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Added by Jopie, at 27 September 2016
Opening Hours
- Monday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Tuesday Closed
- Wednesday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Thursday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Friday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Saturday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Sunday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
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17 Reviews
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20 May 2018
Had a great time going around the museum. Bought tea. And had a chance seeing couples having their wedding pictures taken on this area.
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17 May 2018
Flagstaff House had been named as Headquarter House until 1932.[2] The site chosen was a small bluff above the barracks and above Queen's Road, then at the waterfront.
The building was designed in Greek revival style. Historians suspect it was designed either by Murdoch Bruce, a Scot who was inspector of buildings, or by Lieutenant Bernard Collinson of the Royal Engineers.[2] The first occupant was Major-General George Charles D'Aguilar, General Officer Commanding from 1844 to 1846 who also held the post of Lieutenant Governor.[2]
The west and east wings were shelled during the Japanese invasion in the Second World War; it also suffered bomb damage. The Japanese repaired it and the Commandant took the building as his residence during the occupation.[2]
After the war, Flagstaff House was again the Commander's residence until 1978,[1] when the Commander moved to a purpose built house on Barker Road. It was handed over by the military to the civilian Hong Kong Government as part of the recovery of Victoria Barracks. The Government put it under the responsibility of the Urban Council in 1981.[2]
The building was declared a monument in 1989.[3] It was restored as far as possible to its original mid-19th-century appearance, structurally reinforced, and the interior was to be modified so that it could be used as a museum.[2]response / report this review -
08 May 2018
From the chaotic swarm of hong kong, a leap into a world of calm and patience, where every gesture must be weighed and carried out with care.
A brief excerpt from the history of Hong Kong and China through Chinese tea making tools and art.
In the bazaar, a vast selection of tea and various types of objects.response / report this review -
05 May 2018
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.response / report this review -
28 April 2018
our first time here - yeah, this shop will open 10 am WHK and i visit there when 3:40pm. but i can enter into room because my grandma sleepy. but i want to try when im alone go there. you can visit in there when you came to hongkong. Just 5 minutes from the Admiralty MTR station. You can try dimsum and another cooking in here. Highly recommended for you to coming. DO you want to try?
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09 December 2017
Nice little museum in the gardens and free. I whisked through because I was short on time but I could've spent longer. There was general information about tea and tea making and history which was interesting but the displays about tea pot design etc. were a bit specific and not of interest so I skipped over them.
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25 November 2017
Delicious vegetarian dim sum here. Informative museum on tea as well.
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16 October 2017
Fun to visit for tea-heads. #traveltalktea
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07 October 2017
Nice building, collection and museum shop; unless you're really into tea and its history, your interest will probably waver
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28 July 2017
Solid educational materials. Wisdom +2. Made me thirsty.
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08 May 2017
very unique museum with delicate teaware! You could also bought a teapot for souvenir!
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02 May 2017
館址原先是具170多年歷史的前英軍總司令官邸，於1984年改建為茶具文物館。
With the history of over 170 years, the Flagstaff House originally served as the office and residence of the Commander of the British Forces in Hong Kong. It was converted to the Museum of Tea Ware in 1984, with a new wing, the K.S. Lo Gallery, added in 1995. Alongside its exhibitions, the Museum holds regular demonstrations, tea gatherings and lecture programmes to promote ceramic art and Chinese tea drinking culture.
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08 February 2017
Nice Collection of old and modern teaware. Especially enjoyed the video on how teapots are handmade
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16 January 2017
The Flagstaff House, a Palladian styled house ehich was designed making reference to the banqueting hall in Greenwich of UK. They got original granite Doric column with column base there
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09 January 2017
Beautiful displays of historic teaware. Also interesting descriptions and videos of Chinese tea ceremonies.
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19 December 2016
It is a park here. We can drink 🍹 tea ☕️ with your friends here too. You must like it.
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04 October 2016
It's in a great park. Fairly extensive collection of teapots. But it's a bit lacking in.. va voom!
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