I love art museums! This one was in such a lovely setting. I was unfamiliar with the artists but felt like the collection was beautifully selected for the many expressions of the people depicted. It was a good balance of landscape and people. I loved the 15 year old boy dressed as a sheik. His expression was all teenager! The two wall length pictures of the cycle of life were amazing as well. Very enjoyable and just enough to hold my interest for the hour we were there.
Vyc Vyc
Nice place for paint lovers, not old painters though, mostly last century. Price is for 3 places, the Academy, the center across the street and another house like 10 minutes away with a guided tour
Nicholas G.
It's not bad. Not great either. Worth a visit though! I thought about a quarter of the art on display was really interesting. The gift shop, like every gift shop in Savannah is totally worthless.
james g
Just like Savannah itself it's not that big but it packs a punch. Beautiful building, the Rotunda room is the highlight with some impressive large works, and the sculpture room has a nice collection with works from several great American artists.
Jess
Nice place to visit especially if you like traditional arts
Susan Ward
The building is amazing! The art is lovely! The staff was very hospitable! The labels were rather “meh.” Not very informative or engaging! For me, as a savvy museum visitor from Museums Through the Backdoor, I consider good labels part of a good visitor experience.
Charlotte Dungan
We did the Women in Art tour with a Girl Scout troop. For some of our girls that are into art it was a good experience but for others it was super boring -- basically this is more of an adult tour that I'd recommend for upper middle or high school with an interest in art. There are some beautiful and impressive pieces! The guide told the girls of a final gallery on the bottom floor as she ended the tour. She did not warn the adults that there were several life-sized nude male sculptures in that room. They obviously skip this room on the tour and a heads-up would have been nice.
Kara Christine
This was a really beautiful museum that I'm glad we got to see! There is some impressive art and casts of ancient sculptures. It sort of reminded me of touring the Biltmore House. It was so nice and cool inside which was a nice reprieve from the July heat! We got this ticket as part of our ticket to the Jepson Center and I'm glad we didn't skip it. Great value for your money!
Roy Cogdell III
Great time for the little one. She is almost 2 and I thought she wouldn’t be able to interact much, but she really enjoyed the 2nd floor. Didn’t want to stop drawing.
Greg Thomas
Beautiful building and great art. I liked seeing the bird girl statue again, however it's not the same taken out of its place at the cemetary. I'm glad I saw it in both places.
I very much enjoyed this museum. All the paintings were old and historic - nothing new. After walking around in the Georgia summer, it was nice to go inside and cool off. There is ample seating and open space to view everything without getting in someone else's way. My favorite part was the dining room setup.
Wontae Cho
One of John Singer Sargent’s painting was there in a dark corner. This museum can be very good. Need lights for each paintings and need more sculptures. Renovation can make it a lot better.
swords787
First let me start with if it was free to visit it would have been a wast of time, however, it cost $25 per person to visit. I’m not an art aficionado, but I have been to many museums around the world, Rome, Paris, London, Abu Dhabi, Prague, Bangkok, New York, Washington DC to name a few…the amount of art here would not even fill up a small closet at one of the above mentioned museums and many were free to visit. Mary Telfair would be turning over in her grave if she knew how her legacy was being run. Don’t waste you time of money here
Marcus A.
Beautiful exhibits in a smaller venue. Worth the admission price as you get to visit three sites.
John B
Go for The Bird Girl. Stay for all the other wonderful art.
I love art museums! This one was in such a lovely setting. I was unfamiliar with the artists but felt like the collection was beautifully selected for the many expressions of the people depicted. It was a good balance of landscape and people. I loved the 15 year old boy dressed as a sheik. His expression was all teenager! The two wall length pictures of the cycle of life were amazing as well. Very enjoyable and just enough to hold my interest for the hour we were there.
Nice place for paint lovers, not old painters though, mostly last century. Price is for 3 places, the Academy, the center across the street and another house like 10 minutes away with a guided tour
It's not bad. Not great either. Worth a visit though! I thought about a quarter of the art on display was really interesting. The gift shop, like every gift shop in Savannah is totally worthless.
Just like Savannah itself it's not that big but it packs a punch. Beautiful building, the Rotunda room is the highlight with some impressive large works, and the sculpture room has a nice collection with works from several great American artists.
Nice place to visit especially if you like traditional arts
The building is amazing! The art is lovely! The staff was very hospitable! The labels were rather “meh.” Not very informative or engaging! For me, as a savvy museum visitor from Museums Through the Backdoor, I consider good labels part of a good visitor experience.
We did the Women in Art tour with a Girl Scout troop. For some of our girls that are into art it was a good experience but for others it was super boring -- basically this is more of an adult tour that I'd recommend for upper middle or high school with an interest in art. There are some beautiful and impressive pieces! The guide told the girls of a final gallery on the bottom floor as she ended the tour. She did not warn the adults that there were several life-sized nude male sculptures in that room. They obviously skip this room on the tour and a heads-up would have been nice.
This was a really beautiful museum that I'm glad we got to see! There is some impressive art and casts of ancient sculptures. It sort of reminded me of touring the Biltmore House. It was so nice and cool inside which was a nice reprieve from the July heat! We got this ticket as part of our ticket to the Jepson Center and I'm glad we didn't skip it. Great value for your money!
Great time for the little one. She is almost 2 and I thought she wouldn’t be able to interact much, but she really enjoyed the 2nd floor. Didn’t want to stop drawing.
Beautiful building and great art. I liked seeing the bird girl statue again, however it's not the same taken out of its place at the cemetary. I'm glad I saw it in both places.
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I very much enjoyed this museum. All the paintings were old and historic - nothing new. After walking around in the Georgia summer, it was nice to go inside and cool off. There is ample seating and open space to view everything without getting in someone else's way. My favorite part was the dining room setup.
One of John Singer Sargent’s painting was there in a dark corner. This museum can be very good. Need lights for each paintings and need more sculptures. Renovation can make it a lot better.
First let me start with if it was free to visit it would have been a wast of time, however, it cost $25 per person to visit. I’m not an art aficionado, but I have been to many museums around the world, Rome, Paris, London, Abu Dhabi, Prague, Bangkok, New York, Washington DC to name a few…the amount of art here would not even fill up a small closet at one of the above mentioned museums and many were free to visit. Mary Telfair would be turning over in her grave if she knew how her legacy was being run. Don’t waste you time of money here
Beautiful exhibits in a smaller venue. Worth the admission price as you get to visit three sites.
Go for The Bird Girl. Stay for all the other wonderful art.