Sparta Teapot Museum
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The Sparta Teapot Museum of Craft and Design was a museum in Sparta, North Carolina
, USA. It closed in January 2010.
It contained approximately 30000 square feet (2,787.1 m²) devoted to the history of tea
and teapot
s and to the display of teapots from all cultures and all eras.
The museum drew mainly from the teapot collection of Gloria and Sonny Kamm. The Kamm Collection, comprising more than 6,000 teapots, is the largest teapot collection in the USA and arguably the world.
The Sparta Teapot Museum received its official 501(c)(3) status from the Internal Revenue Service
in November 2005. This designation made the Museum a charity organization.
In 2006, Congress controversially appropriated nearly $500,000 in federal funding for construction of a new building for the Teapot Museum, but the project was canceled before any of the money left federal hands.
Sparta, North Carolina
Sparta is a town in Alleghany County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,817 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Alleghany County.-Geography:Sparta is located at ....
, USA. It closed in January 2010.
It contained approximately 30000 square feet (2,787.1 m²) devoted to the history of tea
Tea
Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by adding cured leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant to hot water. The term also refers to the plant itself. After water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world...
and teapot
Teapot
A teapot is a vessel used for steeping tea leaves or a herbal mix in near-boiling water. Tea may be either in a tea bag or loose, in which case a tea strainer will be needed, either to hold the leaves as they steep or to catch the leaves inside the teapot when the tea is poured...
s and to the display of teapots from all cultures and all eras.
The museum drew mainly from the teapot collection of Gloria and Sonny Kamm. The Kamm Collection, comprising more than 6,000 teapots, is the largest teapot collection in the USA and arguably the world.
The Sparta Teapot Museum received its official 501(c)(3) status from the Internal Revenue Service
Internal Revenue Service
The Internal Revenue Service is the revenue service of the United States federal government. The agency is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury, and is under the immediate direction of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue...
in November 2005. This designation made the Museum a charity organization.
In 2006, Congress controversially appropriated nearly $500,000 in federal funding for construction of a new building for the Teapot Museum, but the project was canceled before any of the money left federal hands.