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Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware

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A 19th-century colonial home exhibiting the history of Chinese teaware & culture, plus a teahouse. People often mention museum, Hong, Kong, history, building, interesting, visit, good, Park, free,


Address

10號 Cotton Tree Dr, Central, Hong Kong

Website

hk.art.museum

Contact

+852 2869 0690

Rating on Google Maps

4.20 (623 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Friday: 10 AM to 6 PM
  • Saturday: 10 AM to 6 PM
  • Sunday: 10 AM to 6 PM
  • Monday: 10 AM to 6 PM
  • Tuesday: Closed
  • Wednesday: 10 AM to 6 PM
  • Thursday: 10 AM to 6 PM

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  • 5/5 Alex W. 5 years ago on Google
    I enjoyed this place a lot. They have a great collection covering classic style to modern creativity. The tour through the museum takes around one hour if you read everything (which you should do - I learned a lot about tea and culture). It had also a very calming effect. Everything looks nice and is perfectly arranged. :)
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 lily t. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Located in the Hong Kong Park, it was formerly the residence of the commander of the British Army. It is now a legal monument with free admission. The museum displays the history of tea sets and tea art, including the famous Zisha teapot. The building is two stories high, with multiple exhibition halls and toilets. The exhibits are relatively single, with few visitors. (Original) 位於香港公園內,前身是英軍三軍司令官邸,現為法定古蹟,免費入場。 館內展示了茶具和茶藝的歷史,包括有鼎鼎有名的紫砂茶壺。 樓高兩層,有多個展覽廳,還有洗手間。 展品較單一,參觀者稀少。
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Sophia C. 1 year ago on Google
    An excellent little museum in the park, and there is a lot of beautiful teaware to check out. You can also learn about tea cultures from different times or regions.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Kin C. 1 year ago on Google • 958 reviews
    We're not serious tea lovers. But this museum displayed some interesting tea pot sets (historical and creative), and information about different ways of taking a great variety of teas. Very interesting!

