Ceramics @ the Mauritshuis

Hosted in English

11 Feb 2024, 14:00 - 17:00
Art Workshop

Ceramics

The International Friends of the Mauritshuis are delighted to invite you to participate in a workshop to create your own ceramic Dutch canal houses. The distinctive step-gabled houses have featured in numerous paintings since the seventeenth century, including masterpieces in the Mauritshuis collection.

You have a choice of attending the workshop on one of two afternoons: Sunday 11 or Tuesday 13 February. Both workshops will last three hours and will take place in the Kunstwerkplaats (art studio) in the Mauritshuis, starting at 14:00. The workshop leader, Alexandra Breeze, studied ceramics and printmaking at university, then became a qualified teacher of art and design, and now runs her own ceramics studio.

During the workshop, Alexandra will demonstrate the methods used to create two-dimensional canal houses using clay. All equipment and materials will be provided, including enough clay for each participant to make a row of four different canal houses. Once participants have made their Dutch houses, the creations will be carefully packaged and labelled before Alexandra takes them to her studio for the final steps of glazing and firing. The final product, which will be mounted on white artboard, will be available for collection about 4-6 weeks after the workshop.

The workshop is also suitable for children to attend, although Alexandra recommends a minimum age of 12.

Good to know

Dates: your choice of Sunday 11 February or Tuesday 13 February
Place: Kunstwerkplaats, Mauritshuis
Meeting Time: meet in Mauritshuis foyer at 13:45 and you will be escorted to Kunstwerkplaats
Duration: 3-hour workshop, 14:00–17:00
Cost: €65 for International Friends, €75 for guests

Includes: all equipment and materials for ceramic workshop, tea/coffee/cookies for afternoon tea

RSVP by Friday 2 February

The workshop is also suitable for children to attend, although Alexandra recommends a minimum age of 12.

To reserve places for the ‘Ceramics Workshop’, please send an email before 2 February to internationalfriends@mauritshuis.nl with the names of the Friends and guests for whom you wish to reserve places, and which day they prefer to attend. Confirmation details will be sent to you along with payment information.

We look forward to welcoming you to this special event in February. If you have any questions, please contact Sabine Miesen on 06 1922 4269.