CEYLONESE TEA
ABOUT THE MUSEUM
The Ceylon Tea Museum at Hantane, three kilometres from Kandy city is served by a motorable road that circles the museum, provides easy access and adequate parking facilities for cars and tourist coaches. The museum consists of four floors. The ground floor and the second floor exhibit very old items of machinery and the first floor consist of a library and an auditorium with facilities for audio visual presentations. The third floor is allocated to tea sales outlets, where a selection of Sri Lanka's fine tea is available. The entire top floor is a tea cafe. A panoramic view of the Kandy town surrounded by the beautiful Hunasgiriya, Knuckles Range and the Matale range of hills can be viewed through a telescope mounted on the fourth floor. The grounds surrounding the Tea Museum are landscaped with different varieties of teas. Kandy is a mandatory stop virtually on every tourist's itinerary and the location of the Ceylon Tea Museum at Hantane enhances the attraction of the hill country to visitors. Additionally, its proximity to the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens and Loolecondera estate, where tea was first grown commercially in Sri Lanka makes Hantane the perfect location.
HISTORY OF THE MUSEUM
The adventure began 150 years ago. The epic saga of Ceylon Tea continues to enthral the world during the world during the new millennium and challenge those who follow in the footsteps of the indomitable pioneer planters.
Many valuable artefacts that testify to the innovation, ingenuity and perseverance of the men and women, who built the world's greatest tea industry, are now lost for all time. To redress this and to preserve for future generations the history, traditions and values of Ceylon tea, Ceylon tea museum have been established in Hantane, Kandy.
Primary objectives are exhibit memorabilia machinery, documents, books, pictures and objects of historical value to the tea industry, promote tea as a global beverage, thereby enhancing tea exports, publish and distribute materials for the enrichment of the tea industry, exploit the tourism potential of the tea industry, strengthening Sri Lanka's image as the world's number one exporter and to educate Sri Lanka's youth on the history of the tea industry and its contribution to economy.
The Ceylon Tea Museum at Hantane, four kilometers from Kandy city is served by a motor able road that circles the museum, provides easy access and adequate parking facilities for cars and tourist coaches.
OPENNING TIMES OF THE MUSEUM
Tuesday to Saturday : 08.30am to 15.45pm
Sunday : 08.30am to 15.00pm
(Closed on Mondays & Poya day falling weekdays)
LOCATION OF THE MUSEUM