LET'S MAKE TEA! | International Tea Day Celebration

LET'S MAKE TEA! | International Tea Day Celebration

“In the liquid amber within the ivory-porcelain, the initiated may touch the sweet reticence of Confucius, the piquancy of Laotse, and the ethereal aroma of Sakyamuni himself. Those who cannot feel the littleness of great things in themselves are apt to overlook the greatness of little things in others.”

(From The Book of Tea by Okakura Kakuzō)

Celebrating International Tea Day (21 May), we dedicate a whole day to tea and the various Asian traditions surrounding it. Since the Ferenc Hopp Museum of Asiatic Arts boasts a collection spanning the entire Asian continent, during the event there will be a chance to taste delicacies from the tea cultures of Japan, China, India and Southeast-Asia. We cordially invite every tea enthusiast, as well as those who would like to get a first impression of tea customs. The event is ideal for families, since there will be many interesting interactive workshops for children throughout the day.

The following tea experts, associations and cultural institutions will help us familiarize ourselves with tea traditions:
MOST
1000TEA
Urasenke Tankokai Hungary Association 
Yunus Emre Török Kulturális Intézet

Program on our garden stage:

10:30 – 11:00: Opening ceremony. Opening remarks by:

  • Her Excellency Hikariko Ono, ambassador of Japan to Hungary
  • Györgyi Fajcsák, PhD, director of the Ferenc Hopp Museum of Asiatic Arts
  • Kornélia Rajzó-Kontor, Urasenke tea master, president of the Urasenke Tankokai Hungary Association

11:00 – 11:45: Tea ceremony demonstration on the garden stage by the Urasenke Tankokai Hungary Association

11:45 – 12:30: Shakuhachi demonstration by László Kenéz, PhD (The Dharma Gate Buddhist College, Zen Academy)

12:30 – 13:00: Make a cup of matcha tea for mom and dad! Children’s Day workshop

13:00 – 13:40: Guided tour in the exhibition The Way of Tea with Judit Bagi, curator

14:00 – 14:40: A short history of tea and the principles of Chadō. Presentation by Mariann Tóth

15:00 – 15:30: Presentation by Marianna Varga on her project Kaméliakert and on growing tea

15:00 – 16:00: Celebrating Children’s Day, museum educator Katalin Szeivolt leads an interactive guided tour through the exhibition Land of Buddhas | Gandhāra. Indo-Greek Sculptures of the Ferenc Hopp Museum, accompanied by many fascinating, India-inspired objects; the tour is followed by creative activities and playtime

15:30 – 16:15: Tea ceremony demonstration on the garden stage by the Urasenke Tankokai Hungary Association

16:30 – 17:15: „Abode of Fancy” – Tea Gardens, Tearooms | Guided tour on the Tea Path in the Hopp Garden with Zita Gódorné Hazenauer

 

Activities available throughout the day:

  • Creative museum pedagogy workshops for children and adults
  • Ikebana artists Judit Várhelyi and John McDonald will create a monumental ikebana installation together, as well as various smaller ones in various corners of the Hopp Garden

We reserve the right to make changes to the program.

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