  • 4/5 Nick K. 4 months ago on Google • 232 reviews
    Learn about tea culture, from origins to brewing methodologies and beyond into the realm of social gathering and ceremony. The gallery also contains an exhibition on seals and pottery. Clean, detailed, well staffed and well kept!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sum L. 1 year ago on Google • 231 reviews
    A hidden gem in the city featuring both ancient and modern tea ware designs. Tea is a huge part of our culture and history and I think this museum has done very well show casing it.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rik 9 months ago on Google • 121 reviews
    Lovely site for two reasons, the building and the teaware. The building, built in the Greek revival style, is built in 1845, one of the earliest colonial buildings that still survives in HK. It has been used for many things, home of Lt. Governor, Japanese occupation and from 1984 museum. The museum is excellent, hosting a collection that ranges from prehistory to modern day tea equipment. There is a lot of information on site not just about teaware but also tea makin and different types of tea and their properties. Nice shop on site and toilets.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Vivian W. 8 months ago on Google • 59 reviews
    A small delightful museum containing China tea ware from different ages. The items are mostly from a private donation. The items are interesting and beautiful. Museum is situated in Hong Kong park just a stone throw from the financial centre of Hong Kong. It’s a small museum and not very busy so you can enjoy the visit without a huge crowd around. And it’s free and air conditioned. Unfortunately when I visited a lot of the rooms were closed for public. I would have like to see more since Chinese tea culture has been dated back centuries.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 William C. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) There are many exhibits with detailed explanations (Original) 有很多展品,解釋詳盡
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 A Google U. 1 year ago on Google
    I highly recommend this museum for everyone, adults and children. Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware is a really nice museum. I went there with my mom and sister. The ground floor has some funny tea pots that made us laugh a lot. And, it has a play room for young children. My sister played there while I visited upstairs to discover more teapots. In the playroom there's a very interesting giant book about Hong Kong. It was my favourite part of the whole museum. Sadly I had to go before I could finish the book. When I go there next time, I will finish the book just like how I finish my bread with jam.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Juliette R. 1 year ago on Google
    Hidden gem in the park with an outstanding choice of tea ! The food was very good
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Kenny W. 1 year ago on Google
    If you like tea should visit this tea museum. If you don't, good place to walk when you visit the Hong Kong Park. Inside you see valuable collection of yes pots and accessories.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mike L. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The Tea Set Museum is located in Hong Kong Park, a great place for holiday and leisure. (Original) 茶具文物館位於香港公園内,一家大細假日休閒好去處。
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Henry C. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Worth a visit (Original) 值得一遊
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 BradJill 5 years ago on Google
    The Flagstaff House Museum of Teaware is a surprisingly good speciality museum found in Hong Kong Park and it is free for all to visit. We usually visit here once or twice a year and particularly enjoy seeing the exhibited teaware from the annual Hong Kong Potters competition. On the ground floor of the museum, you can see a permanent collection of tea ware, along with posters with images and text. It is a fair amount of information that is not overly texty. So you can read through, examine the pieces at a comfortable pace. One of the rooms has a television as well showing a programme on how tea ware is made. On the ground floor there is also a children's play and entertainment room, a nice place for the little ones if the adults want to spend a bit more time inspecting the various teapots, cups and wares available in the other rooms. For us, one of main reasons we like visiting this museum is to see the Tea Ware by Hong Kong Potters pieces which are often exhibited at the museum. There are always very interesting, thematic teaware that is very nice to look at and take pictures of. Note to those who enjoy contemporary art, you will get a rise out of some of the more creative teaware sets seen here. You can comfortable visit both floors of the museum in 30-60 minutes.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 黃莎莉 5 years ago on Google
    Hidden gem in the bustle area. There are so much to learn about tea and teapots. Information interesting presented. Staff, even the security guards are very helpful and enthusiastic. A beautiful heritage building , very well maintained and revitalised! Free admission. There is a tea house with very good quality dim sum next to the main building.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Leo G. 4 years ago on Google
    Unless you are an absolute tea addict, this is probably not worth a visit on its own. However if you are in the vicinity of Hong Kong park then this is a lovely place to take a break. It's also one of the few opportunities one has of having a comparative tasting of Chinese tea
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Bill T. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It is free to visit, there are not many tourists, you can enjoy it carefully. (Original) 免費參觀,遊人不多,可以細心欣賞。
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 R C. 4 years ago on Google
    Hosted in what used to be the office and residence of the Command of British Forces until 1978, this lovely building now exhibits a large variety of tea pots, some more traditional and some more artistically creative. They also have a great souvenir shop perfect for gifts.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Christian V. 4 years ago on Google
    Extremely interesting if you appreciate Chinese tea. Two floors of information on the history of tea and its role in Chinese culture, tea pots and how they are made, and the tea ceremony (watch the short video). Had learned a lot while in Taiwan, but was nice to have English descriptions throughout. There is a second building nearby with more exhibits on the second floor (currently mostly name chops), and a restaurant where you can sample different Chinese And Taiwanese tea. As mentioned earlier, try to take advantage of the docent tours, and if possible, the hosted tea ceremony.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Stephen T. 4 years ago on Google
    i have only a passing interest in tea and i found this place very informative! also good way to pass 30min to 1 hr and escape from the heat.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Nat T. 5 years ago on Google
    Interesting tea pot and tea cup exhibits. Also explains in nice detail the traditional way to make tea. Nearby tea shop also serves tea (no tea ceremony) and vegetarian snacks.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Helen Yu (Chestnut J. 1 month ago on Google • 273 reviews New
    I had a picnic at Hong Kong Park before heading over to the Flagstaff House Tea Ware Museum and it was a wonderful time spent in a beautiful ambience. I would imagine this museum to be the best respite for a hot afternoon day during the summer. The Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware is a Declared Monument inside the Hong Kong Park. Construction for the Flagstaff House completed in 1846, and it is the oldest surviving western styled building in Hong Kong. When it began its first chapter, the Flagstaff House was named the Headquarters House. Its first occupant was Major-General Goerge Charles D’Aguilar, whose name is now borne by Cape D’Aguilar and the D’Aguilar Lighthouse. As the Commander of British Troops in China, D’Aguilar was a military officer when he arrived in Hong Kong in 1843. In 1844, he was appointed the Leutenant Governor of Hong Kong, and the Headquarter House was built specifically as his residence. The building really is beautiful and stately as the former residence for the highest ranking British officer in Hong Kong, but I think it is really the interior that made the most striking impression. The tea museum is interesting in itself, as there are exhibits from as far back as the Zhou Dynasty there -- all the way to the Qing dynasty. But each room is lined with red caprets and a colonial era fireplace. Highly recommended museum and architecture.

