We were here for a wedding. Very neat & beautiful venue. Great place for pictures! Enjoy the beauty of it all. Love the outside back area/garden.

We could only see the first floor. It is an amazing, huge tudor inspired home with an architectural pedigree. Its cool. We wanted to see more of it.

Those 2 Sundays a power wash crew was blasting the art off the monuments. Very interesting endeavor!

This is not an architecture museum. There is a very small first floor area with several pieces of art and the otherwise empty rooms of an old house. Little to appeal to those expecting presentation of exhibits or discussions regarding architecture.

Not a single skyscraper in there, I was expecting the empire state building, this is just like the time I went to the museum of air and space, and there was no space shuttles, ANGRY

Small but interesting displays and a really great house to tour.

The museum is the building itself and is worth exploring for its interesting architectural features. But it also does have exhibits and the last one there was better than anything the VMFA had to offer so far this year. Coloratura furniture. The first two photos attached are closeups of the artwork that was painted on one of the pieces. The other photos are of the pieces that were on display.

It was a nice old house but you only get to see the first floor and it’s absolutely empty. Would be a nice place for a catered event though.

Neat place but I wasnt there to see the museum. I was delivering flowers for a wedding. Definitely a cool place to do that.

Beautiful architecture. Wouldve been neat to see it furnished in a way somewhat similar to the way it mightve been originally. Tour guide didnt seem to be extremely knowledgeable. Wish more rooms were open. Would be a great place to host special events.

This is a local museum and the modern Italian furniture show was very nice. It is a small museum so it is easily walkable.

Very fascinating place!

The architecture and design within the building was interesting. However I was expecting a bit more. There could have been more explaining the architecture throughout the building. Some more interior designing wouldve allowed experiencing the architecture in innovative ways. The gallery was being used to display the entrants of a childrens design completion. Actually that was great. I love seeing community involvement.I would say dont write it off. The Branch is shooting signs that there is reconstruction and remodeling occurring. It should warrant a visit when spending time visiting there local museums.

Gorgeous building and facilities!

Beautiful house. Disappointed only can view the first floor. Other than setting first floor, no decorations or period furniture.

I’m not so sure if we visited this place in the right way... there are only 3 places that you can visit and one of them is the reception room... we literally took less than 5 mins to look at some furniture...

It was a nice place for our venue, but the museum sucked.

After visiting John Marshalls house and the Maymont Mansion this house was a strong disappointment. Basically you see some craftsmanship on the ceilings and some doors. Museum ($5) consists of one small room and tour (+$5) takes you to 2nd & 3rd floors hallways.

The building is full of amazing detail and character.

Beautiful property

First off, I did not go on a tour.Secondly, there were parts of the museum under renovation until, supposedly, the end of Summer 2018.With these two caveats in mind, I enjoyed my visit, but it was a little dull. The temporary gallery exhibition was quite interesting. Their reading section was comfy and extensive as far as architecture reading material goes.It is a somewhat niche museum, I suppose.I enjoyed how I could freely explore the house, but the overall visitor experience seems to be lacking.I’m glad I went. It’s definitely a must if you want to fully grasp Richmond history.I probably will not go again, though.

Nice little gem of Richmond. Old detailed masonry and brick work. Everything inside is huge over-the-top design. Plenty of space to hold an event or wedding. I can see kids of all ages enjoying tour of the 27,000sqft house.

We went on Time Travelers weekend. The building is incredible. The Tutor style is amazingly recreated.

I visited the Branch Museum of Architecture and Design. In my opinion, there was nothing there of any interest. The building itself was cool to look at, but you’re best off doing that from the outside. The only things inside are grainy pictures and the story of the owners of the house who were of inherited wealth. They collected items which aren’t there and did nothing to make any significant mark on history. To say this is a museum of architecture and design seems misleading to me.

Weird place but nice weird artwork

Fabulous Italian show here courtesy of Maurice Bean and others. Dont miss this extraordinary show.

A fun and interesting, albeit small, museum in Richmond! A great place for those interested in the history of the city.

Not a whole lot to look at, but somewhat interesting. Perhaps worth the trip if you’re in the neighborhood. $5 admission charge as of July 2018 ( in my humble opinion not enough to look at to warrant an admission fee )

The Branch Museum of Design and Architecture is a beautiful building, a perfect example of Tudor Revival. The museum itself is not a museum at all. There are was one architectual drawing, but really no drawings or designs besides that. It would be a perfect place for exhibitions and I understand that its a good place to have a wedding.Perhaps the city of Richmond could find some money to help the museum with more restoration to bring the house back to what it was like in the early 20th century.

Historically and architecturally amazing and a must see but you have to look past the present day cheap furnishings that are used by the present owner as this is headquarters for the ACA. The 3rd story, servant quarters is mostly individual offices that are closed off and there is a 20 foot conference room table in Beulah Branchs bedroom . The original furnishings exist and are stored away by the VMFA. The tour guide was probably a young VCU student who was reading or should I say stumbling through, verbatim, a sheet of paper on the history of this magnificent house. I could have done a better job without any notes. If this was your job, wouldnt you study the history and not read it from a sheet of paper? Its no excuse that the tour was only $10.00. I would volunteer and do this job for $0.00. How is the student learning anything? She wasnt feeling it. I felt every social gathering, every quiet moment and every business deal that the Branchs felt, while I was in there. Thank goodness I didnt rely in the guide for that. Read up on the history, then take the tour. Thats my take on it but definitely go see this amazing structure.

A beautiful museum and the exhibits are always changing. Make sure you ask the staff about the history of the building! Incredible architecture, you feel like youre in a castle!

There are 63 rooms... of which you can apparently currently visit 3 for the price of admission ($5). It appears that most of the remaining rooms consist of modernized space not accessible to the public.

What an awesome structure in the heart of Richmond. One of the nicest hidden jewels in Richmond.

Disappointing. The house was cool but you can only walk around the ground floor. There wasnt a whole lot of history about the house and the art wasnt much to look at.

The architecture of the museum and the collection in the museum is just absolutely fantastic

Gorgeous architecture and beautiful windows.

Beautiful for private event, but no red wine allowed!

We took a tour of the Branch Museum of Architecture and Design today. The house is wonderful. We were lucky in that one of their staff members found us and showed us some of the more interesting architectural features of the house. It is worth an hour or so of your time to visit!

So much vintage beauty in this one building. A must see!

I have only photographed a wedding at this location once so far, but it was by far one of my favorite venues. Brides and grooms will love this venue if they choose to have their wedding there. The whole building is filled with beautiful furniture and great styling, and there is a lot of space to accommodate a large number of guests. The house staff were a pleasure to work with as well.

Great place for a wedding venue

Free architecture museum; learn fascinating things about early 20th century Richmond

Amazing place. Must see.

Nice simple free museum.

An overlooked museum, this place is a great remnant of Richmonds history. The courtyard in the back would is the perfect picnic setting.

Beautifully preserved building.

Excellent museum of short run exhibitions in a former fall house for a wealthy northern couple.

Excelent work and architecture, though quite small

Extraordinary historic building with a great story!

A good choice for a reception, party or catered special event.

This used to be the Branch familys winter residence to escape the northern winters.

Great place

Was awesome

Hidden Gem in Richmond.

Not much to see.

Love the place

There didnt seem to be much there.

This used to be a summer home

Beautiful building, wonderful people!

Cool!