East Frisian Tea Museum

Old town hall of the city of Norden, main building of the East Frisian Tea Museum in the north

The East Frisian Tea Museum Norden is a museum in the East Frisian city ​​of Norden . It has its seat in the old town hall and is a member of the Museum Association of East Friesland .

exhibition

Based on the East Frisian tea culture, the museum develops insights into tea cultivation in various Asian countries and tea cultures around the world, such as those in China, Japan, India, England and Russia.

The museum explains the East Frisian tea culture, shows the typical East Frisian tea accessories, such as the widespread porcelain with the open or closed East Frisian rose, as well as the Dresden blue decor , introduces the origin of the real East Frisian mixture and explains rearing, cultivation, harvest and Further processing of the tea and its worldwide trade.

Chinese commissioned porcelain can be seen as well as ceramics from sunken ships or porcelain from the most respected German manufacturers such as the Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin, Meißener Porzellan or Fürstenberg. Also worth seeing is the museum's collection of lithophanes and warmer .

In the city history departments you can walk through around 5000 years of Northern history. Here u. a. Northern silver, regional handicrafts around the tea table or the history of the Doornkaat company.

Tea kitchen

Genuine East Frisian tea can be tasted in the museum's tea kitchen. East Frisian tea ceremonies are also held here every Wednesday and Saturday .

Web links

Commons : Ostfriesisches Teemuseum (North)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Internet presence of the tea museum

Coordinates: 53 ° 35 '40.99 "  N , 7 ° 12' 8.71"  O