Top Genoa Art & Culture Classes

You will immerse yourself in a one-hour journey into the world of classical guitars and listen to the Maestro's explanations and anecdotes. You will discover how his passion was born, which brought him from Spain to Genoa. You will know how tools and machinery work, you will smell the scent of wood and listen to the sound of a real professional instrument, the result of many years of study and practice. You will feel the passion that this work brings with it.

One of the most fascinating and satisfying moments of creating a guitar is the painting: finally the wood shows its most beautiful and pure colors, and it shines! If you want to know more about the world of guitars, with this workshop you can do it and you can learn all about this ancient technique! You will be a guest in the laboratory of the master luthier Miguel Gutierrez, who will teach you how to prepare the surface and will explain what a pad is, how to make it and how it is used ... Together you will try to apply the varnish on an available wood, up to polishing.

The purpose of this workshop, ideal for those who have never practiced ceramics, is to have fun and let yourself go in a friendly and creative environment! At the end, you will have an indelible memory of the experience. At the moment there is no delivery of the artifact, so if you wish you can come and get it once it is cooked and ready, agreeing to collect it with the artisans at the end of the workshop.

Explore the Old Port of Genoa at sunset while improving your photography skills! Relax with an aperitif on the sea after the walk.

Using your creativity to create an object: this is the idea of happiness of the ceramist Bianca Viola Biamonti, your personal guide in this wonderful experience. Bianca will listen to your ideas and help you in the creative process, sharing her modeling techniques: through the colombino, slab, brick or pinch technique you will be able to create your personal ceramic object.

The terrarium is a microscopic landscape under glass. Known since the end of the 19th century, in recent years there has been a revival both among gardening lovers and those looking for a decorative element for the home. This plant composition is actually a small ecosystem, which can be totally autonomous or may need a little care from time to time. Allegra and Carlotta, CommonPlace plant ladies, will be your guides in this workshop. In about 90 minutes you will learn the entire process of creating a terrarium, so that you can create it as many times as you want. You will also discover the differences between the different materials, understand how to choose the plants to use, and what are the most common maintenance mistakes. You will have all the material at your disposal and you will take home the terrarium that you have made with your own hands!