Easter Open House March 31st | Noon-5pm   Monument Ave's beloved Easter Parade is almost here! The iconic event starts right in front of The Branch, so we're opening our doors for our first Open House of the year. Admission is completely free! We're hosting an Easter Egg Hunt for the kids and hourly house tours. We'll have a booth by My Alternative Hats out front for anyone planning on promenading down Monument with a fashionable hat.

Join us on Saturday, August 5th, at 10 AM for Coffee + Conversation with Shannon Leahy. Shannon will be discussing growing in your design career without losing your soul or sacrificing your values. At The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design

Join The Branch Museum for an intimate concert performed by Ms. Jaylin Brown featuring RVA Baroque. Experience the concert in the unique, 20th-century main gallery of the Branch House. Ms. Jaylin Brown is a singer-songwriter based in Richmond, VA. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in 2020, with a focus on vocal & opera performance. As an artist, she has had the opportunity to serve as a soloist and bandleader in various settings throughout the Richmond area. RVA Baroque is Richmond’s period instrument ensemble. The ensemble consists of over 20 musicians, including singers, players of baroque string and wind instruments, several harpsichordists, and a lutenist. Several members enjoy prominence in the US and international early music scene.

Caroline Scruggs is a thereminist, vocalist, and songwriter from Hampton Roads, Virginia. A life-long musician, she began playing the violin at age 5, pursued a degree in classical Vocal Performance at Christopher Newport University, and went on to make a name for herself as a vocalist in the traditional/swing jazz genres from Virginia to New Orleans. Upon “discovering” the theremin 5 years ago, she became completely enamored with the instrument – the first electronic instrument invented & one of the only ones played without physical touch – as its ethereal, string-like sound feels like a second voice under her hands. Her performance of Linda Kernohan’s Theremin Concerto with the Central Ohio Symphony in June of 2022 has been viewed 3 million times. Caroline has written, directed, and performed a hybrid concert and one-woman show, L’EspaceEntre les Étoiles, about her journey with the creative process combined with playing and singing French Art Song. She incorporates theremin into her live solo performances & original musical works too, creating colorful harmonies with her voice, loop station, and an array of unique instruments. As a self-taught thereminist, Caroline has been featured playing theremin in a TikTok commercial with LL Cool J, has collaborated with Moog Music inc. with her original theremin music, and has done consulting work around theremin for a tv show. She was also a featured artist of 2021 for WHRO Public Media. Now she is finishing up her first full length album as a solo singer/songwriter… with theremin woven throughout the record, of course. Caroline’s passion to share the magic of the theremin, be it through performance, workshops or lessons, will leave you with an unforgettable impression of this truly unique instrument and its vibrant player. Find out more at carolinescruggs.co

About the Event Join us at The Branch Museum on Thursday, February 23rd at 6 PM for a panel discussion about Diversity in Design. The panel includes professionals in graphic design and branding, architecture, furniture design, and urban planning, who will share the state of diversity in their respective fields, their experiences, and discuss how we continue to advance the diversification of design fields.

Are you up for a challenge? PechaKucha RVA is returning to The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design on Thursday, March 9th, at 6 pm. The theme is "Design: The Creative Process." The ideal candidate will be a part of Richmond's artistic and design communities and present an approach to design from the personal process or broader community impact perspective. Selected participants will have 6 minutes and 40 seconds to present 20 slides lasting 20 seconds each relating to the event's theme. Please fill out the submission form below if you'd like to be one of ten presenters at this exciting in-person event. Submissions will close on Thursday, February 23rd, and the chosen applicants will be contacted by Friday, February 24th. If you have any questions, please get in touch with The Branch Museum's Programs Manager, Kristen Christian, at kristenc@branchmuseum.org.

Please join us for an after hours viewing of Characters: Type & Progress followed by drinks and conversation. This exhibition, only on view until March 12th, explores the power of typography, interrogates its troubled past, and shows how characters throughout history are inspiring the movements of today. Characters features typography and research by Vocal Type. Sponsored by: SEGD + AIGA + The Branch Museum https://www.eventbrite.com/e/characters-conversation-tickets-532255760307

Presents: POP UP AT The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design OPEN HOUSE 25+ Makers – Tarot – Food Trucks – Hot Cocoa December 17, 2022 12-4 PM 2501 Monument Avenue Richmond, VA 23220

About the Event Join us on Saturday, December 3rd at 10AM for Coffee + Conversation with Justin Smith, founder, and curator of Afrovisualism. Justin Smith is an artist-curator, writer-researcher, theorist and designer from Richmond, VA. He is the founder and curator of Afrovisualism – his curatorial platform and continual studio practice that provides curation, visual direction, and creative development for artists and creatives. He constellates frameworks of Black aesthetic formulations in a harmonious arrangement of curatorial and design projects, visual essays, collages, and moodboards. He coined and theorized Black Aesthetic Continual Theory as a way to establish his Afrovisualist language and realms of thought that contextualizes “crate digging” as an immersive sample-based process that centers curatorial research, theory and design. His Afrovisualist practice is driven by the continual advancement of Black artistic expression, Black visual-sonic culture, Black aesthetics, and Black cultural production. His nuanced approach considers worldbuilding theoretics of Black aesthetic continuums, timelines and chronologies. This program is sponsored by our friends at Blanchard’s! Come enjoy a cup of delicious coffee and design centered discussion. Check out Justin’s Afrovisualist work ahead of time on Instagram @afrovisualism.