Telfair museum and arts center was originally home to Mary Telfair a wealthy daughter of a governor. Portraits, landscapes, city and country scenes, oceans, ships and people. Sculptures too. Even for someone such as I, there are American artists that I have heard of. The original dining room and sitting room are original, rest of house is the museum.

Each of the three affiliated Telfair museums has something different to offer. The older Telfair is architecturally interesting although it’s art collection is limited. The Jepson offers modern traveling exhibits which were fantastic and is located in a very modern building. And the third, the historic mansion with guided tour, captures the residence of a very wealthy pre- Civil War family and the adjoining structure which housed resident slaves who served the family.

I visited Telfair Academy as part of a tour of several houses connected with a package from The Telfair Museum. The design and architecture of Savannah is very connected. It was interesting to see how the Academy fit in to the lives of the people living in Savannah.

Beautiful home! I went specifically to see the Bird Girl from Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and was not disappointed! Appreciated the additional photos and descriptions of art in Savannah and the Bonaventure Cemetery. Paintings and art work beyond this were fine but not overly impressive. Nice gift shop!

This museum is also included in the Telfair Museum one ticket price. There isn’t a ton of artwork but what they do have is impressive. Most were deportations of American and impressionist artwork. Took us about 30-1 hour to walk through depending on how much you want to sit and enjoy the art.

The Telfair Academy is a beautiful building with several floors (the pamphlet says 5 floors-but there is very little art work on some of those floors). There was a docent that filled us in on the history of the house, which was wonderful. On every floor, there are docents that are willing to talk with you about all of the art work. If you are interested in the statue that was removed from the Bonaventure Cemetary (bird girl), it is located on the top floor. The Jepson Center and the Owens-Thomas House are included in your ticket, which makes for a very good deal. You also have several days to use them. There doesn't seem to be an option to pay for only one place, so if you only have time for one, you may wish to choose another of the historic places to tour. When we were there, we were given a discounted ticket because the Jepson Center was struck by lightning and the air conditioning was out. Even so, tickets for our family were still almost $100. Way to pricey when the only thing we were able to see was the museum.