Rienzi and Bayou Bend joint History Book Club Discussion: Darjeeling: The Colorful History and Precarious Fate of the World’s Greatest Tea

Look to the MFAH for good books and great conversations! The two MFAH house museums host a discussion series about books on lifestyles and culture in American and Europe in the 1700s and 1800s. Meeting alternately at Rienzi and Bayou Bend, this History Book Club offers free discussions every other month.

Join Rienzi and Bayou Bend for good books and great conversations!

The History Book Club features discussions on lifestyles and culture in America and Europe in the 1700s and 1800s, led by Museum staff.

Meet at Rienzi to discuss Darjeeling: The Colorful History and Precarious Fate of the World’s Greatest Tea.

Join other book lovers at Rienzi to discuss Jeff Koehler’s Darjeeling: The Colorful History and Precarious Fate of the World’s Greatest Tea.

Built from the ground up, India’s tea industry grew to be the largest on earth and came to symbolize British imperial rule in India. The jewel of its production was, and remains, Darjeeling.

Koehler’s book examines the history of this “champagne of teas.”

Drop in! This program is free.