Brandywine Conservancy
Preserving art and the environment in the Brandywine Valley since 1967.

Brandywine River Museum
Exhibiting American art in a 19th-century grist mill, the Brandywine River Museum is internationally known for its unparalleled collection of works by three generations of Wyeths and its fine collection of American illustration, still life and landscape painting.
Environmental Management Center
Protecting the natural and cultural resources of the Brandywine watershed and other selected areas, the Environmental Management Center has been instrumental in permanently protecting more than 41,000 acres of land through services to landowners, farmers, municipalities, and developers.

History of the Brandywine Conservancy
In the mid-1960s, the historic Brandywine Valley in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania faced massive industrial development. The impact in floodplain areas, in particular, would have been devastating to the water supply for numerous communities in southeastern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware, including the city of Wilmington. Appreciating the need for fast action, a group of local residents bought endangered land at auction and founded the Brandywine Conservancy.

In 1971, the Conservancy opened the Brandywine River Museum. Today, the museum's collections include more than 3,000 works of art by hundreds of artists and thousands of other objects in the nearby N.C.Wyeth House and Studio.


For more information, please send an email to inquiries@brandywine.org,
call 610-388-2700, or write to Brandywine Conservancy, PO Box 141, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, 19317.
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