Many of the Ethnographic Museum's visitors have at some point participated in a tea ceremony in the Zui-Ki-Tei Tea House. Even more have been on a tour of the house or perhaps just viewed it from the outside and absorbed the calming atmosphere of the tea garden. The house celebrates its 35th anniversary this year, but not everyone knows that before it was built, there was another tea house on almost the same site. It was built in 1935, but what happened then? Come and listen to the story of Sweden's first tea house
The Zui-Ki-Tei teahouse, located in the park of the The Museum of Etnography, was built in 1990 and celebrates its 35th anniversary this year. Before the current teahouse was built, there was an earlier teahouse in the park. It was built 90 years ago, in 1935.
Today Yuu Komaki, chairperson of TZV (Friends of the Zui-Ki-Tei Tea House), will tell the story about the first teahouse. TZV is an association that works with the museum and the Chado Urasenke Sweden Tankokai Association to preserve and manage the tea house.
The lecture will be given in English.
After the lecture, the Chado Urasenke Sweden Tankokai Association will serve whipped matcha tea with a Japanese cake (vegan).
The annual pass costs SEK 200 and is valid for 365 days from the date of purchase. The annual pass is valid for the Museum of Ethnography and the Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities in Stockholm. Another option is an Annual Pass Support for SEK 350, valid for 365 days from the date of purchase, which also gives you entry to the Museum of World Culture in Gothenburg
Among other things, the annual pass gives you discounted prices on several events and family activites
The National Museums of World Culture also include the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, which is currently closed for renovation and will reopen in 2026.