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How excited are you for tomorrows webinar?! At the Branch, we're thrilled to host this amazing opportunity to learn about the art of plasterwork! Everyone's responses to our restoration updates have been heartwarming and a great source of positivity during this year. For everyone who had questions about the plaster - now is the time you can ask the very person who restored it, Rebekah Jamerson of All Things Plaster. Also learn about the rich history of plasterwork in the Rich...mond area from Gibson Worsham of Glave & Holmes Architecture. Just visit our website to register and make sure you do before registration closes at 5:30 tomorrow night! We thank every single one of you for your continued support of The Branch Museum and all our restoration projects! Thanks to our AIA Continuing Education Provider, AIA Virginia, if you're an AIA member, you can also get 1.0 Learning Unit if you attend the webinar live! Simply follow the questions when you register and tune in at 6:30.

Don't forget to register for tonight's webinar!

Announcing our first Gingerbread Design Competition at The Branch Museum! Get into the holiday spirit and release your creativity Enter as an individual or with a group, get your family or whole office involved! Just register by 5 PM on November 20th and read our rules. Winning entries in each division will receive either a free membership or a free camp session! - Entry Categories Adult: Indviduals 18+ as a single entrant or a team Youth: Individuals 17 or younger as a si...ngle entrant or a team Family: Parents/guardians and their children under age of 18 enter as a team - More details are available on our website at https://www.branchmuseum.org/gingerbread-design-competition See more

Many of you have been keeping up with all the restoration updates. November 11 at 6:30 PM we will host a webinar focusing on the plaster at the Branch House! Now, you can hear from Rebekah Jamerson, the Master Plasterer who worked on the plaster up in the Mezzanine and had also restored the plasterwork in Beulah Gould Branch's old bedroom. Hear all about the detailed process of plaster restoration! Register on our website

First up - The Branch House 1919-2020: Its Significance Architecturally and for Richmond! Designed by John Russell Pope, the Branch House and Gardens occupy half a block in Richmond’s Fan District. This webinar will explore the history of the House and Monument Avenue, critical choices for the location of the House and the architect; the significant role the House and the Branch family have had in Richmond’s history. And we will begin to explore the challenges of restoring o...ne of Richmond’s great architectural treasures. - Panelists: Walter M. Dotts III, Trustee Old House Authority, and great-grandson of John Kerr Branch and Beulah Gould Branch Sarah Driggs, Curator, Author, Editor Penny Fletcher, Executive Director, The Branch House of Architecture and Design Lena Sweeten McDonald, National/State Register Historian, Virginia Department of Historic Resource Susan Reed, AIA, Director of Historic Preservation, Glavé & Holmes Architecture Gibson Worsham, Glavé & Holmes Architecture, Architectural Historian - To register or learn more, please visit our website. - AIA Continuing Education Provider: AIA Virginia Series Sponsors: Sarah L. Brown Daniel & Company Inc. - #architecture #historicpreservation #rva #thebranchhouse #richmondva #history

The first webinar of The Branch House Restoration for the Second Century series that will dive into a specific aspect of restoration! Our detailed plaster ceilings are one of the show stopping features of the building, but has needed some TLC after a century. This webinar is a chance to learn about the process from a Master Plasterer, Rebekah Jamerson of All Things Plaster, who worked on the plaster in Branch House Mezzanine and worked on Beulah Gould Branch's old bedroom.... You can also hear the discussions with Susan Reed and Gibson Worsham of Glave & Holmes Architecture . - You will see up-close views of the beautiful plaster figures and decorations, including the toll that time has taken on the plaster, and you will discover the history of plasterwork in the early 20th century, particularly in Richmond. The challenges of restoration are best shown in the work to save our decorative plaster. - Panelists: Walter M. Dotts III, Trustee Old House Authority, and great-grandson of John Kerr Branch and Beulah Gould Branch Rebekah Jamerson, Master Plasterer, All Things Plaster Susan Reed, AIA, Director of Historic Preservation, Glavé & Holmes Architecture Gibson Worsham, Glavé & Holmes Architecture, Architectural Historian - To register or learn more, please visit our website at https://branchmuseum.org/the-branch-house-plaster/ - If you're an AIA member, you can receive 1.0 Learning Unit for attending the webinar. Just follow the questions upon registration and attend the webinar LIVE! - AIA Continuing Education Provider: AIA Virginia Series Sponsors: Sarah L. Brown Daniel & Company Inc. - #architecture #historicpreservation #rva #thebranchhouse #richmondva #history #plasterwork #plasterceilings

