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Savannah is the location of two premier art museums, as well as numerous art galleries.
The Telfair Museum of Art
The Telfair Academy and Museum of Art is the oldest art museum in the South. Located in a Regency mansion, it was built in 1819 for Alexander Telfair and designed by English architect William Jay. In 1875 Mary Telfair bequeathed the mansion and its furnishings to the Georgia Historical Society to be used as a museum. The restored interior provides a backdrop for the museum’s permanent collection of paintings, such as American, French, and German Impressionists.
The museum features one of the largest collections of paintings by Khalil Gibran, the author of ‘The Prophet.’
The Telfair is located at 121 Barnard St. in Savannah (map). It is open Mondays from 12:00 to 5:00 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Sundays from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. It is closed on major holidays. There is an admission charge. For more information, call (912) 790-8800.
Jepson Center
Adjoining the Telfair and devoted to contemporary art is the Jepson Center opened to the public in 2006. The center has over 7,500 square feet of gallery space for major traveling exhibitions of contemporary art and installations of works from the permanent collection.
Educational programming takes place in the Jepson’s 220-seat auditorium and in the community gallery and education studios. There is also an ‘ArtZeum,’ a unique, 3,500-square foot interactive gallery for children and adults.
The Jepson is located at located at 207 West York Street (map). It is open Sundays and Mondays from 12:00 to 5:00 p.m., and Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. It is closed on major holidays. There is an admission charge. For more information, call (912) 790-8800.
Both museums are accessible with “on-off” trolleys.
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