Telfair Museums
Jennifer Levy has a diverse work experience in the field of museum registration and collections management. Jennifer is currently serving as the Chief Registrar at Telfair Museums since February 2022. Prior to this, they worked at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, where they held various positions including Senior Assistant Registrar, Outgoing Loans from September 2017 to March 2022. Jennifer also worked as an Independent Contractor, providing registrar services for an exhibition in 2010. Additionally, they gained experience as a Registration Intern at Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University and as a Collections Volunteer at History San Jose. Jennifer has also worked on projects at the Computer History Museum and City of San Jose. Jennifer started their career as a Registration Intern at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Jennifer Levy's education history is as follows:
Jennifer Levy attended Savannah Country Day School for an unknown duration of time, as the start and end years are not provided. It is unclear if they obtained any degree or field of study at this institution.
From 1995 to 1998, Jennifer Levy studied Sculpture at The University of Georgia, where they earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree.
Jennifer Levy then went on to pursue further studies at San Jose State University from 2000 to 2004. During this period, they obtained a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree, focusing on Sculpture and Installation Art.
Lastly, Jennifer Levy attended John F. Kennedy University from 2006 to 2008, where they received a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Museum Studies, with an emphasis on Collections Management.
Telfair Museums
Telfair Museums is the oldest public art museum in the Southeast. The legacy of one visionary Savannahian, it was founded in 1883 through the bequest of prominent local philanthropist Mary Telfair-who left her home and its furnishings to the Georgia Historical Society to be opened as a museum. Today, Telfair Museums consists of three unique buildings: the Telfair Academy and the Owens-Thomas House-two National Historic Landmark sites built in the early nineteenth century-and the contemporary Jepson Center. Each of the museum’s three buildings houses a collection corresponding to the era in which it was built. Designed in the Regency style by English architect William Jay, the Telfair Academy houses nineteenth- and twentieth-century American and European art. The Owens-Thomas House, also designed by William Jay but notably different in style, is considered one of the finest examples of English Regency architecture in the country. In addition to the historic house museum-featuring decorative art ranging from the late eighteenth to the early nineteenth century, the site includes rare intact urban slave quarters and a lovely parterre garden. Rounding out the Telfair’s trio of landmark buildings, the Jepson Center is devoted to the art of today. Together, these three unique buildings and three distinct collections bridge three centuries of art and architecture, illustrating the continuum of art and history in Savannah.