Dear Branch Friends and Supporters, Happy Holidays! All of us at The Branch Museum are excited to join the holiday festivities this year, and we hope your holiday plans include a visit to The Branch all decked out for the holidays! Our Branch House was built by John and Beulah Branch to be their winter home where they lived during the holidays. In that spirit, and in celebration of the end of our Centennial year, we are going all out with decorations and parties. We have joined other Monument Avenue homes in exterior decorations, and the inside of the House is quickly becoming a winter wonderland with beautiful trees and greenery. Do come see us this month … perhaps for a special Holiday House Tour, or for our BIG Centennial Celebration on December 19 th . The Gingerbread Workshop is always a special treat, as kids love the House, and they will enjoy our 14 foot high trees while they are decorating those houses and building bridges for Santa.  So from all of us at The Branch to you and yours, Happy Holidays!

Penelope C. Fletcher Executive Director

Branch Centennial Celebration Thursday December 19, 2019 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Step back in time to 1919 and celebrate as the Branches would have on their first Christmas in the house.  Help us celebrate this architectural gem with libations, vintage decorations, returning treasures and a few surprises. Join us in support and preservation of the Branch House.

A hundred years later, let’s take their holiday spirit and party like it’s 1919. Purchase Tickets!

Gingerbread House Workshop Sunday, December 15 2:00 p.m. Families can help design Santa’s Village at the North Pole with gingerbread houses and other sweet structures of their making. Participants can literally feed your imagination with tasty treats as they build! Holiday snacks included. Children under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult.  $15 per person. Register Here

Palladio in Southern England and the American Connection with Calder Loth - SOLD OUT December 12th Weren't able to purchase tickets in time? Don't worry! The Branch will be recording Mr. Loth's lecture on 18 th  and 19 th  -century landmarks inspired by Andrea Palladio’s buildings and his 1570 treatise  I Quattro Libri dell’Architettura and posting it to our website ! Check back soon!

Saturday, December 7th Saturday, December 14th Tuesday, December 17th

Holiday House Tours Join The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design for an architectural tour of its historic home, the Branch House as it would have looked during the holidays. See rooms rarely opened to the public, learn how the Branch family celebrated the holidays, and discover the distinctive architectural features that make this Tudor-Revival home, designed by renowned architect John Russell Pope, an important historic and cultural landmark. $10 per person; free for members

The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design 2501 Monument Avenue Richmond, VA 23220 (804) 655-6055 frontdesk@branchmuseum.org www.branchmuseum.org

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