Mosaics

Mosaic for families - tour & workshop

Starting from € 250

When?

every day
at 9.30 am or at 3.00 pm

Where

Pixel Mosaici - Via Sinistra Canale Molinetto 181, Ravenna

Duration

3.5 h

Become a mosaicist for a day!

Before or after visiting the UNESCO monuments of Ravenna with its wonderful mosaics, come and discover, together with your family, the art of mosaic.
You will have the opportunity to find out about the world of mosaic by visiting a real artisan workshop: you will be shown the materials used, the special tools used to cut the tiles, the different execution techniques. You will witness the manual cutting of the tiles using traditional tools.
You and your children will be guided throughout all the stages of processing.
At the end of the experience you can bring home a souvenir of Ravenna made with your own hands.

- welcome drinks, coffee and tea
- visiting of the laboratory, a brief history of the mosaic, demonstration of the manual cutting of materials using traditional tools
- choice and realization of the design to be executed, and work execution
- at the end of the experience will be given to you the mosaic, your souvenir from Ravenna

- materials
- equipment
- welcome snack
- the mosaic made during the workshop

- this workshop is aimed at families of 4, 5, or 6 members, with at least 2 children aged between 5 and 12 years. If the group does not include children, please book the workshops for adults: Roman Mosaic or Byzantine Mosaic.

- the laboratory will be confirmed after verification of availability by the mosaic artist

- if you require an invoice, you will have to request it BEFORE paying, writing an email at: info@visitravenna.it

- Italian
- English
- French
- Spanish

Pixel Mosaici
Via Sinistra Canale Molinetto 181, Ravenna
please arrive 5 minutes before the starting time

Directions: the laboratory is located about 5 km outside the city center of Ravenna and you can easily reach:
- by bus n. 70 or 80 from Ravenna Train Station in about 15 minutes. Take the bus towards Punta Marina and get off at Punta Ravenna/Madonnina. The stop is just 50 meters from the laboratory
- by bicycle via a dedicated bike path
- by taxi 0544 33888 

For more info see also the page "Moving around Ravenna"