Jepson Center For the Arts

While it is true the outside gives the impression it’s larger than it is which is initially a bit disappointing, the displays and exhibits they offer are great and they adequately utilize all of the space available. I have become a greater fan as I’ve had the chance to experience it a but more.
With the offer of family free days each month, there’s plenty of opportunity throughout the year for all to visit and enjoy the exhibits.
They have a section geared to children but the adults will enjoy it too. I always do lol. I see and learn something new and cool every time I’m here.
I have lunch at the café and visit the gift shop at the end to get the full experience.
They offer special events throughout the year and classes too.

The building is as much a work of art as the exhibits. We had a wonderful tour given by Drew, who is articulate, knowledgeable and fun (and he didn’t mind answering my many questions).
We especially enjoyed the interactive exhibits. A great contemporary art museum!

Disappointing experience: they don’t have many exhibit spaces, and what they do have on permanent display isn’t significant and displayed in such bright light that it’s almost blinding (for sculptures); of those displays the main item of note is the original Bird Girl statue.
The temporary exhibits are limited and the staff is comically harsh: I’ve been to the the Louvre, Prado, Smithsonian, MOMA, LACMA – I’ve never seen more childishly inept/​rude staff in a Western museum (maybe in the developing world). The displays are poor: the text on the object labels are too small for the combination of setback lines (where patrons are not to cross) and the lighting they’ve chosen – reading is difficult and if you dare get even a hair too close to the line you will be belittled and barked back. Comically: they did not set up one line correctly standing behind the line the proximity sensor went off and the security lost their minds.
The bottom line is the price just does not warrant the permanent collection (maybe a good temporary exhibit), the inept design of the exhibits, or the demeaning treatment of the staff.

I visited the Jepson Center for the Arts for the first time a couple days ago for the Monet and American Impressionist Exhibit. I really enjoyed it. The exhibit was nicely set up and the staff was very nice. The price wasn’t too bad (I got a discount because I’m a student). I ate at the café there and it was kind of pricey, but then again I’ve never been to a museum that didn’t have pricey food.

Had great time. With my boy and Marsha at art museum. Very classic features. very clean place. Got a year pass and can’t wait to see what they have next.

This review gets two stars. Let’s start with the good.
There was a Churchill exhibit that showcased Winston Churchill’s life with his paintings. This, my friends, was fantastic, and worth the admission price alone. It’s an amazing run-​down of the many failures Churchill dealt with in his life, and how painting carried him through, and then of course to bigger victories.
Second at bat was this pretty-​stupid exhibit of people in bathing suits at the beach. The security guards in the room would follow you around as you looked at the exhibits. Earth to Mother Brain, these are just photographs. Not sculpture, not Churchill’s paintings, just pictures of mostly ugly people in bathing suits.
Then, we get to the Stewart collection, which was a collection of 90’s nostalgia. Ladies and gentlemen, this exhibit was possibly the stupidest 15 minutes of my life. In was this movie that was created by some weird lady. What was lacking was Beavis and Butt-head’s commentary. There was this spinning chair with no text, and weird exhibits of the early Internet circa 2001. This was so stupid I really wanted my money back.
Sorry, this museum trip was really disappointing, and was only saved by the Churchill exhibit.

We thoroughly enjoyed the Winston Churchill exhibit. There were some other exhibits (interactive) that weren’t fully functioning, which was disappointing. We were impressed with the talent of local students in a portion of the museum. The museum staff was very friendly.

The Jepson Center is truly a hidden gem in Savannah. For the small size of the city, we have some great exhibitions coming through this museum. I had to become a member to support this place, as a SCAD student. I found that the contemporary printmaking exhibition was great.

The folks working here are so lovely, and what a great little museum! Gorgeous architecture, and their special exhibit on technology and art was fantastic. Looking forward to our next visit!

Not my sort of stuff – weird exhibits, liked only a few items. Luckily with the student discount it was cheap, but definitely nowhere near worth the standard price.

