The Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art is committed to the belief that preservation and wise use of natural and cultural resources provide health, education, beauty and increased quality of life for individuals and communities. The Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art assures present and future generations of open space, dependable water supplies, historical sites and important works of American art, and also provides an understanding of the meaning and potential of these, both separately and in relation to each other. The Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art preserves, protects, interprets, utilizes and displays these resources through its Conservancy and Museum of Art.