  • 5/5 Ahmad Y. 5 years ago on Google • 103 reviews
    Worthy of visiting for those who would like to know about the beginning of tea, and how it originated. Also you will find inside the museum many videos explaining how it all started in China. This place is an old communication center when the British took control of Hong Kong.

  • 4/5 Denis O. 6 months ago on Google • 22 reviews
    Fascinating experience. Not too many exposition objects, but walls enriched with a lot of information about the history of tea. There are also some interactions, could be a good choice for children. Entrance is free.

  • 4/5 Maureen J. 4 years ago on Google
    Very interesting if you like tea.

  • 5/5 Kim Ho T. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It is worth going to go. (Original) 值得一去再去。

  • 5/5 John N. 4 years ago on Google
    History

  • 5/5 Lam S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Well being (Original) 好正

  • 4/5 Goldenpie H. 4 years ago on Google
    a lot of exhibits, a bit boring for me

  • 5/5 Vasily C. 4 years ago on Google
    Very good little tea history museum located in on of the old colonial buildings. Great retreat from the all the noise of Central. First floor has exhibition on tea history and on the second floor there's various temporary exhibitions. There's also a gift shop with decent selection of teas and teaware. Admission is free!

  • 4/5 emmanuel p. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very beautiful exhibition on the teapots and the art that say I the arts of the tea and the ceremonies of the tea through the dynasties. (Original) Très belle exposition sur les théières et l'art que dis je les arts du thé et les cérémonies du thé au travers les dynasties.

  • 4/5 Tin Ming F. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) You can take a leisurely stroll, clean and carefully enjoy a variety of tea sets, and walk outside the park. (Original) 可以遊閑漫步, 清淨又可以細意欣賞各種茶具,館外又可漫步公園。

  • 4/5 SKS F. 2 years ago on Google
    Free admission with detail tea drinking history and amazing historical tea pots

  • 3/5 lychk c. 2 years ago on Google
    It's worth coming to understand the history of making tea and its tools.

  • 5/5 Milli P. 6 years ago on Google
    Delicious vegetarian dim sum here. Informative museum on tea as well.

  • 5/5 Amanda J. 1 year ago on Google • 21 reviews
    Free entry, lots of historical and modern art. U could learn how to make various types of tea. Inside they also provide documentary movies about tea in english and chinese. There is a place for kids to play around and a tiny store selling tea wares inside the museum. A pleasant place.

  • 4/5 Luigi C. 1 year ago on Google
    Good gallery. Educational. Misses the opportunity of having an in-place tea house to showcase what displays on paper

  • 5/5 Uros D. 1 year ago on Google
    Love this place. It's a great museum about an interesting topic.

  • 5/5 Larry B. 11 months ago on Google
    Everything tea. History, craft teapots, teacups and accessories.

  • 4/5 Winnie L. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The environment is good and there are many places to know about tea art. (Original) 環境好好還有好多可對茶藝認識地方。

  • 5/5 Calvin W. 3 years ago on Google
    interesting stuff and building. learnt a lot about tea I didn't know before. it's free with easy access from Pacific Place. the HK Park is also worth a walk-around

  • 4/5 Kin Yip L. 3 years ago on Google
    Good thing it's free. Has an interesting collection of teapots, and explanations of various styles of making tea. Boring if you don't like tea.

  • 4/5 Greg P. 4 years ago on Google
    Actually a return trip. Full of displays of local artist's... Teapots.

