The range of experiences is broad.

Ceramics course: one lesson or packages of 4 and 10 lessons, to acquire the basics of ceramics and sculpture.

Customised workshops: upon specific request, it is possible to dive deeper into your favourite subject, such as decoration with engobe, cold patinas, high relief, graffito and other techniques.

Intensive weekend courses for an immersive experience in the world of ceramics and sculpture, with the possibility of staying overnight in nearby B&B facilities.

Courses for children aged 4 to 14 years: here, clay becomes the means to unleash the imagination and, at the same time, to activate manual skills, essential during growth.

Couple courses: create an artefact that will be souvenir of the day and a shared project, from planning to realisation.

Workshops and collaborations: workshops and courses with fellow artists and craftspeople are organised periodically to allow participants to çdiscover many disciplines, from painting to mosaic art and wax jewellery making.

Lab33, a cosy space in the city centre, organises flexible pottery courses, open to everyone from 4 to 90 years old. To participate, no experience or specific skills are needed. Initial lessons focus on the basics of ceramics, before moving straight on to the creation of a project of your choice.

Elena Urbani personally supervises each student and helps him or her in the realisation of the artefact (which can be collected once the work has been completed). She also accompanies the student in the knowledge of new techniques and methodologies.

On holidays or special events, workshops are held in which parents and children can participate, together or at different times.

For Elena Urbani, Lab33 is not just about teaching: ‘Anyone who enters my workshop finds themselves in a new family. Words such as collaboration, affection, friendship, laughter and knowledge form the background to our lessons’.

Entering Daniela’s workshop is always an experience because the artist  is always seated at her work table, intent on modelling clay, executing a decoration or a bas-relief. Her favourite theme is Viterbo, her city, with the evocative views of the historic centre and the great tradition of the Macchina di Santa Rosa, an event included in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

The visitor is introduced by the artisan to the working of ceramics and the history of this art in the capital of Tuscia.

“Live the Middle Ages and its pottery“: this is the theme of the experience proposed by Daniela Lai. Preceded by an introduction on clay working and decoration techniques, the workshop includes the decoration of an artefact, a tile or a saucer, using techniques and colours from the 13th century.

Alternatively, one can experiment with the Zaffera technique, a precious blue relief decoration dating back to the 15th century. The design is chosen, which is then transferred onto the already fired artefact by dusting. This is followed by outlining with a brush and colour sampling. The kiln completes the magic. After three days, the piece can be collected from the workshop or sent to the visitor’s home.

The craftswoman is always ready to tell the visitor about the stages of the production process of the artefacts and to show, in particular, the Zaffera decoration.

Entering a workshop is like going on a journey through time, conversing with clays, oxides and enamels. In the skilful hands of craftsmen, materials are transformed to create objects that accompany us in our daily lives and show us how their deep connection to us almost conceals their very preciousness.

In Cinzia Chiulli’s studio, you can be the protagonist of a ceramic experience, making an object (which can then be collected) using ancient techniques and processes.

“A visit to a city is inseparable from the discovery of a workshop.  I am waiting for you,’ is the artisan’s invitation, ‘to deepen your journey, in which the interpenetration between those who venture into previously unseen, secret places and those who, like me, are eager to be discovered, becomes an opportunity that neither of us can miss. And the discovery is in the encounter, the ‘place’ is often us’.

There are many activities on offer in the museum’s atmospheric spaces.

Manipolarte: educational workshops on clay manipulation and ceramic decoration for schools.

Themed workshops open to all at national and local events.

Cultural meetings.

Guided tours.