We went to the Owens-Thomas house and it was restored very well. Very interesting. If you go to one of the museums your pass is good for the other two that are right around the corner. Worth the visit.

What to say about the Telfair Museum?Great preservation of architecture and decor with great lighting to appreciate and immerse yourself in the time period.COVID-19 guidelines being followed for your safety and enjoyment.Pay attention to the ceilings and details.Will be back.

Nice little art museum.

Wonderful art. We were there on a ghost tour.

Beautiful home and great info on the woman who donated her home. It was a FREE to the public day for locals and you show your I.D. to get in. They also have a handicap entry exit. On the left side of the building and also elevators.

An elegant museum with a warm and friendly staff. The historical exhibits are thoughtfully curated, and the art exhibits are stunning. The sculpture room and the grand gallery are simply amazing!

I give it 3 stars and was very hesitant in deciding between 1 or 5 stars because Lacey Wilson (tour guide) was definitely worth more then 5, the house was amazing to see, the pain, misfortune, and what the slaves had to abide by or put up with was definitely brought up. This is what I was looking for in a tour like this. So thanks Lacey! I recommend if you go to see this place you ask for her as a tour guide if you truly want to know and understand what slaves went through not just the beauty of the home and old times. I felt it while I was there! One star because I asked one key question. “This home was built by those for free and their is a wall to show for this now. So now that the owner is making millions off the home of a slave seller and slave owner through tours, donations, and whatever else, are they doing anything for the black community such as college funding or scholarships?” Though she didn’t think so or was uncertain I went to look it up and guess what. Nope!! Sure they are providing summer art camps for kids or it says 500$ will underwrite tech classes for girls in underserved areas but that’s definitely not enough and what about specifically for the black community? What about the black men? I’m sorry but once the bills are paid maybe pay some dues to black society. And to think I almost donated money or bought an item from the gift shop. Absolutely not.

Lovely little art museum. We came here directly after the Owens-Thomas House, so we were not that interested in the historic preservation sections, having already had our fill, but the galleries are really lovely. Some beautiful pieces of art. This one wont take you too long to go through. The building itself is gorgeous.

Very cool and for 20 bucks you get admission to 3 museums to be used in a week.

Awesome museum experience! The Telfair Academy is gorgeous and has amazing art pieces. Immaculately maintained. Go and see all the things.

The telfair academy is a absolutely beautiful place. Everything in there has been extremely well kept. We took a ghost tour there at night and got to explore the mansion. We unfortunately didn’t get to see any ghosts but the house was awesome. Once you go In the house it’s a lot bigger than you realize. Take some time out of the day to check this place out. You definitely don’t want to miss out. Beautiful artwork inside as well

If you’re looking for the lady with the bird statue, you’ll find it here on the third floor. It was moved here to protect it from the elements and people after the novel heightened its popularity. The museum also houses some unexpected casts of ancient Roman statues which were procures back in the day when the rich could do such things. Easy to see everything in one stop. As an added benefit, the building is just beautiful. Your entrance fee also gets you in to two other places.

Gorgeous mansion turned into a museum. Worth a visit.

Overpriced. $20 for 3 places that are all mediocre at best. The exhibits are weird and feel poorly put together here. Maybe I’m biased because I’ve been to Europe and seen places like the Louvre, but this was a massive waste of time when you consider all the fun things to do in Savannah.

High light: John Singer Sargent painting in collection. Beautiful building. Lovely lady welcomed me at ticket counter.

Gorgeous and breathtaking historic place to gander around in

This museum is incredible! The $30ish dollar admission fee for 2 people covers this museum and 2 others in Savannah (one is right across the street), which you can go to within a week. Its definitely worth it!

Small art gallery with three floors but limited offerings. Good cross section of American and Foreign artists. Probably do the whole gallery in an hour. Its paired with the Owens-Thomas house and another gallery for one price. In the historic section. Easily accessible by walking a few blocks. Close to the River Front.

Very well preserved, lots of historic information.

Great museum with lots of early 20th century art and several large plaster sculptures downstairs. Also home to the statue from Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, if youre interested in that!

Interesting view of the people, artifacts and belongings of an antebellum household that continued. Acknowledgment of the importance of some of the non-white members of the household. Some good Impressionist paintings but also interesting examples of other periods, and more recent works.

A small group of museums showcasing history and art in beautiful downtown Savannah. Friendly staff, student discounts, good stop for a leisurely afternoon.

Make sure to visit at the upper level the Bird Girl original sculpture from the cover photography of the famous book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.

Absolutely a beautiful place to visit!