  • 5/5 michael c. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Buildings have historical value (Original) 建築物具歷史價值

  • 3/5 Chun Sang T. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Can experience Chinese tea culture (Original) 可以體會中國茶文化

  • 5/5 Daniel l. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Beautiful environment! Convenient location (Original) 環境美!地點交通方便

  • 3/5 Elvis W. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) There are many exhibits (Original) 展品都不少

  • 5/5 Elmen C. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Holiday place (Original) 假日好去處

  • 3/5 Kenneth L. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) An extraordinary McDonald's. (Original) 不一般的麥當勞。

  • 5/5 Daniel F. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) British architecture, ancient tea set exhibition, and tea set tea can also be bought. (Original) 英式建築,古代茶具展覽,亦有茶具茶葉可以買。

  • 5/5 Ariana K. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) There are special tea sets, free (Original) 有特別的茶具,免費的

  • 4/5 pt l. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The former official residence of the commander of the British Army's three armies, the interior rooms are square, and it has been transformed into a cultural relics museum. There are many tea sets in the Song Dynasty, but there are many in the Qing Dynasty, so they are all a good place. (Original) 前英軍三軍司令官邸,內裏房間四四方方,正好改整成文物館。藏有不少茶具,有宋朝,但清朝較多,都是一個好去處。

  • 3/5 Kwok Hoo T. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) antique (Original) 古色古香

  • 5/5 sw s. 4 years ago on Google
    Like the traditional Chinese tea

  • 4/5 Noob282 l. 4 years ago on Google
    Good museum usually quiet and not crowded and it’s free

  • 5/5 Stephen J. 4 years ago on Google
    Very well laid out and informative. Excellent place to visit. Try the selection of teas whilst you are there.

  • 5/5 Freya 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A building with great historical value. It is suitable for a family to go and see the source / history of tea set and tea. In Hong Kong Park, you can drop in and buy tea. (Original) 很有歷史價值的建築物 適合一家大小一起去逛一下 欣賞茶具和茶葉的來源/歷史 在香港公園裏面,可以順便來 還可以買茶葉

  • 3/5 Tim C. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A good daze (Original) 一個好好 發呆的地方

  • 4/5 Lennert O. 4 years ago on Google
    Hidden gem. Free museum of tea ware. I was positively surprised. They have some amazing rea sets for sale as well.

  • 5/5 Sergei L. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) An excellent find for those who are not indifferent to tea and everything connected with it, an interesting museum and a good store with a large selection of tea. (Original) Отличная находка для тех кто неравнодушен к чаю и всему что с ним связано, интересный музей и хороший магазин с большим выбором чая.

  • 2/5 傲誠Ouzing 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Dojo tea (Original) 都冇茶飲

  • 5/5 ARIES Y. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) 'These five stars are for buildings, which is really worth appreciating. What was the place and character at that time? It's very valuable to pursue history and the environment, but it is not suitable for use as a tea ware cultural relics museum and has no visit value. If it is converted into a history museum type, it will be more attractive (Original) '此5星是給建築物,確實是值得欣賞,當時此地和人物,制度是如何?很'有追索歴史價值,環境怡人,但用作茶具文物館則格格不入,沒有參觀價值,如改作歷史博物館類型,反之更吸引

  • 5/5 李雋文 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Go to Hong Kong Park to play, then you can go to this museum, there are wooden teapot snack toys for children to play with, you can fill colors, have air conditioning, you can come here to rest after leaving the park (Original) 去香港公園玩,之後可以去這個文物館,有供兒童遊玩的木製茶壺點心玩具,可以填顏色,有冷氣,公園玩完可以來這裡休息一下才離開

  • 5/5 Francis W. 4 years ago on Google
    Very enlightening to learn about the history of tea. Great venue, which has significant heritage value, so it is good that the building is still being used and kept in clean presentable condition. Free entry.

  • 4/5 Joe M. 4 years ago on Google
    Worth visiting this colonial Flagstaff House to know a little more about the tea history. The building was nicely maintained and the museum was located inside the grounds of Hong Kong Park which you could plan a visit as you walk pass.

  • 4/5 Brett K. 4 years ago on Google
    This Museum of Tea inside the renovated Flagstaff House. The museum itself is interesting, with all the history of tea, and the tea culture across the region. However, the exhibition is mostly text and picture, and lack of interactive, it's a bit boring to kids. And they don't have much information about the building itself, all I can found is just a short video on TV


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  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom

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