Enjoy art at an institution that first opened its doors in 1886 at Telfair Museum of Art in Savannah, Georgia. There are three parts to this magnificent operation. The original building, now a National Historic Landmark, is now the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Owens-Thomas House is also a National Historic Landmark, and the recently completed Jepson Center for the Arts, which is a contemporary building that houses modern art.
The Jepson Center features expanded gallery space, educational resources, an art storage facility, sculpture gardens, an auditorium, a cafe, and museum store. Telfair Academy permanently houses a collection of fine arts, two period rooms, as well as traveling exhibitions. The Owens-Thomas House is a museum and also displays a large portion of the decorative arts collection. There are also such rare sights as an intact urban slave quarters that feature on-view objects .
The following tours drive by Telfair Museum of Art:
All aboard one of Savannah's most comprehensive tours, where you can experience more than 270 years of history as expert tour conductors relate the stories of Georgia's first city while you experience 16 unique areas of Savannah with hop-on / hop-off privileges.
We also offer a detail of most tour stops, drive bys and visits with our Tour Connections page.
Viewing art is a wonderful way to pass the time and a great event that you can do just that is the Annual Telfair Art Fair held at the Telfair Museum of Art in Savannah, GA.
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