Finally, announcing 3/3 of our new webinar series! Have you been keeping up with our updates on all the restoration going on with the Branch House? This webinar series will offer an in-depth look at the restoration of The Branch House on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia. Join us as we explore the history of the Branch House and the Branch family. Savor the opportunity to have a front row seat that allows you to see areas of the House that are not open to the public. Ge...t a close-up look at the renovations that are underway on the roof, wood trim, decorative plaster, chimneys and pipes. Learn from some of Virginia’s best artisans, craftsmen, architects, architectural historians and Branch family members as you go on a five-part journey of exploration through the restoration of one of Richmond’s outstanding architectural treasures. - Visit our website to register and see details on all the webinars in the series. - AIA Continuing Education Provider: AIA Virginia Series Sponsors: Sarah L. Brown Daniel & Company Inc. - #Architecture #historicpreservation #thebranchmuseum #rva

Kicking off our Architecture in Dialogue webinar series - next week! Registration is "Pay-what-you-can".

Happy Halloween!!

Have you seen Ody the Outsider in our courtyard along Monument Avenue? Talk with BMAD Challenge Winner, Ed Pokoj! - The second in our Dialogue with Artists series! When you register for this webinar, you will also get a link to see the recorded webinar with Frank Harmon, FAIA! - Ed Pokoj is a local Richmond artist and Virginia Commonwealth University alum. Since 2015, Pokoj has been working in illustration. He draws inspiration from classic kids books, comic art, stop motion ...animation, and music lot’s of music. Pokoj has illustrated the children’s picture book "What Does A Princess Really Look Like?" by Mark Loewen, created multiple coloring books including ones focused on Hip-Hop, had a show at The Well Art Gallery here in Richmond, VA, did a mural for Chapel RVA, and banners with Scout Design. Now, he has another children’s book set to be released in November of 2020. - Series Sponsor: Sarah L. Brown - #richmondva #rvaartist #designmatters See more

New webinar series 2/3, Dialogue with Artists! - The Branch will conduct an ongoing dialogue with many of the artists we work with, exploring their art and getting a very personal view into their work. Some of our artists have been creating art for many years. Others are just on the cusp of what promises to be a long and productive career. Each has a unique perspective and approach which we will explore in these webinars. - Visit our website to learn more.... - Series Sponsor: Sarah L. Brown - #designmatters #richmond #rva #rvaartist See more

Tonight! Hear ways to uplift your community, and see how The Kitchens at Reynolds is doing it! And while you're at it, get some of those AIA Learning Units Registration ends at 5:30 PM!

Placemaking and the Future of Richmond's Monument Avenue, the first webinar in our Architecture in Dialogue Series. How do we create places that are meaningful and inclusive in a community? In light of the recent removal of several Confederate statues on Monument Avenue, these newly vacated public spaces have been, or will need to be, re-imagined and remade into places that reflect Richmond’s values. This webinar brings together several subject matter experts and stakeholders... who will examine the concept of placemaking and its relevance on Richmond’s Grand Avenue. - Panelists: Nick Cooper, Principal and Design Director, HKS Architects and AIA Richmond President Zena Howard, FAIA, LEED AP, Principal and Managing Director, Perkins&Will (North Carolina) Burt Pinnock, FAIA, Principal and Chairman, Baskervill Architecture and Planning Noah Simblist, Associate Professor and Chair of Painting and Printmaking, Virginia Commonwealth University Julie Weissend, LEED AP, Dovetail Construction and Monument Avenue Resident - Moderator: Stephanie Burr, Education Manager, The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design - Series Partner: Aga Khan Award for Architecture AIA Continuing Education Provider: AIA Virginia Series Sponsors: AIA Richmond Sarah L. Brown Saunders and Crouse Architects Bob and Robbin Steele

