. As a spectator, I really admire what Philip Williams has to offer. I think that if you are in lower Manhattan, you should definitely stop by the shop. It's an art experience and an ode to year's past.

I don't often travel through Tribeca, but I passed this place on my way to dinner about a month ago one night and was immediately drawn in. Seeing the vintage posters on the wall had a very enchanting effect on me and I stepped into the store. I only had about 10 minutes to make my dinner reservations but knew I was going to come back. About a week later, I woke one Saturday to my blank covered walls and figured I was going to set out on a mission to try to go hit up every vintage poster store the city had to offer. I didn't want something cliché', and certainly didn't want anything you are going to get at an all posters plus in the mall - and with this I set out with an undertaking. After visiting every store on my list of 15 stores from 125 street down - I found that: ***NOTHING, AND I MEAN NOTHING COMPARED TO THIS STORE*** From original German Expressionism to handcrafted woodblock African tribe prints, this place has the most amazing original variety I have ever seen. I spent two hours browsing through all of the gems here and even came across original wallpaper from Union Square from 1913. The beauty is that there rarely are two of the same prints, which leaves you feeling you will have something on your wall far different than the mass produced artwork that you usually see in people homes. This place is truly sui generis, with the added bonus that you feel like you're in a museum or art gallery with the prices of everything fluctuating earnestly enough where you are not paying gallery prices. They also do framing which is an added bonus. Even if you are not in the market to buy I would highly suggest at least going in and browsing. Just parsing through the posters here makes you feel like your going to find some long lost treasure that the world has forgotten about. I'm truly in love with this place

I, like the Yelpers before me wandered into this place as I was walking down Chambers on my way to somewhere else. For Jim K, it was his dentist's office, for Eric S, he was going to dinner. I was meeting some friends at the Brooklyn Bridge, and was intrigued at what was inside the store. Tons and tons of posters ... large scale and hard-to-find elsewhere ... ranging from kitschy to cool. I saw everything from vintage Hello Kitty posters to nouveau French billboard prints. And every type of ornithological print imaginable! The walls were covered from top to bottom -- definitely a great place to stop and browse for inspiration or that one-of-a-kind art poster for your home. One minus was the lack of help around ... it seemed almost empty and void of store keepers! And the one gentleman I spotted did not bother me as I perused their offerings, maybe he thought I didn't look like the buying type? Hmph. Yet if I happen to be in the neighborhood again, I will stop in and take a look at their aesthetic treasures!

Phil Williams is deeply knowledgeable and has built a memorable NY experience for history lovers. From WWI to shipping to travel to antiquities, his original posters have it all. Love this place.

Boy am I glad to have found this place. I cannot begin to describe my excitement as I only stumbled upon this place by accident when I was looking for my dentist office in TriBeCa a year ago. All of their collections are authentic and statements of art across all genre and time period. Some hand drawn originals, others are one of a kind collector's value. To describe the experience, it was like an interactive art museum where you can pick and choose which collection you'd like to look into. If one particular poster interests you, simply hold it in front of your nose, take a closer look at it, and bask in its full glory. I had such a blast just skimming through their vast collections and dousing myself with the most spectacular colors around me. The posters are both familiar yet mature. And it would behoove you to make a trip down to TriBeCa and indulge yourself in such visual pampering.

Philip has the largest selection of posters in the entire world - and that's a fact. Philip either has or can source anything you are looking for from almost any time period. And if you find something you like, he can have it framed in the highest quality

One of the most amazing stores (well, probably the only NYC store I have ever been amazed by, actually) I have encountered in the city. Fabulous just to stroll around in. Certainly this is THE place to come to for incredible wall art. Vintage and foreign movie stars; popular culture; food, drinks, ships, music, military, sports, cigars, women, fashion, dance--every topic imaginable as represented through decades of international, graphic art. At gargantuan sizes. In this store, an 'E'-sized sheet (34"x44") is considered tiny. The owners are very friendly and encourage you to walk around ooohing and aaaahing. A refreshing experience! A visual extravaganza which blows the internet away!

wow! this place is a step back in time. simply amazing and friendly staff members. be prepare to pay high prices for these hard to find items. be weary on some items: they look like a stack of postcard provided at museums for free and are being sold for more than it is worth. otherwise, you've got to dig dig dig for those rare items. there are signs everywhere - don't touch, ask for service.

Accidentally looked into this store and was immediately intrigued. There are thousands of posters in here. Stacks on stacks on stacks. And the place is huge. Some are framed, some are not, some are older, others are for new movies that just came out. Best for browsing, but showing him a picture of what you're looking for also helps. Walk in on one side of the store, dig and browse to your heart's content, and exit on the other side. Perfect.

Found this place while wandering around in TriBeCa. They have posters ranging in size to tiny, magnet-sized posters all the way to wall-sized posters (it'll cost ya). They also have cool subway signs you can also buy ($25). I opted for a small poster ($15) and think it was priced fairly. They have tons of options (NYC, nature, movies, old films, war posters, advertisements, propaganda -- they have it all). I recommend spending some time wandering around this place if you ever find yourself close by.

This store is a hidden gem in lower Manhattan. The store is much more than its name implies. There is the unlimited selection of posters - vintage, modern, rare, common, original , reproduction, etc. with a price to meet every budget. There is also a variety of other interesting items- paintings, photographs, prints, signs, etc. Give yourself ample time because once you start perusing the inventory, you can get lost in your searching for hours! Give yourself a treat and make a visit. You won't regret it. It's the perfect place to check out if you're looking to decorate your apartment.

Excellent spot for posters, big and small! You could easily be looking through their inventory for hours on end, and though most will break your heart for being too expensive, it's definitely worth a look.

This place has EVERYTHING! Plus Matt Dillon came in to shop while I was in there :)

This place is an absolute zoo. It does have some quality vintage and antique posters but this is offset by the poor abysmal customer service and the lack of care given to such great pieces of art. I wouldn't even bother browsing their digital archive because chances are Phillip will not be able to find them in his disorganized gallery. I honestly don't even think he cares or tries to locate posters if they aren't in front of his face. I've been waiting over 2 months for him to find a couple of posters - I have given up at this point. To make matters worse he allows customers to sift through incredibly delicate and expensive posters themselves when he is too busy to help them. And don't even get me started on his staff. All they do is divert you to the owner. I have no idea why they are even there. So if you are just window shopping and want to buy something you happen to see on the spot then this is probably your spot. If you need help locating a piece you've put some time into researching and locating and want the best quality - this is definitely not the place for you.

Quality work but absolutely horrible service. Was told four frames would be completed in two weeks (actually too two months). When I went to pick them up - they hadn't even started! Turns out one frame was back ordered. They never bothered to call to tell me - my paintings just sat around. Then, once I picked a substitute frame, the work was delayed again because a mat size I selected didn't exit. The person with whom I was dealing said he would confirm that the mat size did exit! I would blame all this on an apathetic employee - but I was dealing with the owner! Finally, when I received all four pieces - two months later - one of the paintings was hung upside down... Never again. Going to try L&O next time.

Poster and print heaven in the heart of Tribeca. If you're around here, definitely stop by to this huge shop.

This place is unique and fascinating. Over 90,000 prints all over the huge space. It's like you've taken a detour back to the New York City of 40 years ago, when quirky and one-of-a-kind arts businesses abounded here. Go while it's still here and yet another Starbucks hasn't taken over the space!

It is more like a museum than a gallery! It would take days to look at everything but the smart way they have things organized makes it very easy to find the genre of poster your looking for. I got a great deal on a Capiello Poster. I think it is the best place to buy original posters in the U.S. Also very well laid out.