Nice place BUT Ill share something that these bozos should have shared with me when I bought my $20 ticket. Beware: The mansion can close for the day at any time. We showed up for the mansion tour a full 2 hours before scheduled closing only to be told all tours were sold out for the day (??). So it would have been nice if someone (the lady who took our money at the ticket office) told us this was a possibility so we could have done that tour first! We were extremely disappointed and felt a bit ripped off. Otherwise, the Academy and Jepson centers are very nice and have lovely collections.

God help us another tourist trap, a dump once owned by peasants.

The staff is wonderful. I recommend you check out their annual memberships. Its well worth the $50.00 for the year. It includes events as well.

I was not impressed with the Telfair Academy. Aside from the Bird Girl Statue originally located at Bonaventure, theres just not that much to see and none of it is very intriguing. The art is mostly copies of famous works and the space has a weird, not-quite-right feel about it. Just another old house with old stuff in it. If your time in Savannah is limited, dont feel bad about skipping this one.

Great exhibit. Loads of history. The little old lady at the desk was super knowledgeable and just a darling to talk to about the things we should do while in Savannah.

Great place visited on honeymoon

Ill be honest, this isnt really my thing and Id probably not visit something like this very often. Nevertheless, there was a lot of hospitality during our visit and the help desk was just that. They answered every question we had and were truly eager to help, not just there to take your money. It had a big focus on historic art, some of it was stellar, some of it was a tad bit more nostalgic for the local community. The bird girl was very nicely displayed on the top floor seeing she no longer resides in the Bonaventure Cemetery, and it was very cool that she hasnt been moved from the Savannah community. So yes, great visit if youre into historic art, not so much if youre not. Ill give it 2 thumbs up for keeping the spirit of Savannah alive, great job.

Unquestionably a museum not to miss! This is only the outside looking in, is yet enticing u the world renowned art waiting for u to explore inside, oh enjoy!

Really neat look into the lives of those who lived in historic Savannah, and a neat collection of art and history. The Academy itself is beautiful and well kept. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and friendly. Definitely worth it to pay to go here and visit all three museums.

Had low expectations but this place surprised me. The collection was not bad and the building is gorgeous. The Jepson Centre had a great exhibit on road trips across America that I loved.

We really enjoyed seeing all of the art and sculptures in the Academy. Thanks to Mary Telfair for giving us this landmark. I have attached a few pictures of some of the art and sculptures we saw during our visit. My favorite was the painting of the dark prince of wales in the huge piece on the wall! Epic in my mind and representative of times long ago!

Kind of a one-off museum. Old house, would have been a mansion in its day. Hodge podge of paintings. Guide was very good. I was tempted to speed through and get out of there but stayed for the tour and that made the visit worthwhile. Fun insights into turn of the last century Savannah. Jepsen center is across the street and you get both admissions for one price, so that is a good deal.

The history and the beautiful art

Great tour.

We enjoyed the visit. The staff was friendly and answered all the questions that I had. Go see the Bird Girl.

So interesting

Very old building and the art wasn’t particularly my cup of tea by the staff was super nice and helpful. The admission for the three buildings is extremely reasonable seeing Bird Girl was worth our quick trip in here.

You can spend an hour at least. Some of the paintings in display were stunning. We bought one day Tourpass which covered entry fee.

This was grouped into a package of three places. This was about as interesting as watching paint dry. If you’re into art which you cannot see because it’s too dark, by all means go! Two of the three places were not worth it. But the tour of the actual home was lovely.

Great place! Definitely go if you need a break from the historical home tours.

Very small, a lot of reproductions. Gift shop very tiny, with about 6 shelves. Clean and organized.

Excellent museum. I went there on free musuem Sunday.. I need to go back as it is worth the admission to tour more leisurely. I had to que up to get a picture of the bird girl statue.

Interesting. Small enough to be done within 2 hours.

Awesome museum with awe inspiring pieces from both scale and design. Definitely my favorite of the 3 museums that are included with the ticket price. All in walkable distance of the historic downtown.

Very nicely preserved. The descriptions are nicely done and give great information

Interesting and lovely old home turned into an art museum. Some interesting pieces including old plaster casts of sculpture from Europe.The architecture of the building is almost as interesting as the art work.

Beautiful artwork.

Beautiful house with much history.

Great place, no elevator

Come to see Bird Girl, but also enjoy the rest of the lovely house and romantic/classical artwork.

Very beautiful old building with some great art pieces contained inside. Highly worth a visit!

Great place to tour while in Savannah. Beautiful art exhibits as well as history of our beautiful city.