The Branch Museum is happy to announce our Architecture in Dialogue webinar series! Visit our website to register and check out the details on all of the webinars in the series. - Architecture and design must begin in dialogue. The consideration of multiple issues and the inclusion of all voices is necessary to ensure that the built environment truly serves and uplifts the entire community. This need for input and involvement is especially important at a time when, whether th...rough shifts in social norms or more sudden upheaval due to climate or disease, the built environment must change to be at once resilient and sensitive. Hosted by The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design, this webinar series examines several topics that underscore the importance of this dialogue. Panels for each webinar include individuals from a variety of fields to engage with these challenging topics from the perspective of their discipline and experience. There will be opportunities for attendees to comment and ask questions. This series is presented in partnership with the 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture, and projects illustrative of meaningful community collaboration and thoughtful design will be shared. Please visit the link on our website to the digital exhibition, sponsored by the Boston Society of Architects, to learn more about the Aga Khan Awards for Architecture and view each of the 2019 AKAA prize-winning projects. - AIA Continuing Education Provider: AIA Virginia Series Sponsors: AIA Richmond Sarah L. Brown Saunders and Crouse Architects Bob and Robbin Steele

Don't forget to register for the Community Needs and Revitalization in Richmond's East End - The Kitchens at Reynolds webinar happening tomorrow night at 6:30 PM! Registration ends at 5:30 PM tomorrow, just before the webinar and it's "pay-what-you-can". - If you're an AIA member, you can receive 1.0 Learning Unit for attending, just follow the questions upon registration. Visit our website to learn more and sign up. - Richmond’s East End consists of the city’s oldest neighb...orhoods, as well as some of its most under-resourced. A multi-partner revitalization initiative seeks to address the issues of poverty, social justice, and access to healthy food, education, and opportunity that have impacted the area for decades. In this webinar, panelists will discuss how these community needs led to the recent completion of one part of the initiative, The Kitchens at Reynolds. - Panelists: Steven Markel, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Markel Corporation Chris McVoy, Principal, O’Neill McVoy Architects Beth O’Neill, Principal, O’Neill McVoy Architects Dr. Paula P. Pando, President of Reynolds Community College - Moderator: Stephanie Burr, Education Manager, The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design - Series Partner: @theismailiusa AIA Continuing Education Provider: @aia_virginia Series Sponsors: @aia_richmond Sarah L. Brown @saunders_crouse Bob and Robbin Steele - #ArchitectureinDialogueRVA #agakhanaward #RVA

Located in Boston and built in 1805, the African Meeting House is the oldest surviving Black church in the US. It served not only as a church, but as a place for social change. Abolitionists like Frederick Douglas used the building, and is where the New England Anti-Slavery Society was founded. Today, the Meeting House is a National Trust Historic Site and their programming aims to tell powerful stories of Black families who worshipped, educated their children, debated the issues of the day, produced great art, organized politically and advanced the cause of freedom. #designmatters #architecturematters

Are you an AIA member? You can receive 1.0 Learning Unit for attending this webinar! Just answer the questions when you register.

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We're sure you've noticed the giant Trojan Horse sculpture in our courtyard along Monument Ave Have questions about it? Join us for the second webinar in our Dialogue with Artists series with Ed Pokoj, the creator of the Ody the Outsider and our BMAD Design Contest winner! Pokoj is a local Richmond artist and VCU alum who has been working in illustration since 2015. He has illustrated the children’s picture book "What Does A Princess Really Look Like?" by Mark Loewen, crea...ted multiple coloring books including ones focused on Hip-Hop, had a show at The Well Art Gallery here in Richmond, did a mural for Chapel RVA, and banners with Scout Design. Now, he has another children’s book set to be released winter of 2020. The webinar will be held October 7 at 6:30 PM. You can register on our website, just go to the Calendar of Events page! . . . #richmondva #thebranchmuseum #richmondartists #monumentave #artisttalk #thebranchhouse #art #design #illustration