Telfair Museums

Best Attractions & Activities: A grand 19th-century mansion, a contemporary architectural wonder and an English Regency-style 195-year-old home make up the Telfair Museums, three unique art venues in Downtown Savannah. The Telfair Academy, the oldest public art museum in the South, houses 19th- and 20th-century paintings, works on paper, decorative arts and sculptures from the museum's...

Telfair Museums, the oldest public art museum in the South, has been an integral part of Savannah’s social landscape for ove...r a century. Since opening its doors to the public in 1880s, the museum has grown from a renovated family mansion into a distinguished cultural institution boasting three architecturally-significant buildings; a permanent collection of approximately 4,000 works of art...

Telfair Museums are comprised of two national Historic Landmark buildings – the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Owens-Thomas House – and the newest architectural landmark in Savannah, the 64,000 sq. ft. Jepson Center for the Arts (opened in March 2006). Each of these historic properties offers diverse, intriguing special events facilities that are ideal for your special event,...