The Oldest Art Museum In The South - Telfair Museum

The Telfair Museum is the legacy of one visionary, philanthropist Mary Telfair. This former Savannah mansion was built 1818-1819, for Alexander Telfair, son of Revolutionary War patriot and Georgia Governor Edward Telfair. In 1875, Alexander’s sister, heir to the family fortune and the last to bear the Telfair name, let the house and furnishings to the Georgia Historical Society to be opened as a museum.

Here is what caught my eye; I hope you enjoy!

The exterior of the Telfair Academy of Arts & Sciences with the five statues of Phidias, Michelangelo, Peter Paul Rubens, Rembrandt and Raphael.

The Bird Girl statue from Bonaventure Cemetery made famous by the book and movie ‘Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil’.

The stairway in the museum

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Mary Telfair: The Life and Legacy of a Nineteenth-Century Woman

By Johnson Jr., Charles J.

Hidden History of Savannah

By Michaels, Brenna, Michaels, T. C.

Museums: A History

By Simmons, John E.

This is the original dining room of the mansion

This wallpaper is appropriate for the period but not original

In the Sculpture Gallery

This is the Rotunda Gallery

Looking out the museum’s front entrance

The entrance of the Jepson Center which opened to the public in 2006 and contains a wide-range contemporary art.

What you should know:

• Check website for days and hours of operation.

• You can buy a combination ticket that will include this house and the Jespon Center and the Telfair Academy museum at the museum.

• Restrooms are available.

• On the street parking is available, some metered; check posted parking regulations signs. There are also paid parking garages nearby.

• You could spend 1 - 1.5 hours here.

• The staff are friendly and informative.

Location: 121 Barnard Street, Savannah, GA 31401

For more information: Telfair Museums