Create with Your Hands: Workshops and Experiences with Local Artists

In an increasingly digital world, hands-on creation is making a strong comeback. In Lisbon, a new generation of artists and craftspeople opens the doors of their studios and invites visitors to explore traditional techniques and contemporary practices, offering direct contact with the creative process.

From ceramics and tiles to jewellery and printmaking, these workshops reveal a more authentic and experimental side of Lisbon, adding to the many ways of discovering the city beyond the usual tourist routes.

Ceramics and Modelling

A sensory practice ideal for those looking for a relaxing moment, ceramics is an intuitive hands-on experience that allows you to literally get your hands dirty and create a physical piece to take home.

Disco Wheel

A truly immersive experience, from a warm welcome with a glass of wine or kombucha to personalised lighting and a carefully curated playlist, this studio and shop promises a transformative ceramics class.

• Location: Rua de São Paulo 150, Lisbon

Ar.Co – Centro de Arte e Comunicação Visual

At Ar.Co, workshops bring together tradition and artistic experimentation, including courses in ceramics, drawing and visual arts, at one of the city’s most respected creative centres.

• Location: Rua de Santiago 18, Lisbon

Graphic Arts and Printmaking

Techniques such as screen printing and typography reveal precise graphic processes and are ideal for those interested in art, design, illustration and visual culture. Discover some of the projects that continue to shape Lisbon’s contemporary creative scene.

Oficina do Cego – Typography and Printmaking

A project dedicated to reviving traditional printing and bookbinding techniques through workshops that celebrate manual work and editorial design.

• Location: Estrada de Chelas 101, Lisbon

FICA Oficina Criativa – Screen Printing

A creative space offering workshops in different manual techniques, with varying durations and levels of complexity. Screen printing is one of its most popular options, covering the full process, tools and paper printing techniques.

• Location: Rua Bernardo Lima 10C, Lisbon

Jewellery and Design

Working with metal requires attention to detail and technical precision, making it ideal for those who want to fully immerse themselves in the experience and follow the entire process of creating unique and long-lasting pieces.

Centro de Joalharia de Lisboa

Workshops led by professional jewellers explore design techniques and metal production, combining technical precision with personal expression.

• Location: Rua João Saraiva 28 rch, Lisbon

Artlier – Brass Jewellery

A practical workshop where participants learn basic jewellery-making techniques and create a brass piece, following the artisanal process from design to execution, in a contemporary studio located in one of the city’s coolest neighbourhoods.

• Location: Rua Gervásio Lobato 47B, Campo de Ourique

Textiles and Craft Practices

Working with fibres, fabrics and manual techniques, these workshops explore traditional and contemporary textile practices deeply connected to Portugal’s cultural history.

Retrosaria Rosa Pomar

A space dedicated to Portuguese wool and traditional textile techniques, offering knitting workshops that value craftsmanship and local production.

• Location: Rua Maria Andrade 60, Lisbon

A Avó Veio Trabalhar

A European Commission-supported project that brings together people of all ages from the community, this creative studio offers a contemporary take on traditional techniques through collaborative workshops.

• Location: Largo Mendonça e Costa 10, Lisbon

For those visiting Lisbon, these workshops offer a different way to experience the city and a great alternative activity on rainy days. Between studios and local creators, each experience is an opportunity to learn something new and work with your hands, taking away more than you might expect: a living memory or an object with a story.