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Juneteenth Free Family Day

Jepson Center

Telfair presents its observation of Juneteenth with two major programs celebrating freedom and African American history and heritage. The museum’s Juneteenth Kickoff Free Family Day will feature performances and activities including a libation ceremony followed by story-telling, artist demonstrations, and a musical performance.

Art Start: Stroller & Toddler Tour

Jepson Center

Once a month, our youngest patrons are invited to the Jepson Center for story time, a special tour, and an art activity. Strollers, crying babies, toddlers, and older siblings are all welcome here.

Juneteenth Lecture by Queen Quet

Jepson Center

Telfair Museums is pleased to present an evening lecture in celebration of Juneteenth by Queen Quet, who will discuss land ownership among Gullah/Geechee people in the coastal South. Queen Quet Marquetta L. Goodwine is a published author, computer scientist, lecturer, mathematician, historian, columnist, preservationist, environmental justice advocate, environmentalist, film consultant, and “The Art-ivist.” She is the founder of the premiere advocacy organization for the continuation of Gullah/Geechee culture, the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition.

Age of Armor Members Reception & Lecture

Jepson Center

Who made the armor, who wore it, how well did it work—and how did it come to be in Savannah half a millennium later? Join Jeffrey L. Forgeng, curator of The Age of Armor, as he takes you on a personal journey through highlights of the exhibition and the centuries of human stories forged into the steel of these objects.

Telfair Children’s Art Museum Grand Opening Celebration

Jepson Center

Members are invited to be a part of the fun and join us for the grand opening celebration of CAM! Enjoy the first experiences in CAM, a range of hands-on art activities, fabulous treats from Wildflower Cafe, face painting, music and more! 

Telfair Children’s Art Museum Grand Opening Celebration

Jepson Center

Members are invited to be a part of the fun and join us for the grand opening celebration of CAM! Enjoy the first experiences in CAM, a range of hands-on art activities, fabulous treats from Wildflower Cafe, face painting, music and more! 

Age of Armor Summer Film Series: A Knight’s Tale

Jepson Center

Heath Ledger stars as a peasant squire who creates a new identity as a knight, along the way encountering the Black Prince, the subject of one of Telfair’s iconic paintings.

Art Start: Stroller & Toddler Tour

Jepson Center

Once a month, our youngest patrons are invited to the Jepson Center for story time, a special tour, and an art activity. Strollers, crying babies, toddlers, and older siblings are all welcome here.

FAAA Summer Social 2023

Jepson Center

Chase away the “dog days” of summer with Telfair Museums' Friends of African American Arts' annual Summer Social featuring fun, refreshments, live music, and a members-only art tour.

Sharon Norwood Artist Talk

Jepson Center

This summer, Savannah-based artist Sharon Norwood will create an installation in the Drawing Room at the Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters that will investigate the story of unpaid labor, violence, and resistance in a way that counters the idealized, romanticized narratives often associated with Southern pre-Civil War homes.


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