Museum of Art
Museum of Art is a museum in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Dry Pine Hill stands 9 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Oglethorpe Trolley Tours Welcome Center, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. SC-46 Scenic Highway passes 12 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The SCAD Museum of Art was founded in 2002 as part of the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia, and originally was known as the Earle W. Newton Center for British American Studies. The museum's permanent collection of more than 4,500 pieces includes works of haute couture, drawings, painting, sculpture, photography, prints and more. The SCAD Museum of Art is a teaching museum, serving Savannah College of Art and Design students and as well as members of the community and other visitors. A focal point is the Walter O. Evans Center for African American Studies, a multidisciplinary center for the study, understanding and appreciation of African American culture, art and literature. It is complemented by the new André Leon Talley Gallery, named for the Vogue contributing editor and SCAD Board of Trustees member. On Oct. 29, 2011, the SCAD museum reopened after an extensive rehabilitation project. The revitalized museum featured new galleries and classrooms, a 250-seat theater, a terrace and outdoor projection screen, a conservation studio, a museum café, as well as a 12-foot-long orientation touch table. An 86-foot-tall steel and glass lantern welcomes visitors and elegantly redefines the Savannah city skyline.
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Dates from 2002.
Wikidata Q2422767, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Savannah College of Art and Design
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 11.7 mi off the SC-46 Scenic Highway
- 15.9 mi off the Hilton Head Scenic Highway
- 16.7 mi off the Historic Effingham-Ebenezer Scenic Byway
- 17.3 mi off the US-278 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Barrell Landing · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Alex Townsend Grand Courtyard: 0.1 mi
- Battlefield Park: 0.1 mi
- Elbert Square: 0.1 mi
- Flame of Freedom: 0.2 mi
- Orleans Square: 0.3 mi
- Spring Hill Redoubt reconstruction: 0.1 mi
- Flame of Freedom: 0.2 mi
- Wright Square: 0.4 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 0.5 mi
- General Nathanael Greene: 0.5 mi
- Savannah History Museum: 0.1 mi
- Roundhouse Railroad Museum: 0.2 mi
- Savannah Children's Museum: 0.2 mi
- Georgia State Railroad Museum: 0.3 mi
- Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences: 0.3 mi
- SCAD Beach: 0.1 mi
- Silence is Golden: 0.1 mi
- SCAD Sign: 0.3 mi
- SCAD Sign: 0.3 mi
- John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer: 0.4 mi
- Oglethorpe Trolley Tours Welcome Center: 0.0 mi
- Oglethorpe Trolley: 0.2 mi
- Big Chairs: 0.3 mi
- River Street Riverboat Company: 0.6 mi
- River Street: 0.8 mi
- SCAD Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Fragrant Garden: 0.7 mi
- Victory Heights Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- Savannah Botanical Gardens: 5.0 mi
- Savannah Botancial Gardens: 5.0 mi
- Sassafras Hill: 19.3 mi
- Laurel Knoll: 19.5 mi
- Buzzard Knoll: 19.7 mi
- Calabash Knoll: 20.1 mi
- Prevent Knoll: 20.2 mi
- Causton Bluff: 4.2 mi
- Drakies Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Kirk Bluff: 17.4 mi
- Kilkenny Bluff: 20.8 mi
- Okatee Bluff: 22.0 mi
- Butter Bean Beach: 9.2 mi
- Savannah River Beach: 14.6 mi
- North Beach: 15.4 mi
- Back River Beach: 15.6 mi
- Mid Beach: 15.9 mi
- Oatland Island Wildlife Center Picnic Pavilion: 4.8 mi
- Wymberly Yacht Club: 7.5 mi
- Sgt. Jasper County Park: 17.4 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center: 10.5 mi
- I-16 Eastbound Weigh Station: 21.0 mi
- I-16 Westbound Weigh Station: 21.1 mi
- Purrysburg: 15.2 mi
- Ebenezer: 21.2 mi
- Sunbury: 23.9 mi
- Tybee Island Lighthouse: 15.4 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 15.4 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 15.4 mi
- Savannah National Wildlife Refuge: 5.7 mi
- Tybee National Wildlife Refuge: 11.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Museum of Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Pine Hill | N 354° | 9 m | 21.1 mi |
| Stevens Hill | N 353° | 8 m | 22.5 mi |
| Long Hill | N 352° | 7 m | 23.2 mi |
| Sassafras Hill | NNE 13° | 4 m | 19.3 mi |
| Laurel Knoll | NNE 16° | 4 m | 19.5 mi |
| Buzzard Knoll | NNE 15° | 4 m | 19.7 mi |
| Calabash Knoll | NNE 15° | 4 m | 20.1 mi |
| Prevent Knoll | NNE 14° | 4 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:04 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 19:59 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 54 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 78 | 69 | 59 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Savannah Intl AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/365594349
Day trips start here
- Savannah · 1 mi
- Port Wentworth · 8 mi
- Skidaway Island · 11 mi
- Tybee Island · 15 mi
- Bluffton · 18 mi
- Hilton Head Island · 22 mi
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