The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design

Specialties

Visit the House/​Museum: Housed in a historic Tudor-​Revival mansion, The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design is open to the public. Feel free to explore our current exhibits and sign-​up for monthly house tours. Our mission is to reveal the inherent beauty of the created form and space, igniting a passion for design. We accomplish this through innovative exhibitions, educational programs, and partnerships that elevate the understanding of design and its influence on our lives. As a preeminent design museum housed in an architectural treasure, we are both a destination and a resource for the investigation of form and function.

Facility Rental: Host your next special event, meeting, retreat, or party at The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design. This exclusive venue, offering a very limited number of evening events, is located on Richmond’s historic Monument Avenue. Our refined interior spaces and elegant garden can be arranged to accommodate a variety of events from sophisticated cocktail parties, to intimate bridal luncheons, to day-​long corporate retreats. Our rental program helps to support our operations and educational programming while increasing awareness of our mission in the community. Non-​profit rates are available.

History

Established in 2004.

Started in the 1950’s, the Virginia Architecture Foundation started as a scholarship program and an outlet for architectural education. In the late 1990’s, the foundation stretched its vision again with the purchase of the Branch house on Monument Avenue. Commissioned in 1918 by Richmond financier John Kerr Branch, the 27,000-square-foot mansion was designed by John Russell Pope, one of America’s leading early-​20^th century architects