Scad Museum of Art

Great work, but museum was too small and had not enough art. All the employees were super nice and offered to answer any questions about the art in every room. Street metered parking. Beautiful large space. A tiny café and museum store. Great design, good-​enough art. Some exhibits were definitely better than others. Overall, definitely stop by this museum on your visit to Savannah. It won’t take a long time to see everything and you will certainly see some things that will inspire your creative soul.

Rubbish. Went during a contemporary showing so you can only imagine what a waste of time it was. Save your time and money for the sake of intelligence. The mindless work was supposedly done by the «professional» artists who graduated from this school. Real art puts this eyesore, so called contemporary art, to shame. Also, no paintings whatsoever. Walked into a dark room that has a video (on repeat) of rain falling on cans. If you’re dumb as bricks, maybe you’ll enjoy that. They apparently want to make a society of people seeing the emperor“s new clothing. And I think a lot of people defend this place because they’re affiliated with it.

Excellent museum, you can see the talent of the alumni and current students. There aren’t many exhibits but rather devote a room to one artist in most cases. I would definitely visit again just to see more of their work.

If you like the sort of art that begins with the assumption that the viewer is stupid then this is the place for you. Not worth the cost of admission, in my humble opinion.
One of the current exhibitions of landscape photography I paid to see includes screenshots from a video game (Skyrim) which is A) boring/​dumb and B) has to be illegal. Wouldn’t an art school know something about artistic copyright? You can’t charge money for the public to view someone else’s intellectual property. I should have asked for my money back out of respect for the game developers.

I cannot for the life of me understand how there are five star reviews for this museum. There just isn’t very much here. It takes about 15 – 20 minutes to go through everything. The few exhibits that were available were underwhelming. Save your money!

We visited in April 2014. The ticket price is $ 10 per person (adult). There was some brief photography that wasn’t interesting. The art of twine or rope weaving was slightly lost on me as was the video performance art.
The only thing that caught my attention was the triptych by Dustin Yellin. I found the construction fascinating but be forewarned, it if is still there and you take children, there are small nudes and some porn photos inside the triptych. Keep small ones from viewing too closely or yourself if that content if offensive to you. At 12 tons, it is quite a large work of art.

Every time I come here I am delighted in what I see. This time the Oscar De La Renta exhibit took my breath away. What a privilege to get to see such a outstanding designs at a affordable price.
$ 10.00 gets you in the door and it’s well worth the admission price. The dresses are amazing and there are a couple of Chanel designs included. The exhibit is so well done I cried. Honestly! I do love fashion and if you like history and fashion don’t miss this exhibit.

Only two artists in two rooms. Employees did not tell us that parts of the museum were closed. Save yourself some disappointment and don’t go here.

Save your money ($ 10/​person). Save your time (~20 minutes to see everything).
Only two rooms of exhibits. A lot of new exhibit construction, but still full price. No paintings. Mostly no-​name artist sculptures and abstract pieces.
Of the two available exhibits, one is just a room full of Oscar de la Renta dresses and fashion. IMO, not «art» I would expect to see in a museum.
I was expecting to see more student art since it is associated with the SCAD art school.
Bottom line: Not worth it.

Some visits I love it and some, it is only OK. Love the big art 3D table… like a big iPad. And some of the art work is really great… cool historical chandilier in the lobby and amazing garden area in the back. And maybe I am not artsy enough to enjoy some of its craziness like rug art… yawn! The mixed media room is the very best that I have seen in a long time. And you can buy wine in the gift store… this is critical and I will not budge on it.

Beautiful building. Beautiful exhibits. Definitely worth a visit for any art lover in Savannah.

Worth the trip. This is a very cool museum and a great respite from the heat with places to relax downstairs and up.
If you’re in savannah, this is the art museum you have to go to.

GORGEOUS! This museum is absolutely stunning. I only had the chance to wander around the first level after a campus tour and I was more than impressed. The thing is, I wasn’t expecting a museum on a college campus to have as much of an impact. My event planner mind was imagining this as a venue as soon as I stepped through the 15 ft tall glass doors. I love art and have been to more than a few museums in major cities like NYC, DC and Miami. I’m far from an expert. However, this museum felt intimate and modern. I felt comfortable taking my time looking through all the installations. Alex Prager’s film «Despair» starring Bryce Dallas Howard was visually arresting and disturbing. I can’t wait to go back the next time I’m in Savannah.

