Telfair Museums

October brings two new exhibitions, family programs, and a new season of events to Telfair Museums 🍂

On October 9, ‘Michelangelo’s Women: Images of Female Power and Divinity from Casa Buonarroti’ opens at the Jepson Center, bringing works from Michelangelo’s family home in Florence to Savannah.

Opening alongside it, ‘Remember the Ladies: Women Who Made Telfair’ highlights the women whose vision, leadership, and support helped shape Telfair Museums.

Later in the month, join us for Michelangelo Free Family Day on October 24, along with by Wag-O-Ween October 24–25. Weekly family programs always continue throughout the month 🎨

Swipe through for the October lineup ➡️

Say hello to Mary’s at Telfair Museums ✨ A new place to gather 🫖 Plus a little something extra for members

Telfair members receive 20% off at Mary’s September 22–27 🥐❕

Stop by for coffee and a pastry, stay for lunch, or settle in for a while in the sunny Atrium overlooking Telfair Square.

Tue–Sun | 9am–4pm
No museum admission necessary
Members always enjoy 10% off
Mary’s at Telfair Museums

Where have you been? Where are you now? Where might you be twenty years from now?

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Telfair Museums’ Friends of African American Arts at the annual FAAA Members’ Exhibition, featuring 26 artists and a range of painting, sculpture, photography, and more. Visit the Jepson Center’s Community Gallery through November 23.

🗓️ Artist talks – September 24 | 6pm
🎙️ FREE & Open to the public

This past Saturday, Telfair Museums welcomed our community for ‘Good is Everywhere,’ VyStar Credit Union’s free admission program. From exploring the galleries to spending time with friends in the studios, it was a great opportunity to experience our museums together.

Thank you to everyone who joined us! We’re grateful to VyStar Credit Union for making this free admission opportunity for its members possible, and to everyone who spent part of their Saturday with us.

That’s a wrap on this year’s Arty Party. 🥂

Another evening of art, music, drinks, and great company with the Telfair Contemporaries.

Instead of a standard sign-in sheet, this year guests left their marks on a large-scale ~community doodle~ inspired by a newly acquired Saul Steinberg drawing featured in ‘In Reflection: Contemporary Art and Ourselves.’

Thank you to everyone who joined us, and especially to King of Pops, Thrive Catering, Traveling Mixtress, and Ben Keiser for helping us set the scene.

See you at the next one!

‘Venus of Ossabaw’ is returning for one final night 🎥✨

Join artist and filmmaker Allison Janae Hamilton at the Jepson Center on September 17 for the 20th annual Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Lecture. The evening will include a screening of Hamilton’s short film, originally featured in ‘Off the Coast of Paradise,’ followed by a conversation with the artist.

If you missed the exhibition, or just weren’t quite ready to say goodbye, here’s another chance to experience the film.

🗓️ Thursday, September 17 | 6–7pm
📍 Jepson Center
🎟️ FREE & Open to the public | Registration encouraged

The Lawrence Lecture, founded at Telfair by Dr. Walter O. Evans, and presented by Telfair’s Friends of African American Arts, is free and open to the public thanks to generous funding provided by the Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation. Additional funding thanks to investment provided by the City of Savannah.

In Reflection: Contemporary Art and Ourselves is back ✨

Freshly reinstalled at the Jepson Center, the newest evolution of the ongoing exhibition brings together modern and contemporary works from Telfair Museums’ collection alongside exciting new loans courtesy of Art Bridges Foundation as well as a few never-before-seen collection objects.

Dive in with our member affinity group, Telfair Contemporaries, at their annual Arty Party, Thursday, September 10, featuring curator-led tours with Erin Dunn, live music by Ben Keiser, plus drinks & hors d’œuvres 🥂

Learn more at TELFAIR.ORG 💫