Nge-Téh: the Imperial Journey of 'Java Tea'

Part of our member's research: a global history of Sundanese tea plantation. The exhibition followed the journey of the 'Java Tea' from its production site in Priangan by Dutch companies and Sundanese laborers to its consumption sites in Northern Germany.

The exhibit took place in July 2026 in the Pavilion 333, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, in collaboration with and funded by the Architecture Museum of TU Munich.

Picture source: Topografische inrichting in Nederlandsch-Indië (Batavia). (1911). Kaart der landbouwondernemingen in de Preanger regentschappen—Sheet 1 (Dutch Colonial Maps KIT) [Map]. Soekaboemische landbouw vereeniging; Leiden University Library.