The story
The oldest public art museum in the South, opened in 1886 in the renovated Telfair mansion. Features American and European art, period rooms, and a sculpture gallery. Part of Telfair Museums along with the Jepson Center and Owens-Thomas House.
Everything that was here
- 1886–present · still open
Telfair Academyart museum
The oldest public art museum in the South, opened in 1886 in the renovated Telfair mansion. Features American and European art, period rooms, and a sculpture gallery. Part of Telfair Museums along with the Jepson…
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Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences (Founded)Museum
Mary Telfair bequeathed the family mansion to the Georgia Historical Society to establish an art museum. Upon her death in 1875, it became one of the first public art museums in the South.
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Governor's Residence / Telfair Family HomeGovernment / Private Residence
Designed by William Jay as a mansion for Alexander Telfair, son of Georgia Governor Edward Telfair. The neoclassical Regency-style building served as both a private residence and symbol of Savannah's cotton wealth.
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Connected places
Richard Richardson Residence
Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum
Savannah Theatre (Original)
Isaiah Davenport Residence
Lucas Theatre (Abandoned/Threatened)
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Nearby history
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