Something Brew-Tea-ful

A showcase of items in the special collection and archives that relate to the continuously popular beverage tea. This showcase brings together works and items from different archives and collections held within Special Collections and Archives which are linked by their inclusion of tea or their close association to tea, the display is focused on the various elements of tea, practices and cultures link to, and by, the beverage and its accoutrements. Tea spans across the world and has seeped its way into history and culture in a multitude of ways, it is thought to be the second most consumed drink globally, it has been a part of sociocultural practice for countless years. This exhibition has items pertaining to tea from the following collections on display; Goldsmiths Archives (GOLD), Goldsmiths Textile Collection and Constance Howard Gallery (TC), National Network for Arts in Health (NNAH), The Women’s Art Library (WAL), WRPM (Women’s Revolutions Per Minute) Archive, Thomas Collection (Thomas), Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger Collection (MacColl) and the Goldsmiths Showcase Collection (S/C) The showcase is on display in the special collations entrance and reading room. Curated by Shanique Thompson