Enjoy Savannah’s art, history, and culture at historic sites and museums this Sunday, February 7th, at no cost – over 30 Savannah and Tybee museums are offering free entry Sunday afternoon. Hosted throughout Georgia, Super Museum Sunday allows art, history, and nature enthusiasts to get out and explore! In addition to free entry, many participating museums and houses are offering free tours and live reenactments throughout the afternoon – there are dozens of ways to discover and learn about Savannah museums.
Popular Savannah museums like the Andrew Low House, the Davenport House Museum, and the Jepson Center will be participating in this year’s event. More of the outdoorsy type? Historic sites like Fort Pulaski, Oatland Island, and Old Fort Jackson are included in the mix!
Unless alternate hours are noted, Super Museum Sunday is from 12-4 p.m. Check out the list of participating Savannah area museums below.
Photo courtesy of the Hamilton-Turner Inn
3. Beach Institute African American Cultural Center
Alternate Hours: 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
4. Bethesda Academy’s William H. Ford, Sr. Museum & Visitors Center
Alternate Hours: 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Photo by Casey Jones of Visit Savannah
5. Bonaventure Historical Society
Tours: 1:00, 1:30, 2:00, 2:30, & 3:00 p.m.
Photo courtesy of the Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens
6. Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens
Photo by Steven Hyatt
7. Congregation Micvke Israel
Alternate hours: 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Photo courtesy of the Davenport House Museum
Photo courtesy of the Georgia Encyclopedia
9. First African Baptist
Alternate hours: 1:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.
10. First Bryan Baptist Church
Alternate Hours: 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Photo courtesy of the Flannery O’Connor Home
11. Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home Foundation, Inc.
Alternate Hours: 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Photo courtesy of the Georgia Encyclopedia
12. Georgia Historical Society
13. Georgia State Railroad Museum
14. Girl Scout First Headquarters Museum and Program Center
Photo courtesy of the Harper Fowlkes House
15. Harper Fowlkes House
Alternate Hours: 1 p.m. – 4 p.m
16. King Tisdell Cottage
Alternate Hours: 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Photo courtesy of the Lucas Theater
17. Lucas Theatre for the Arts
Alternative Hours: 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Photo courtesy of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force
18. National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force
Photo courtesy of Oatland Island
19. Oatland Island
Photo courtesy of Old Fort Jackson
20. Old Fort Jackson
Photo courtesy of Pin Point Heritage Museum
22. Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum
23. Savannah Area Council of Garden Clubs Botanical Gardens
Alternate Hours – House: 12-4 p.m., Gardens: All day
Photo by Visit Savannah
24. Savannah Children’s Museum
Photo courtesy of SCAD
Photo courtesy of Ships of the Sea Museum
Photo courtesy of the Telfair Museum
28. Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences
Photo courtesy of the Jepson Center
29. Telfair’s Jepson Center for the Arts
Photo courtesy of the Hamilton-Turner Inn
30. Telfair’s Owens-Thomas House
Photo by Visit Savannah
31. Tybee Island Light Station and Museum
32. Tybee Post Theater
Alternate Hours: 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Photo courtesy of UGA
33. UGA Marine Education Center & Aquarium
Photo courtesy of WEBB Military Museum
Photo courtesy of @savsher via Instagram
Learn more about Super Museum Sunday and the Colonial Faire in this 50-second video:
Larissa Allen is Visit Savannah’s Social Media Coordinator. She received her BA in English and Professional Communications from Armstrong State University. Larissa is a Savannah native and thoroughly enjoys running, Scattergories, kittens, the Atlanta Braves, and the local music scene.
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