Join us at MEAA to celebrate summer!  Explore our exhibition Reimaginings with a sweet treat for the summer. Cool down with tea while getting creative with a craft activity in the galleries.   The cold teas will be inspired by the cold green teas sold by our partner Comins Tea. This taster will give you a new tea experience (... continued)

Location: Museum Gallery

Join us for a guided tour of our partner organisation, Bristol Botanic Gardens, exploring its diverse plant collections, including the Useful Plants Garden, home to the UK’s largest collection of Chinese traditional medicinal herbs. Museum transport is not provided. This is an outdoor walking tour: please wear suitable footwear and clothing appropriate for the weather. (... continued)

Location: Bristol Botanic Gardens

We are pleased to be hosting a new Mahjong club in the galleries of our Museum! Working in collaboration with Milk Tea Mahjong, we will be hosting Mahjong sessions on the first Tuesday of each month. No mahjong experience is necessary! Only a curious attitude and an interest in this game of skill, strategy, and (... continued)

Location: Museum Gallery

Join us at Kingston Lacy, the National Trust’s magnificent country estate, for a guided tour of its beautiful Japanese Gardens. Discover seven acres inspired by centuries-old Japanese garden design, featuring bamboo groves, granite lanterns, an authentic tea garden, acers, cherry trees and seasonal wildflowers. Museum transport is not provided. We are happy to help arrange (... continued)

Location: Kingston Lacy House, Blandford Road, Wimborne Minster BH21 4EA

Spend the morning exploring the Butler Collection, home to one of the world’s finest collections of 17th-century Chinese porcelain. The visit includes a 90-minute guided tour led by the Museum’s curator, Katharine Butler, followed by free time to explore the collection at your own pace. Museum transport is not provided. We are happy to help (... continued)

Location: The World's End Pub, Almer, DT11 9EW (meeting point)

Learn about traditional Japanese tea culture through this Tea Ceremony hosted in our museum galleries. Try ceremonial grade matcha tea prepared for you by your host, Yukie Williams. With over a decade’s experience in practising tea ceremonies, known as sadō (茶道), Yukie Williams draws inspiration from both her training and her early years in Japan. (... continued)

Location: Museum Galleries

Learn about traditional Japanese tea culture through this Tea Ceremony hosted in our museum galleries. Try ceremonial grade matcha tea prepared for you by your host, Yukie Williams. With over a decade’s experience in practising tea ceremonies, known as sadō (茶道), Yukie Williams draws inspiration from both her training and her early years in Japan. (... continued)

Location: Museum Galleries