Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(
www.telfair.org
; 124 Abercorn St; adult/child $15/5; noon-5pm Mon, 10am-5pm Tue-Sat, 1-5pm
Sun)
Completed in 1819 by British architect William Jay, this gorgeous villa exemplifies
English Regency-style architecture, which is known for its symmetry. The guided tour is
fussy, but it delivers interesting trivia about the spooky 'haint blue' ceiling paint in the
slaves' quarters (made from crushed indigo, buttermilk and crushed oyster shells) and the
number of years by which this mansion preceded the White House in getting running wa-
ter (nearly 20).
Jepson Center for the Arts
GALLERY
(JCA;
www.telfair.org
; 207 W York St; adult/child $12/5; 10am-5pm Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat, to 8pm
Thu, noon-5pm Sun; )
Looking pretty darn space-age by Savannah's standards, the JCA
focuses on 20th- and 21st-century art. Its contents are modest in size but intriguing.
There's also a neat interactive area for kids.
Mercer-Williams House
HISTORIC BUILDING
(
www.mercerhouse.com
;
429 Bull St; adult/child $12.50/8)
Although Jim Williams, the Savan-
nah art dealer portrayed by Kevin Spacey in the film version of
Midnight in the Garden
of Good and Evil,
died back in 1990, his infamous mansion didn't become a museum un-
til 2004. You're not allowed to see the upstairs, where Williams' family still lives, but the
downstairs is an interior decorator's fantasy.
Telfair Academy of Arts & Sciences
MUSEUM
(
www.telfair.org
; 121 Barnard St; adult/child $12/5; noon-5pm Mon, 10am-5pm Tue-Sat, 1-5pm
Sun)
Considered Savannah's top art museum, the historic Telfair family mansion is filled
with 19th-century American art, silver from that century, and a smattering of European
pieces.
SCAD Museum of Art
ART MUSEUM
(
www.scadmoa.org
;
601 Turner Blvd; adult/child under 14 yr $10/free; 10am-5pm Tue, Wed & Fri,
to 8pm Thu, noon-5pm Sat & Sun)
Brand new and architecturally striking, this brick, steel,
concrete and glass longhouse delivers your modern fix. With groovy, creative sitting
areas inside and out, and fun rotating exhibitions.
