Experts' Choice Award Telfair Academy
What the experts agree on
The South's oldest art museum, set in William Jay's Regency Neoclassical mansion. Expect American/European masterworks, classical casts, and a notable Kahlil Gibran collection.
“The Telfair is the oldest art museum in the South.”
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Travel + Leisure "Don’t miss the Jepson Center for the Arts." Full review
Travel + Leisure "This handsome mansion was built by British architect William Jay, and is one of the finest works of the Regency Neoclassical style in the United States." Full review
Where "The Telfair Museum of Art is actually three separate and distinct facilities operated by the same organization." Full review
Where "The Telfair, however, is a true art museum... Housed in the Neoclassical Regency mansion designed by English architect William Jay for the prominent Telfair family." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"Another creation of William Jay, the Regency-style mansion was initially built in 1818 as the home of Alexander Telfair." Full review
Fodor's "In its marble rooms are a variety of paintings from American and European masters, plaster casts of the Elgin Marbles and other classical sculptures." Full review
Frommer's "Owns the largest public collection of visual art by Lebanese writer Kahlil Gibran (best known as author of The Prophet)." Full review
New York Times "Telfair Academy is the oldest public art museum in the South"
36 Hours in Savannah, Ga.
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Lonely Planet "The city's most renowned gallery, Telfair Academy, is filled with 19th-century American art and silver and a smattering of European pieces. The home itself is gorgeous and sunrise-hued –..."
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