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THE POSTER CHRONICLES

Stories behind the art of travelling

The Poster Chronicles is the editorial journal of MyRetroPoster, exploring poster art and history, artists and illustrators, exhibitions, travel culture and interior decor. Discover the stories behind vintage style travel posters, the places and creative processes that inspire them, practical ideas for displaying art at home, new releases and perspectives from artists, collectors and invited contributors.

The Poster Chronicles is the editorial journal of MyRetroPoster, exploring poster art and history, artists and illustrators, exhibitions, travel culture and interior decor. Discover the stories behind vintage style travel posters, the places and creative processes that inspire them, practical ideas for displaying art at home, new releases and perspectives from artists, collectors and invited contributors. Read more Read less

The Poster Chronicles is the editorial journal of MyRetroPoster, exploring poster art and history, artists and illustrators, exhibitions, travel culture and interior decor. Discover the stories behind vintage style travel posters, the places and creative processes that inspire them, practical ideas for displaying art at home, new releases and perspectives from artists, collectors and invited contributors.

How to Choose Art That Makes a Home Feel Like Yours
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How to Choose Art That Makes a Home Feel Like Yours

A beautiful room isn’t necessarily a personal one.

You can have a comfortable sofa, carefully chosen furniture, beautiful lighting and colours that work perfectly together — and still feel that something is missing.

Sometimes, that missing element is art.

Not because every wall needs decorating, but because art brings something into a home that furniture…

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Ideas & Guides
Bagan travel poster displayed in a lived in interior, illustrating how meaningful places and travel memories become part of our homes.

Why We Bring Places Home

There is a curious ritual that happens towards the end of almost every journey. We start looking for something to bring home. … Read more

Inside MyRetro
Artist Alecse inside the MyRetroPoster Barcelona gallery surrounded by original limited edition travel posters and decorative art prints from the MyRetroPoster collection.

The Poster You Didn’t See

"I saw a poster on your website yesterday...". They walk slowly along the walls, stopping here and there, smiling at a destination they know, discovering… … Read more

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Editor’s Picks

Ideas & Guides
Bagan travel poster displayed in a lived in interior, illustrating how meaningful places and travel memories become part of our homes.

Why We Bring Places Home

There is a curious ritual that happens towards the end of almost every journey. We start looking for something to bring home. … Read more

Places & Stories
Fireworks illuminating the skyline of Sitges during the Festa Major celebrations, one of the town’s most important cultural traditions.

The Little Town That Chose Freedom

Every June, rainbow flags begin to appear across Sitges. Visitors arrive from around the world. Beaches become livelier, terraces stay busy long into the… … Read more

Alecse, founder of Myretroposter, featured in VoyageATL’s Hidden Gems Series interview.

VoyageATL Interviews Alecse: The Story Behind Soft Focus Art

We are delighted to share that VoyageATL has featured Alecse, founder of Myretroposter and creator of the Artful Travels series, in its Hidden Gems Series.

The interview explores Alecse’s journey from growing up in an artistic family to exhibiting paintings in New York and Paris, building businesses, running a surf resort in Sri Lanka, and eventually returning to a full artistic path through Myretroposter.

It also offers a closer look at his creative process, his relationship with travel, the role of luck in life and business, and the idea behind what he calls Soft Focus.

MORE THAN A TRAVEL POSTER

Travel posters have traditionally celebrated destinations through iconic…

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Discovering Postcrossing: When a Postcard Travels the World

Discovering Postcrossing: When a Postcard Travels the World

A Chance Encounter in Barcelona: Discovering Postcrossing

Sometimes the most interesting discoveries begin with a simple conversation.

A few days ago, in our Myretroposter gallery in Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter, we had the pleasure of meeting Mildred Ashley, a visitor who had just left us a kind review. During our conversation she mentioned something I had never heard of before: Postcrossing.

As someone who has been creating travel posters for years, and more recently postcards as well, discovering this global community was both surprising and inspiring.

What Is Postcrossing?

Postcrossing is a worldwide postcard exchange project that connects people through real mail.

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New Art & Collections

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Japanese inspired botanical prints from The Herbarium series by Cha, displayed in a warm contemporary interior with earthy colours and decorative floral compositions.

Vintage Exotics™ Blooms Into The Herbarium by Cha

Flowers have always occupied a special place in decorative arts.

