Telfair Museums provides many opportunities for families to visit the museum, learn, and make art together. Are you looking for a fun and educational activity for children? Check these out:
WCWM? (What Can We Make?)
Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays / 1-4 PM
Jepson Center’s Melaver Studio
The studios are open for drop-in visits for all ages. No need to pre-register. Free to members or with museum admission. Open to adults and children accompanied by an adult caregiver. More info available here.
Join Jepson Center as they open the studios for drop in visits for all ages. wcwm? (What Can We Make?) focuses on developing problem-solving and critical thinking skills through imagination. Explore your creative side with inspiring activities utilizing recycled materials, found objects, and traditional art supplies. In addition to the wcwm? project kits, the studios provide watercolor and collage opportunities as well. More info here.
Saturday What Can We Make Factory Project
Saturdays, March 1- May 17, 1-4 pm Jepson Center for the Arts
Participate in the Andy Warhol Factory experience at the Jepson Center. A significant element of Andy Warhol’s silkscreens was his use of the same image over and over again. Guests can experiment with Andy Warhol’s exploration of pop culture, experience screenprinting, and take home their own serial creation.
Telfair encourages guests to drop in at the studio between 1-4 pm to work with assistants to screenprint Andy Warhol Flowers. All ages are welcome. Regular admission applies.
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Stroller Tours, Telfair Tots
Telfair Museums in Savannah has two fun & educational programs for young children – babies, toddlers & preschoolers – to visit the museum, learn and make art together.
Stroller Tours Stroller Tours 3rd Thursday of Every Month
9:30-10:15am
Telfair Museums is excited to introduce its newest program for the stroller set! Join Telfair Museums for a monthly gathering where parents & caregivers can enjoy a morning at the museum while also engaging infants with art. Babies thrive on dynamic environments, so each month we’ll explore a different set of artwork. There will be touchable toys for the little ones, adult conversation for you & like-minded art lovers. Finish your visit with a leisurely talk over complimentary coffee & tea in Telfair Museum’s café. Strollers, crying & older siblings are all welcome here.
3rd Thursday Stroller Tours for ages infants from 2-18 months
Art of Diplomacy
May 21 | 9:30-10:15am
Art is all around us and impacts our lives, whether we’re aware of it or not. Slow down and admire how Winston Churchill explored painting as a pastime. Go back in time through paintings, historic photographs, and objects.
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Infants from 2-18 months and adults welcome. Included with museum admission; free to members. Ten spaces are available.
CLICK HERE TO PRE-REGISTER or contact Glenna Barlow at 912.790.8821.
Telfair Tots 3rd Thursday of Every Month
10:30-11:30am
Start your day with art! Once a month preschoolers aged 2 ½ – 5 and their adult companions are invited to the museum for story time, a special tour, and an art activity. Younger siblings are welcome to tag along. Come play and learn with us!
3rd Thursday Telfair Tots for ages 2 ½-5
Art of Diplomacy
May 21 | 10:30-11:30am
Get set to make art part of your everyday! We’ll help you build mini watercolor travel kits and handmade sketchbooks. Explore on-location observational painting techniques perfect for filling a free moment or enhancing daily activities.
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Activity fee is $5 per participating child; regular museum admission for caregivers. Adult members are always free.
CLICK HERE TO PRE-REGISTER or contact Glenna Barlow at 912.790.8821.
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Upcoming Telfair Tots & Stoller Tours
WOMEN ARTISTS – JUNE 18
Parent and child explore works by local women artists of the past. How do you translate the people, places, and things around you into a work of art? Make connections with landscapes, portraits and still life paintings for visual learning.
LIFE’S A BEACH – JULY 16
Jump into Martin Parr’s photographs of beaches around the world and compare them to the beach we have right down the road. Parr believes that a beach is a place where quirky behaviors can be found, so come explore coastal life through a different lens.
I LOVE THE 90’S – AUGUST 20
Go back to the 90’s and see how artists translated social issues through a variety of media. Focus on line, shape, and color in order to read artwork and objects.
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The two above new programs are in addition to other kids’ programs currently offered by Telfair Museums in Savannah including WCWM (What Can We Make?) & FREE Family Days offered one Saturday a month. Details here.
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ArtZeum
Located in the Jepson Center
A great place to visit after school, on a rainy day, on weekends, or just anytime, the Telfair’s hands-on learning gallery and interactive exhibits provide an excellent introduction to big ideas about art. Click here to learn more.
Activity Downloads
Download activity sheets here on the educational resources page before your museum visit and explore the museum with fun and educational search activities.
FREE Family Days
Telfair Museums FREE family days will be on one Saturday of each month, 1-4 PM through 2015. These events highlight a different exhibition each month and feature art-making activities for visitors of all ages. More info here.
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