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Highlights
- Create your own mosaic lamp in a historic Istanbul studio using traditional Ottoman techniques, then take home a glowing, personalized keepsake.
- Start in a cozy art studio as your English or multilingual instructor welcomes you, sets out your glass globe, and walks you through the first steps.
- Shape your design with colorful mosaic tiles, beads, glue, and a plastering kit, then take your finished lamp home and use an LED bulb or electrical plug adapter to light it up.
- Relax in a studio setting with hot drinks, water, and snacks like handmade cookies and Turkish Delight, then wrap your lamp in bubble wrap and paper.
Your Experience
Create your own Ottoman-style mosaic lamp in a hands-on workshop with expert multilingual instruction and all materials included.
Getting started
Arrive at the mosaic art studio and check in for your Istanbul Mosaic Lamp Making Workshop. Your expert English or multilingual instructor introduces the 500-year-old Ottoman art of mosaic lamp making and explains the materials on your table. After a short overview of the process, you begin planning the pattern and colors for your glass globe.
What to expect
Istanbul Mosaic Lamp Making Workshop
During this activity-focused session inside a dedicated art studio, you learn how traditional mosaic lamps are created and design a handmade souvenir to take home.
Features
- Explore authentic cultural art as you are guided through the 500-year-old traditional Ottoman art of mosaic lamp making, from choosing colorful mosaic tiles and beads to arranging them on the glass globe.
- Use all mosaic lamp crafting materials provided for you, including the glass globe, colorful mosaic tiles, beads, glue, a plastering kit, and all materials for mosaic lamp making, so you do not need to bring any supplies.
- Follow step-by-step guidance and support from an expert English or multilingual instructor, who helps you refine your pattern and complete every stage until your customized mosaic lamp is ready to dry.
- Relax between stages of crafting with hot drinks, water, and local snacks included, featuring unlimited traditional Turkish tea, Turkish coffee, handmade baked cookies, and freshly made Turkish Delight.
- Take your finished lamp home as a beautiful, glowing souvenir and use an LED bulb or electrical plug adapter to light it there.
- Prepare your artwork for travel using protective bubble wrap and paper packaging, which is supplied to help keep your handmade lamp safe in your luggage.
Inclusions & Exclusions
- Expert English or multilingual instructor tuition
- Hot drinks, water, local snacks included
- All mosaic lamp crafting materials
- All mosaic lamp crafting materials.
- Protective bubble wrap and paper packaging
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Personal expenses
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Ticket Delivery
- Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.
- Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the starting point.
- Please check your final voucher for the starting point details & specific instructions.
Cancellation Policy
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts.
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