From Japanese woodblock prints to vintage textile patterns and mid-century interiors, floral compositions have long been used not simply to represent nature, but to shape atmosphere, colour and emotion within a space.

With this new series created for Vintage Exotics™, Cha explores that…

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Sitges Film Festival 2026 banners along the Mediterranean seafront in Sitges, Catalonia.

Sitges Film Festival 2026: A Town Transformed by Cinema

There is a moment every October when Sitges starts to feel a little different. The festival banners appear along the seafront, cinema lovers arrive from around the world, and our little Mediterranean town prepares for eleven days devoted to fantastic cinema.

Today, October 8, the 59th Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia officially…

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The Little Town That Chose Freedom

Every June, rainbow flags begin to appear across Sitges. Visitors arrive from around the world. Beaches become livelier, terraces stay busy long into the evening, and the town prepares for another edition of Sitges… … Read more

Interiors & Decor

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Details of Sitges Mer, travel poster by Cha for The Spanish Capsule™ collection

Travel Posters at Home, Keep Your Travel Memories Alive

When we travel, we rarely bring back what matters most.

We bring objects, souvenirs, photos. But what we truly want to keep are moments: the light at the end of the day, the feeling of a place, the atmosphere of a street, a conversation, a memory.

And yet, most souvenirs are not made to last. They are often bought quickly, produced in large quantities, and slowly disappear into drawers or shelves.

Keeping a Place Alive

A travel poster works differently.

Once framed and placed on a wall, it becomes part of your daily life. It is no longer something you store, it is something you live with.

Every time your eyes pass over it, the place comes back. Not just the location, but…

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Why Large Posters Are the Future of Wall Decor

In a world where personal expression and bold interiors are at the forefront of design, large posters have emerged as the ultimate decor trend. Whether in stylish homes, creative workspaces, or restaurants looking to… … Read more

Bagan travel poster displayed in a lived in interior, illustrating how meaningful places and travel memories become part of our homes.

Why We Bring Places Home

There is a curious ritual that happens towards the end of almost every journey.

We start looking for something to bring home.

Sometimes it is deliberate. We buy a postcard, a print, a ceramic bowl or something made locally. Sometimes it is almost accidental: a ticket we cannot quite bring ourselves to throw away, a shell found on a beach, a restaurant card…

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How to Recognize a Quality Poster Before You Buy

Finding beautiful wall art online has never been easier. Thousands of new posters appear every day, marketplaces are full of options, and artificial intelligence now makes it possible to generate images in seconds. … Read more

Exhibitions & Events

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Framed St Barth St Jean vintage travel poster by Alecse displayed inside a luxury hotel in Gustavia, St Barth, shown in a refined black and white tonal version.

When a Collector Leads the Way: St Barth, Fouquet's and a Tonal Edition

A Discovery, Thanks to a Collector

Sometimes, it is our collectors who reveal where our posters travel.

Recently, a client contacted us after recognising the limited-edition St Barth, St Jean poster by Alecse displayed at Fouquet’s St Barth in Gustavia. She had first encountered it framed within the hotel and kindly shared a photograph with us.

This artwork had already received a beautiful distinction: it was selected for inclusion in the Assouline St Barth volume, an art book celebrating the island’s aesthetic identity and cultural presence.

Discovering that it also lives within a five-star property of the Barrière Group adds another layer to its journey.

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Artist Alecse inside the MyRetroPoster Barcelona gallery surrounded by original limited edition travel posters and decorative art prints from the MyRetroPoster collection.

The Poster You Didn’t See

"I saw a poster on your website yesterday..."

The visitor looks around the gallery.

They walk slowly along the walls, stopping here and there, smiling at a destination they know, discovering another they had never heard of.

Then comes the question.

"I can't find it. Do you still have it?"

It makes us smile every time.

Because that simple question reveals a common assumption: that everything a gallery sells should be hanging on its walls.

In reality, galleries have never worked that way.

A Gallery Is Not a Catalogue

A museum may own tens of thousands of works while exhibiting only a few hundred.

A library may contain thousands of books that never appear on the front table.

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Finding a last-minute gift is rarely a pleasurable experience. Most of the time, it means rushing through crowded shops, buying something generic, and hoping it will somehow feel personal enough once wrapped. … Read more

In Barcelona, postcards are everywhere. Walk a few streets around the Gothic Quarter and you will find them in almost every shop, often sold for €1 or sometimes even less. It’s a familiar sight, and for many visitors, it… … Read more