Start your day with art at this monthly parent & child program @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center in Savannah.
Once a month, Telfair Museums’ youngest patrons are invited to the Jepson Center for Art Start, which includes story time, a special tour, and an art activity.
Strollers, crying babies, toddlers, and older siblings are all welcome here.
Come play and learn. Theme for Nov. 16 Art Start: Created Beasts: Sculpture by Ulysses Davis. (pictured below)
Nov. 16 Art Start, 10:30-11:30AM. Space is limited, pre-register online here to secure your spot.
Dec. 21 Art Start, 10:30-11:30AM. Space is limted, pre-register online here to secure your spot.
Kick off the holiday season with Telfair’s annual tree lighting celebration sparking joy and bringing the community under one roof.
A hot cocoa bar, delicious cookies, and children’s art activities will take place in the Telfair Academy.
Be sure to pick up holiday gifts in the museum shop—especially brilliantly colored Delftware ornaments representing Telfair’s three sites are waiting to go to good homes.
The holiday tree will be on view until Jan. 8, 2024.
Experience Maladies & Medicine at Old Fort Jackson in Savannah and learn how civilians and soldiers dealt with illness, injury, and boredom in 1860!
This Saturday, Oct. 28, Coastal Heritage Society costumed interpretive staff will lead programs along with volunteers from Bella Harmony Music and the Southeastern Coalition of Authentic Reenactors featuring medicine, dancing, live music, military drills, and historic weapons demonstrations.
There will be a firing of Old Fort Jackson’s largest cannon, an 1857 9-inch Dahlgren, as part of the fort’s 11am Cannon Firing Program.
This enhanced programming is included with site admission and is FREE for CHS members! Become a member here.
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Hero Fest educates families about local heroes, such as law enforcement, first responders, medical personnel, emergency organizations, military branches, and many other “heroes” who play an essential role in the Savannah community.
Several community partners will be on-site including Chatham County Police Department (plus a squad car!), Savannah Fire and Rescue (with a fire truck!), WSAV’s Weather Tracker Van, and more.
CHS Educators will lead special programming highlighting leaders, like nurses, soldiers, and teachers, and will include musket demonstrations, a cannon firing.
Tickets are included in admission ($10 per person; $7 aged 4-12). FREE for CHS members and active and retired military with ID. Become a CHS member here.
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Learn about one of Georgia’s earliest railroads. Exploration of Savannah Children’s Museum following the program is available to all participants.
This program is included in museum admission and is designed for students ages K-8th grades. Program is free for Coastal Heritage Society members. Become a member here.
RSVP to echappell@chsgeorgia.org
(Please note the museum may close due to inclement weather. Please check museums’ social media for up to date info.)
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Start your day with art at this monthly parent & child program @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center in Savannah.
Once a month, Telfair Museums’ youngest patrons are invited to the Jepson Center for Art Start, which includes story time, a special tour, and an art activity.
Strollers, crying babies, toddlers, and older siblings are all welcome here.
Come play and learn. Theme for Oct. 19 Art Start: Created Beasts: Sculpture by Ulysses Davis.
Oct. 19 Art Start, 10:30-11:30AM. Space is limited, pre-register online here to secure your spot.
Stop by to support local non-profit Over the Moon Diaper and Period Supply Bank at their service project station and enjoy a free cupcake (while supplies last.)
$3 tour specials will be offered all day to residents with a valid Savannah ID, and members of the local Girl Scout council, Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia.
Take advantage of this beautiful fall weather and stop by with the whole family.
To make a reservation, call ahead at 912-233-4501 or book online here using code “BDAY.”
Telfair Museums will celebrate the conclusion of the Community in Conversation: Legacy of Slavery in Savannah initiative with a Free Family Day on Sat. Oct. 14 2023 from 10AM to 5PM,
Visitors can enjoy free admission to all three of Telfair Museums’ sites (Jepson Center, Telfair Academy, and the Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters) as well as special programs and activities at the Jepson Center.
The festivities will include live local performances, engagement with community partner organizations, and curator-led tours of the art exhibitions Richmond Barthé: Harlem Renaissance Sculptor, Created Beasts: Sculpture by Ulysses Davis, and the Telfair Academy. Art activities for all ages will take place from 1-4pM along with treats provided by Savannah Square Pops.
The day of fun will conclude with a family-friendly puppet parade around Telfair Square.
Click here to secure your spot for this fun-filled magical event. Reminder that Coastal Heritage Society members receive discounted admission! (Become a member here.)
Children and their grown-ups will be immersed in STEAM activities, such as chemistry, engineering, biology, and art, all disguised as magical classes inspired by the beloved book series. Various activities will be led by community partners, including Lowcountry Turners, Callaway Critters, Georgia Southern Center for Wildlife Education, Memorial Health Dwaine & Cynthia Willett Children’s Hospital, and Live Oak Public Libraries.
Tickets for this event are $15 for CHS members and $17 for non-members and can be purchased here.
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There are only a few more days left. Visit the outdoor museum this Friday, Saturday or Sunday 9AM-3PM Oct. 6-8 for Pete the Cat fun. There will be a new theme next week.
