Pottery on the Wheel Workshop
Learn wheel-throwing techniques with expert potters, practise forming clay into shapes, and explore the pottery-making process while creating your own piece.
Al Jasra Handicrafts Centre brings Bahraini artisans together in workshops covering pottery, model boats, weaving, embroidery, woodwork, gypsum craft and traditional instruments. It also runs hands-on courses that help pass these skills to new generations.
Learn wheel-throwing techniques with expert potters, practise forming clay into shapes, and explore the pottery-making process while creating your own piece.
Discover Bahrain’s maritime heritage through the materials and techniques of traditional wooden boat building. Guided demonstrations and hands-on activities introduce the craft and its history.
Learn traditional Bahraini weaving with skilled artisans, explore its cultural heritage, and practise techniques to create a woven piece to take home.
Explore the traditional Al Naqda embroidery used on women’s garments in Bahrain. This beginner workshop introduces the specialist needle and techniques through a Made in Bahrain craft project.
Learn wheel-throwing techniques with expert potters, practise forming clay into shapes, and explore the pottery-making process while creating your own piece.
Discover Bahrain’s maritime heritage through the materials and techniques of traditional wooden boat building. Guided demonstrations and hands-on activities introduce the craft and its history.
Learn traditional Bahraini weaving with skilled artisans, explore its cultural heritage, and practise techniques to create a woven piece to take home.
Shape and decorate gypsum to create an incense burner. Practise the craft’s techniques and detailed finishing, and take home your completed decorative piece.
Explore the traditional Al Naqda embroidery used on women’s garments in Bahrain. This beginner workshop introduces the specialist needle and techniques through a Made in Bahrain craft project.