Cool museum! It is definitely worth checking out. My partner is a SCAD alum so she insisted, but I enjoyed the experience too. We checked it out on a Sunday and there were only about 4 other people in the whole museum. I kind of enjoyed this as well.
The exhibits were unique and the docents were informative and friendly. I especially loved the FRANCISCO COSTA for Calvin Klein Collection exhibit. The hanging dress forms were semi-​haunting, hanging in the gallery space. The exhibits change here and I believe they also have some student work as part of their permanent collection. I look for this museum to do big things in the future. I don’t think SCAD would have it any other way.

This is a nice, small gallery run by the Savannah College of Art and Design, a private and apparently excellent art school. It’s a little puzzling to get to the front door, but it’s worth the short walk (yo — SCAD — remember that form and human factors are an important feature in design, so why are you teaching your students to put the front door two blocks from any parking lot???). From the visitor’s center lot, walk a half-​block north (left) on MLK, then walk left on Turner. It’s in the long, white, beautiful building on your left, about half-​way down. Be sure to look at the pieces in the display windows on your way to the door.
The docents, apparently all students at SCAD, were the best part of a delightful experience. They were all friendly, knowledgeable, and really, really excited to talk about the art, the artists, the school and even their own ideas, aspirations and everything else.
One was a junior in radio and visual communications media who pointed out a tremendous number of details about his areas, and each detail was related with such enthusiasm and with such excellent storytelling and context that I wanted to take both all of this artist’s work and him home. (No, not like that.)
Another was a postgrad person who showed the restraint of experience and age, but still clearly loved the artist and the work she was charged with interpreting for us. Being a guy, I set out busily explaining what I saw before she had a chance to do much of her job, but she patiently listened and when I was finished blathering, she politely and happily pointed out a detail that I had missed that changed my whole view of the work. She could come home with us, too.
Oh, yeah — the art. It’s a small gallery, and housed only half a dozen artists’ works, maybe 30 — 50 works in all. I enjoyed most of them, and some I enjoyed very, very much. the display areas are mostly attractive, beautifully lit, comfortable and appropriate for the works. Be sure to ask the receptionist where all the satellite galleries are so you don’t miss any gems.
OK, back to the docents. We asked a couple of them where they’d recommend we go to dinner. This brought a bunch of them around to discuss the city’s culinary delights and their own tastes in food. They were warm and friendly and had great ideas. We tried one of them (A.Lure) and were more than satisfied with their recommendation.
The only thing we really would have liked (besides MORE) would have been a gallery of student art. The docents were good, but what were they doing? SCAD is reportedly a good school, but why? What kinds of new ideas in art and design are being developed? What new views and curves and surfaces and auditory experiences can they offer? That, after all, is why SCAD is in existence. We’d have loved to have had a peek.
We liked this place. We had a good time. Go there.

The space is wonderful and the ever changing exhibits really demonstrate why this is a first rate school. I suppose I was a bit of a snob until I visited Savannah again and have seen what an impact SCAD has made on this community. The school is a real mover and shaker and is tuning out some great artists in so many fields. The museum highlights that.

What an aesthetically pleasing space. Tall ceilings, interesting renovations from the building’s previous life, warm white walls. Structurally, the building lets in lots of natural light, while still setting up the art in such a way that as the light changes new things are exposed to you. I wish I had had time to stay for hours, to watch what happens with the changing of the light.
Oh, the art’s good too. There was a nice balance of exhibits, and I thought that the gallery dedicated to African-​American art was quite comprehensive despite its small size. I also particularly liked the long hallway gallery that followed alongside the courtyard; it reminded me of portions of the Dia museum in Beacon. If you’re interested in contemporary art, I think this is a perfectly nice place to stop in while you’re in Savannah. It would be a particularly nice place to while away the hottest hours of the day.
4 stars because of the following notes:
1. If you decide to use the restrooms at the far end of the galleries, you’ll get locked out of the museum portion of the building. It took me five minutes to figure out how to exit the building. This may be a particular problem for elderly and/​or disabled guests.
2. This is a «paperless museum” – except for certain exhibits where paper will be thrust into your hands whether you want it or not. Paperless is fine, but the lack of a map is a real issue when there are very few docents around to ask for help; perhaps it could be on the wall or something. Also, many otherwise-​paperless museums (see: Dia: Beacon, Barnes Foundation, many others) will put together guides for each room and laminate them; I think this would be of real benefit to visitors here as well.
3. Finally, the price of adult admission is a bit high for a museum this small. I felt like I was *expected* to subsidize the experience of other ticket holders, and I didn’t appreciate that.
These quibbles aside, however, this is a lovely small museum. (For adults. Please leave the running toddlers or the big strollers at home.)