Savannah Children’s is entirely outdoors, built within the former Central of Georgia Railway repair facility and adjacent to Georgia State Railroad Museum. The museum features over a dozen carefully-designed exhibits including an exploration maze, a reading nook, a sensory garden, and a nature kitchen.
Click here to secure your spot for this fun-filled magical event. Reminder that Coastal Heritage Society members receive discounted admission! (Become a member here.)
Children and their grown-ups will be immersed in STEAM activities, such as chemistry, engineering, biology, and art, all disguised as magical classes inspired by the beloved book series. Various activities will be led by community partners, including Lowcountry Turners, Callaway Critters, Georgia Southern Center for Wildlife Education, Memorial Health Dwaine & Cynthia Willett Children’s Hospital, and Live Oak Public Libraries.
Tickets for this event are $15 for CHS members and $17 for non-members and can be purchased here.
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Children and their grown-ups will be immersed in STEAM activities, such as chemistry, engineering, biology, and art, all disguised as magical classes inspired by the beloved book series. Various activities will be led by community partners, including Lowcountry Turners, Callaway Critters, Georgia Southern Center for Wildlife Education, Memorial Health Dwaine & Cynthia Willett Children’s Hospital, and Live Oak Public Libraries.
Tickets for this event are $15 for CHS members and $17 for non-members and can be purchased online here
Be there for a day of magical learning!
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Reminder: Savannah Children’s Museum – an all outdoor museum – has started on the School Hours schedule. which means SCM will be open Wednesday – Sunday from 9AM -3PM (weather permitting) and closed on Mondays and Tuesdays for field trips.
For the most up-to-date information, please check SCM social media.
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This afternoon class is designed to help upper-elementary and middle school students improve their drawing and painting skills, build a portfolio, and begin the process of developing good art-making habits. Students will focus on measurement, proportion, perspective, use of value, and color to create volume and space. Lessons and projects will work on site and at outdoor locations near the museum. All materials are provided.
This afternoon class is designed to help upper-elementary and middle school students improve their drawing and painting skills, build a portfolio, and begin the process of developing good art-making habits. Students will focus on measurement, proportion, perspective, use of value, and color to create volume and space. Lessons and projects will work onsite and outdoor locations near the museum. All materials are provided.
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Digital Photography Class
For ages 12-16
Session : Fridays 4:30-6PM Sept. 15-Oct. 20 2023
Session 2: Fridays, 4:30-6PM | Nov. 3–Dec. 15 (no class Nov. 24) 2023
Join us at the Jepson Center to develop your young person’s skills as a photographer. We believe that all young people are artists. With that in mind, we will approach photography as professionals do, studying the elements of art. The camp will meet outside as much as possible as we explore our environment in Telfair Square and other nearby locations. We will use DSLR digital cameras and learn about exposure, and a few historical methods involving film. Photography is fun and accessible to everyone.
This is an opportunity to witness how the Animal Care Staff provides special treats and activities to help hone the animals’ natural behaviors.
Adults and children will participate in creating enrichment material for our resident black vultures and will watch them experience their special creations.
• Tickets are limited to 10 people per session • $20 per person, for all ages. All attendees must have a ticket. • All participants must be at least 4 years of age. Minors must be accompanied by a paid adult. • Your ticket price includes admission to Oatland for the day, so feel free to stay and see the other animals after your program.
Once a month, the museum’s youngest patrons are invited to the Jepson Center for story time, a special tour, and an art activity. Strollers, crying babies, toddlers, and older siblings are all welcome here.
Every Saturday & Sunday | 10AM –2PM @ Jepson Center, Savannah
FREE with museum admission
Take time to unleash your creativity, visit Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center studios in Savannah every Saturday and Sunday between 10AM and 2PM for artmaking projects for all ages!
Work at your own pace and comfort level through an array of creative mediums such as watercolors, collage, calligraphy, origami, coloring books and much more.
Each month features a special project designed to connect with an exhibition at the museum.
A studio assistant is on hand to answer questions and assist guests.
Drop-In Studio is perfect for all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.
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Bring your favorite teddy bear or stuffed animal for a check up at the Children’s Museum of Pooler on Sat. Sept. 9 2023, 10AM-Noon with Mercer University School of Medicine & SouthCoast Health.
Free with museum admission.
Children’s Museum of Pooler, 200 Tanger Outlets Blvd. Suite 589, Pooler GA 31322
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Savannah Children’s Museum School Hours will begin on Wed. Sept. 6 2023. SCM will be open Wednesday – Sunday from 9AM -3PM, and closed on Mondays and Tuesdays for field trips.
Please note that SCM will have Special Open days for Labor Day weekend: open on Sun. Sept. 3 and Mon. Sept. 4 2023 and closed on Tues. Sept. 5 2023.
The lower courtyard is also currently OPEN! We look forward to seeing you soon.
For the most up-to-date information, please check SCM social media.
