- Place
- Biržai District Municipality
- Region
- Biržai
- Type
- private antique-teapot gallery-museum and tea shop
- Address
- 12 Vytauto Street, Biržai, LT-41139
- Coordinates
- 56.20117, 24.75617
- Visit duration
- 30-60 minutes; longer if you want to browse the collection and have tea
- Best time
- during gallery and shop hours, after checking the schedule before travelling
Biržai Tea House, Gallery-Museum of Antique Teapots
A wooden house built in 1920 on Vytauto Street
The Gallery of Antique Teapots operates inside the Biržai Tea House at 12 Vytauto Street, in a wooden house built in 1920. The house has been brought back to life while retaining an old-fashioned atmosphere shaped by wooden surfaces, antique furniture, and tea vessels visible from the street.
The place has two identities that are useful to keep distinct. Gallery of Antique Teapots is the official visitor-place name, while Biržai Tea House is the shop and tea space that houses it and the name used in the map card. Searching for either name should lead you to the same entrance.
More than 700 teapots in a growing collection
The collection contains more than 700 exhibits and is still growing. Earlier descriptions mentioned about 800 teapots from around the world, so the figures are best understood as snapshots of a private collection developing over time rather than as a fixed inventory limit.
The shelves and cabinets show more than a single uniform set: visitors can compare shapes, materials, spouts, handles, and decoration. Samovars, other tea vessels, antique furniture, and accessories join the teapots, making the display a story about object design as well as the everyday ritual of serving tea.
A tea shop, gallery, and welcoming display
The gallery does not occupy a separate silent museum hall; it works alongside the Biržai Tea House shop. Visitors can sit at a table on striking floral antique chairs, look at the collection, and enjoy tea, while the shop sells tea, coffee, spices, and other goods associated with a tea table.
Plan this as a slow cultural stop rather than a quick tick on a list. Notice how the teapots sit within the wooden interior, compare metal and ceramic vessels, and ask staff about an object's history if you are curious, because no complete public catalogue of the collection is provided.
Address, opening hours, and visit planning
The gallery is at 12 Vytauto Street, Biržai, LT-41139. Its contact number is +370 650 45662 and its email is info@birzuarbatine.lt. Because the display is part of the shop, follow the shop's schedule and the staff's information when you arrive rather than assuming that it has the timetable of a separate museum.
The shop is open Monday-Friday 08:00-19:00, Saturday 08:00-15:00, and Sunday 09:00-14:00, but hours can differ, particularly on public holidays. Check the latest information by phone or on the gallery website before travelling.
A Biržai cultural-route stop
The Gallery of Antique Teapots belongs on a Biržai museums-and-galleries route and works as a separate stop on a tourism visit. This is a small private collection with a clear address and visitor-facing space, not a large state institution.
The gallery pairs naturally with Biržai Castle, Independence Square, the culture centre, or the narrow-gauge railway heritage. Plan the stop around the shop's opening hours and allow 45-60 minutes for a relaxed visit.
