A ceramic teapot and three small white teacups on a wooden tray, with a dish of mixed nuts in the foreground.

tinyteahouse at Irving Gallery

A rustic outdoor tea setup with a wooden table, a tea tray, small containers of herbs and flowers, a small cup of tea utensils, and a magazine titled 'Journald du Thé' on the wooden surface.

Oxford’s tinyteahouse will be popping up at Irving Gallery on Friday 6th June from 10.00am to 2pm to serve visitors fine, seasonal teas in the traditional gong fu cha style. Guests are invited to take a seat at the tea table in the gallery to share tea served in hand crafted teawares from Yixing and Jingdezhen. Seasonal tea gatherings of this kind are held throughout Asia in tea houses, galleries and ateliers, allowing guests to appreciate fine tea and generous conversation surrounded by beautiful works of art. 

Visitors will sit surrounded by the artworks on show in Irving Gallery’s latest exhibition, ‘Tracing Space’, featuring paintings by twelve contemporary artists from across the UK.

3 spaces are available at each tea session lasting 45 minutes. Sessions start at 10am, 11am, 12 midday and 1pm. Free to invited guests of Irving Gallery and tinyteahouse.

tinyteahouse at Irving Gallery

A person’s hand is pointing at a wooden tray with tea pots, cups, and bowls of snacks, including pistachios and dried apricots.