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Special Programs at Old Fort Jackson! in Savannah~Labor Day Weekend 2023
Sat. Sept. 2
Visit with Coastal Heritage Society Resource Educators as we portray the first defenders of Savannah who served where Old Fort Jackson stands during the Revolutionary War! We will portray the Savannah Provincial Company of Artillery in 1777 that served at the Mud Fort.
10AM– Actions of the Georgia Navy in 1775: Watch a cutlass presentation, and then join in with single sticks!
10:30AM – Infantry Presentation & Musket Firing: Join us in a mock Battle Drill with our wooden muskets!
11AM – Georgia in the American Revolution: Historical weapons demonstration (Swivel Gun, 6 Pounder, and 24 Pounder Cannon).
1PM – Infantry Presentation & Musket Firing: Join us in a mock Battle Drill with our wooden muskets!
1:30PM – 6 Pounder Cannon Salute for the Georgia Queen Riverboat.
2PM – Georgia in the American Revolution: Historical weapons demonstration (Swivel Gun, 6 Pounder, and 24 Pounder Cannon).
2:30PM – Visit with Resource Educators as they clean their weapons.
Sun & Mon. Sept. 3rd & 4th
Visit with Coastal Heritage Society Resource Educators as we portray the defenders of Savannah who served at Old Fort Jackson during the Civil War in 1864, including the Bartow Artillery
9:30AM – Medicine & Surgery.
10AM – Infantry Tactics & Rifle Musket Firing.
10:30AM – Medicine & Surgery.
11AM – River Defenses, Communications, & 12 Pounder Cannon Firing.
This afternoon class is designed to help upper-elementary and middle school students improve their drawing and painting skills, build a portfolio, and begin the process of developing good art-making habits. Students will focus on measurement, proportion, perspective, use of value, and color to create volume and space. Lessons and projects will work on site and at outdoor locations near the museum. All materials are provided.
This afternoon class is designed to help upper-elementary and middle school students improve their drawing and painting skills, build a portfolio, and begin the process of developing good art-making habits. Students will focus on measurement, proportion, perspective, use of value, and color to create volume and space. Lessons and projects will work onsite and outdoor locations near the museum. All materials are provided.
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Digital Photography Class
For ages 12-16
Session : Fridays 4:30-6PM Sept. 15-Oct. 20 2023
Session 2: Fridays, 4:30-6PM | Nov. 3–Dec. 15 (no class Nov. 24) 2023
Join us at the Jepson Center to develop your young person’s skills as a photographer. We believe that all young people are artists. With that in mind, we will approach photography as professionals do, studying the elements of art. The camp will meet outside as much as possible as we explore our environment in Telfair Square and other nearby locations. We will use DSLR digital cameras and learn about exposure, and a few historical methods involving film. Photography is fun and accessible to everyone.
Starting on Sept. 3, Savannah Children’s Museum will be open Wednesday-Sunday 9AM-3PM. Currently the all-outdoor museum is open summer hours 9AM-2PM Monday-Saturday.
2023 School Year Hours & Special Labor Day Weekend Hours:
Sun. Sept. 3 – special open 9AM-2PM in celebration of the Labor Day holiday weekend.
Mon. Sept. 4- special open 9AM-2PM.
Tues. Sept. 5-CLOSED
Wed. Sept. 6 -SCHOOL YEAR HOURS BEGIN 9AM-3PM. SCM will be open Wednesday-Sunday 9-3.
Save the date for Frogwarts 2023 on Sun. Oct. 15. Georgia State Railroad Museum transforms into a magical Harry Potter-themed experience during the annual “Frogwarts” events. Children and their grownups are immersed in STEAM activities, such as chemistry, engineering, biology, and art, all disguised as magical classes inspired by the beloved book series. Details TBA.
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The day is designed to welcome and engage members of the local community. This will be a fun- filled day for all ages with tours of the museum. Experience history, architecture and art.
Scavenger hunts, creative activities for everyone in our beautiful courtyard and Ice cream treats provided by Jenni’s Treats on the Streets to the first 300 guests.
Sat.Aug. 19 10am – 5pm Free admission for local residents 12pm – 4pm Armor and Artisan Demonstrations & Children’s Activities Jepson Center
Get ready for a day of family fun, as Telfair offers an all-ages event celebrating The Age of Armor.
Visitors can see armor and mock battle demonstrations throughout the afternoon presented by the Shire of Forth Castle (Savannah area chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism) and members of Schola St. George (a group focused on the knightly culture and chivalric arts of the later Middle Ages) from Atlanta and the Southeast. SCA members will demonstrate period crafts, and children will make art projects inspired by the exhibition.
Art Start: 10:30-11:30AM Thurs. Aug. 17 2023 Jepson Center, Savannah $5 per child | Adults: members free / non-members $12. Register online here.
Start your day with art with Telfair Museums’ monthly program for children & their caretakers: Art Start @ the Jepson Center.
Once a month, Telfair Museums’ youngest patrons are invited to the Jepson Center for story time, a special tour, and an art activity. Strollers, crying babies, toddlers, and older siblings are all welcome here.
Thurs. Aug. 17, 10:30-11:30AM. Register online here.
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