Telfair Museums
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Telfair Museums, the oldest public art museum in the South, has been an integral part of Savannah’s social landscape for over a century. Since opening its doors to the public in 1880s, the museum has grown from a renovated family mansion into a distinguished cultural institution boasting three architecturally-significant buildings; a permanent collection of approximately 4,000 works of art from Am
02/05/2026
Bet you'll recognize these brushstrokes.
The final years of this artist's life were spent in Paris and the south of France, where a wave of productivity gave way to turbulent times. Though complicated by numerous factors, it was during this period that some of the artist's most iconic and expressive images were born.
Completed in 1883, before arriving in France, this scene of a tulip field in the Netherlands, the artist's home, suggests a sense of serenity and renewal despite the troubled skies overhead. The contrast between the top and bottom of the composition reminds us of the complex duality of nature and, likewise, the human experience.
🖼️: Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890); Flower Beds in Holland, c. 1883; oil on canvas on wood; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, 1983.1.21. Courtesy National Gallery of Art.
📍: The Jepson Center | Impressionism & Modernity: French and American Painting | May 15 - Aug 16 2026
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| Monday | 12:00 - 17:00 |
| Tuesday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Friday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Sunday | 12:00 - 17:00 |