The Guys and Gals over at the Jepson Café are a breath of fresh air in Savannah. Light, wonderful gourmet lunches and you get to dine in the middle of a modern art museum. What could be better! Every restaurant in Savannah needs to take note. These folks are awesome!

I think we went at a not so great time. The building is beautiful and there were two very small exhibits. We did not expect to be in and out within a half hour.

I am impressed with this venue, what a wonderful opportunity and free is always good!

The architecture is gorgeous but the rest is just ok.
I found they had a very small amount of exhibits given the size of the building and space. When we entered the silver room we were completely alone but when we exited that and went into another exhibit a security guard was practically following us around the room– very unnecessary! My daughter is two and was making a bit of noise talking at a normal tone, but there was no one else around to disturb. He never said anything, just followed us around. It was annoying and really ruined that exhibit for us.
The Children’s section was neat but could definitely use an update. Several things appeared run down and didn’t work.

The architecture of the building overwhelms the collections. But it is a very inviting public space though a bit jarring in historic Savannah. Needless to say, if you love silver, you’ll love the permanent collection upstairs. I do think, however, that they should take some of the public space that they are devoting to children and consider expanding their showings. Best if you purchase a combo ticket to this and other galleries at the same time.

I love the architecture of the new building and the way it lets in so much light. The actually exhibits were a little smaller then expected. It was hard to get around the huge tour group that was visiting the Uffizi exhibit. I think I saw more interesting pieces at Uffizi so it wasn’t their most highlighted pieces but those are probably not part of a traveling collection anyway. The childrens’ discovery portion of the museum was interesting and if the computer interactive displays actually worked we could see what they actually did. The outside patios had some odd sculptures. What a perfect spot for some chairs with umbrellas and a café.
The avant garde solo exhibition was very modern and actually pretty interesting. I hope they continue to showcase local budding artists.
The museum store was cute and well stocked-​worthy of a browse around.

The architecture of this place is stunning and the few exhibits were well put together. However, considering the amount of space, the number of exhibits really is low. I liked the area for kids but I also feel like it’s half of the museum. I wish there were some permanent collections and more exhibits to view — there were only three today — and considering the size of the gift shop and gallery café, there clearly is space for more.

I enjoyed this museum due to the Italian exhibit that they brought in from Florence. They have a great children’s area and a well equipped gift store on your way out. The café is a nice touch as well. Great for a date or solo expedition!

Sadly we went there when most of the exhibit halls were closed. They were setting up a new exhibit, so we were stuck with only the permanent collection and one other room. The permanent collection didn’t really blow my socks off, though there were a few nice things. We were surprised to find that the best exhibit was the children’s exhibit! Part of this is because my degree is in Museum Studies and I’m always interested to see how museums translate their collections for the new viewer, but part of it was probably because the other exhibits were so underwhelming. However, some of the sculpture was particularly interesting, the building itself is very new-​agey and cool, and the gift store was fun, as museum gift stores usually are. I’ll have to go back when more exhibits are open, as it is clear to me that the permanent collection is not the highlight of the building by any means.

Jepson is a nice trendy art museum there in Savannah, and it had some interesting pieces, but my favorite feature was the Café Zeum which is their little lunch café. It is obvious that someone with great skill is preparing this menu and these meals, you will not find anything quite like this anywhere in the area.
I ordered a cup of Tomato Thai soup and a CBG. This soup was so good I wanted more, but I had this great sandwich to get to. I can’t recall anytime I have had any tomato soup I didn’t get bored with after two bites and loaded with Saltines, but this one was great all the way to the bottom and had just a little kick.
The Chicken Salad also is a very popular menu item and it was excellent; you can’t go wrong.
About the museum — it’s great but don’t miss the Telfair Academy — it’s across the street and not to be missed. A very nice contrast to the Jepson and just as nice.
Jepson has lots of things for the children to do — it’s not a children’s museum per se but has a lot of activities.