The Ainsley and Carriage houses will host new exhibits in March, as will the Campbell Historical Museum.

The Carriage House will put up “The Art of Tea,” an exhibit highlighting the various cultures that are deeply rooted in tea, according to Anna Rosenbluth, the Campbell Historical Museum and Ainsley House collections specialist.

“We’re going to be looking at the history of tea in various areas, and ceremonies different cultures held,” Rosenbluth said, adding it will also highlight the fashion and tea gathering etiquette from various eras.

Each year the Ainsley House hosts a Holiday Teas event, and Rosenbluth said there has been interest from participants in learning about where their tea comes from. The event was the inspiration for “The Art of Tea.”

“People will learn about the art of serving tea and drinking it if they were part of a certain culture,” Rosenbluth said.

Rosenbluth said the exhibit is still in its preliminary stages. She said she hopes tea businesses such as Steepers on Campbell Avenue and Lisa’s Tea Treasures on Bascom Avenue in the Pruneyard Shopping Center will be able to participate in the exhibit. Various teas, information about tea history, and teapots for the exhibit are being sought.

Campbell Mayor Liz Gibbons is lending teapots from various countries from her personal collection.

Ainsley House

Over at the Ainsley House, Rosenbluth said the exhibit will be “The Entrepreneurial Journey of American Immigrants,” which through photographs will tell the stories of immigrants traveling to the United States by sea.

Rosenbluth said the final details of exhibit are “still being hammered out,” but the museum staff is working with a local photography club to collect photos and conduct research.

“Each person is focusing on one immigrant and telling their journey to the American Dream,” Rosenbluth said.

The Ainsley House’s current exhibit, “Then & Now,” will close this fall. The exhibit features photographs of what the city looked like when orchards dominated the landscape. The “Victorian Home Life” exhibit in the Campbell Historical Museum will be replaced in the fall with an exhibit exploring people’s relationships with food.

The “The Art of Tea” and “The Entrepreneurial Journey of American Immigrants” will run from March through October. The Carriage House and Ainsley House are located next to each other at 300 Grant St.