Jepson Center for the Arts: ArtZeum

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Jepson Center for the Arts: ArtZeum

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207 W York St
Savannah, GA 31401
912-790-8800

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Jepson Center for the Arts: ArtZeum Description

The Jepson Center is an airy, spacious, utterly cool contemporary art museum. Even better, inside the museum are two floors devoted wholly to kids but so interesting and unique that you're apt to find people of all ages checking out the interactive displays in the ArtZeum. All of the exhibits -- from the weird plasma screens that multiply your family's image hundreds of times to the writing on the wall with black paint markers -- teach children about some aspect of art. This should be one of your first stops.

Kid Tips

Toddlers & Pre-K: Toddlers will love all the exhibits in the ArtZeum, especially trying on hats (so you can look like a Doric column), the plasma machines, and the paint-on-the-wall area. Also popular is a huge metal magnet board with cool stuff (like paint brushes and muffin tins) to arrange into folk art.

School-Age Kids: Interactive art sleuthing on the computer and a set of really cool column-shaped blocks will intrigue school-aged kids for hours. Have them look for the portrait that inspired the image of George Washington on the $1 bill. Don't miss the rest of the collection of contemporary art.

Pre-Teens & Teens: Older kids (and their parents) will enjoy the ArtZeum as well. The art board game and the art-sleuthing computer games are popular with every age group.

Planning Notes

Bring a sweater. It's hot in Savannah but many indoor venues, including this museum, are over air-conditioned.
Go on Thursday if you have a toddler. Special toddler art programs run on Thursdays for children ages 2-5 (with parental participation) where they do an art project and have story time based on one of the exhibits (picture-frame making to celebrate the photography exhibit, for example). The museum is also starting family programming on the weekend, with free admission and performances. Call for more information.
No food allowed. It's strictly food-free in the museum, but there's a nice, bright café with gorgeous picture windows and a nice kids' menu if anyone's having a blood sugar meltdown.
Part of a triumvirate. There are three museums in the same complex: the Jepson Center, the Telfair Art Museum, and the Owens-Thomas House (which is a bit too stodgy for kids). If you're with older kids or sight-seeing types, consider buying a combo ticket to get into all three.
Bring your AAA card. Members get a discount.

Just the Facts

Hours: Sun. noon-5 p.m.; Mon., Wed., Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thurs. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Closed Tuesday. Hours subject to change. Call the information line to confirm: (912) 790-8800.

Fees: Under $10

Recommended Time: 1 to 2 hours