Telfair Museums

Exhibitions - in 2023, Telfair Museums presented 30 exhibitions, 27 of which were organized by Telfair staff. Highlights include the continuation of our anything goes, which highlights our ever-growing permanent collection; age of armor: treasures from the higgins armory collection at the worcester Art Museum, an exploration of the ways in which armor was used and transformed due to technological innovations and evolving styles of warfare; and richmond barthe: harlem renaissance sculptor, a study presenting a survey of barthe's career, who was one of the foremost african american sculptors of the 20th century, through two dozen of his finest creations.

Collections - currently, the Telfair holds over 7,000 works of Art, including paintings, works on paper, sculpture, furniture, decorative arts and two historic homes. These works are primarily from europe and america, ranging in date from the eighteenth century through the present. In 2023, the Telfair acquired 57 works for the collection, largely through gifts. These acquisitions include paintings, works on paper, photographs, mixed media and decorative Art objects. These works have helped to augment and diversify the Telfair's permanent collection.

Education programs - 8,515 pre-k through college students participated in in-person field trips to Telfair Museums in 2023. These included the Museum's in person tours of the exhibition created beasts: sculpture by ulysses davis for 2,700 4th grade students of the savannah chatham county schools and a new program for 600 pre-k students from local public schools and head start. 2,320 individuals of all ages and abilities participated in outreach via 148 classes for seniors at local senior centers, youth at community centers and individuals at health and social services partner locations throughout the community. 800 participants participated in 71 adult and 21 youth studio Art classes and summer camps. 13 free lectures organized by the Museum were attended by nearly 600 people. 6 free family days offered on saturdays were attended by a total of 9,765 visitors of all ages in 2023. 6 education exhibitions were held in the Museum's community gallery, including an annual exhibition of work by veterans and participants from local health and social service organizations. The latter exhibition also included Art produced in outreach workshops for incarcerated individuals. Drop-in studio Art making activities offered each saturday were attended by more than 2,600 participants of all ages.