Beautiful and timeless art

Lots of quirky collections plus the one and only Bird Girl

Very nice art collection. I was surprised at the quality of the paintings and sculptures. Definitely visit if you are in Savannah.

Small art museum with an okay collection. But the price gets you into three museums and the other two are better so it is a good deal.

Classic architecture and exhibits. Most informative and inspiring. Well worth a visit.

Nice

We took a tour with Jacqui, shes very knowledgeable about the early history of the home and people who lived there. That was my favorite part of the tour. I did enjoy the art also, but the home history was my favorite.

More history than I thought it had Must see

Great place with beautiful art. Dont miss it!

Beautiful Museum. Security guard told of her ghost encounter. Wonderful end to Ghost Tour.

The Building was majestic and impressive as soon as we saw it from our Trolley, and after hearing its history, we knew we had to come back to explore it further.This Telfair family home – a Regency Mansion—was designed by William Jay and completed in 1819 for Governor Edward Telfair’s son Alexander. Mary Telfair – the family heir – bequeathed the house to the Georgia Historical Society in 1875. After a large expansion, it was re-opened as the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1886, becoming the first Art Museum in the South.

The Black Prince painting was breath taking. Never saw anything like it in my life before.

Small but nice

I run a rescue and just wanted to check this out. Thought it was an awesome idea. Walked across town to visit and although there were only 2 people that were interacting with the cats, I was told it was Reservation only and I couldnt go in. Sad for the cats who are looking for forever homes :(

Lovely architecture but could benefit from more historical exhibits.

Very well kept slave mansion ..... heard my ancestors sharing a few of their stories and where the bones and gold are buried. Not #wolfofwoodward certified.

Fantastic place

Amazing!!!! Headed to Savannah again soon

Nice, small museum. An interesting mix of fine arts, architectural history and images of Savannah. Most of the fine art are pieces that the Telfairs collected -- mostly by Americans, people that they knew. No huge European masterpieces here, nor the over cluttered eurocentric hoarding that you often find in the 19th and 20th century nouveau rich mansions along the eastern seaboard.Dont miss the Owens-Thomas House, affiliated with the Telfair Academy. Amazing tour.

Beautiful home, changed into a museum. Watch the eyes in the paintings,they will follow you.

We stopped here for the Elvis tour and found some other contemporary art surprises on the inside. One of the most interesting contemporary pieces was a collection of objects a father found in his sons mouth. The pic of the collected objects is attached.

Me and my friend went as a part of the ghost tour and the guide we had she was very good and knowledgeable about the area and kept you entertained.

The telfair museum is a package deal so you get 3 places. The Mansion/art museum is lovely. Lots of American impressionists.

Im so proud to claim this as a part of Savannah that I love. The quality of Works housed here along with the dedication of the gifted docents and the generous sharing of their wealth of information make this a highlight stop in Savannah.

Beautiful, friendly staff

Great presentation of a dark period of American history.

What a gem in the amazing Savannah historic district. Highly recommend the three museum tour. Clean. Comfortable, helpful staff, and very educational. Quite a step back in time exploring what life would have been like in Savannah over the past couple hundred years.

When you buy a combined ticket to $20 you get to visit all 3 Telfair properties. The Academy has a nice mix of periodartifacts as well as a number of significant paintings by American artists

Cool place. Possibly haunted

A small collection, but there are some beauties here - La Parabola being one.

Very nice museum. Great at and sculptures. Some period pieces that explain history is Savannah

Stunning art and beautiful building!

Nice... worth the visit

I love museums and this one did not disappoint. Reading the book with this statue on the cover...can you guess the name? ;)

Interesting way to combine the history of the house with artworks.

As one of three museums included in price, this its worth it. Historical significance of paintings great.

Very interesting

This is a Savannah MUST SEE. We were most interested in seeing Bird Girl, but there was so much other art history detail within this museum, that it became our favorite museum of the day.

Great visit, the VR exposition was something new I had never tried.

Very interesting look into the artistic history of GA. I learned a great deal going through the exhibits here - also a great place to go on a date!

This museum is small compared to more well known ones but does offer some interesting items. The displays seem small within the huge rooms. There are a few pieces of art that are very large. For my taste, some of the military themed pieces rival any Ive seen. It is a contrast with the local artisans work showing southern culture next to the Telfair collection of Roman re-creations. Still, a worthwhile place to visit while in Savannah.

Really nice day spent with my daughter.

Lovely grand historic house museum. Permanent collection on the lower level includes first-rate Impressionist paintings, and some outstanding casts of Classical statuary (Laöcoon, Dying Gaul, etc.)

Well.woth the visit.