Educational Services
The educational services of FRESS aim to foster passion for the decorative arts and to promote the cultural and artistic impact of traditional Portuguese crafts. The various activities of this department are intended to develop knowledge and respect for cultural heritage and traditional manufacturing, creating enriching experiences with the public.
The various activities on offer promote the involvement of the general public, including children, young people and adults, in an individual or group context.
Guided tours have a price per person.
Museum – General: 10,00€
Museum – Student: 5,00€
Guided tours of the Museum from Wednesday to Monday at 10.30 am.; 12 noon; 2 pm.; 3 pm.
Museum and Workshops – Student: 10,00€
Museum and Workshops – Adults: 20.00€
Schedule:
Guided tours of the workshops by appointment
Contacts for information and appointments:
Tel: 21 881 46 00/21 881 46 39
museum@fress.pt
Guided tours have a price per person.
Museum – General: 10,00€
Museum – Student: 5,00€
Guided tours of the Museum from Wednesday to Monday at 10.30 am.; 12 noon; 2 pm.; 3 pm.
Museum and Workshops – Student: 10,00€
Museum and Workshops – Adults: 20.00€
Schedule:
Guided tours of the workshops by appointment
Contacts for information and appointments:
Tel: 21 881 46 00/21 881 46 39
museum@fress.pt
Note: Guided visits to the Foundation’s Arts and Crafts Workshops are temporarily suspended.
WORKSHOPS / ATELIERS / WORKSHOPS
Youth and adults
Marbled paper, skin engraving, tile painting, gilding and trimmings
Marbled paper
Execution of some sheets of paper with marbled decoration. Technique that consists of transferring the inks that float in a solution of flour and boiled water, to the paper sheet, thus making a unique impression. The effects are the most surprising and it is never possible to repeat a pattern.
Price per person: 25,00 €
Skin engraving
Decoration of a bookmark in sheepskin or goatskin, with its own irons. It can be personalized by recording the initials, chosen from various types of cable fonts. Finally, a layer of wax is applied to moisturize and protect the skin.
Price per person: 25,00 €
Tile Painting
Tile painting using the majolica technique, which consists of painting on the glazed joke. Passage of the drawing, with coal doll, to the tile. Execution of the contour, with fine brush and passing a watery, with a thicker brush, to fill and execute shadows.
Finally, the tile is baked a second time, at a temperature of around 1020ºC.
Price per person: 25,00 €
Gilding
Gilding of a wooden object using the gilding technique with imitation gold leaf.
With all the care that this material requires, apply the gold leaf and then remove the excess with a brush. Finally, apply colorless shellac for protection and finishing.
Price per person: 25,00 €
Trimmings
Execution of a tassel for keys, brush model, in twisted silk thread. Choice of threads within a wide range of colors.
Price per person: 25,00 €
Note: A minimum of 6 people are required to carry out these workshops. For smaller groups the values are different.
Two person: 50 € per pax.
Up to 6 people: 45 € per person.
Each activity lasts 2 hours and runs from Monday to Friday between 10 am / 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm / 4:30 pm, by appointment.
Contacts for information and appointments:
Tel: 21 881 46 00/21 881 46 39
museum@fress.pt
WORKSHOPS / ATELIERS
Schools, children and youth:
Marbled paper, Skin engraving, Tile painting, Gilding and Wood
Marbled paper
We will decorate sheets of paper with a very special painting. We have a tub with water and paints, which mix with a stick. The movements create unrepeatable designs, the result being unique! Then at home, you can use the sheets to line notebooks, boxes, frames or other objects.
Price per student: € 5.00
Skin engraving
In the Museum, there are, among other objects, books. They are old books, bound with goatskin and decorated with motifs engraved with their own irons. After observing these bindings, we will try, with the help of a Master, to use this technique. We make a leather bookmark with engraved decoration. Finally, we personalize the work by recording our initials.
Price per student: € 5.00
Tile Painting
We will visit the Museum with special attention to tiles. Some form panels that represent scenes from a story, others have only a small element in the center. These are called “single figure tiles”. In the patio there is a wide variety of these tiles and we can choose a reason to paint. Let’s try this painting technique that has its secrets and… wait for the result! How will the colors look after cooking?
Price per student: € 5.00
Gilding
We have a small wooden object and we are going to transform it into a different and shiny piece. We are going to gild our object by covering it with imitation gold leaves. It is not easy to handle such a fragile material … but it is fun.
Price per student: € 5.00
Woods / Small Joiner
With leftovers from various woods used in the workshops, we will create a unique piece. We have to pay attention to find out how our object is built. We do not use nails, but rather fittings, so the help of a Master is precious!
Price per student: € 5.00
Wood / Embedded
A small wooden object can be much more beautiful if we decorate it with leftovers of other woods or other materials used in the Workshops. Let’s use our hands and imagination!
Price per student: € 5.00
Each activity lasts 2 hours and runs from Monday to Friday between 10 am / 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm / 4:30 pm, by appointment.
Contacts for information and appointments:
Tel: 21 881 46 00/21 881 46 39
museum@fress.pt;
SCHOOL VACATION
Museum Program | Workshop
For children from 6 to 12 years old
Opening hours: 9:30 am to 5 pm.
Price per child / day: 16 € (insurance included)
Discounts: 15% brothers; 25% children of Fressforma students and children and grandchildren of the Foundation’s Friends Group; 50% children of FRESS, SCML and CML employees.
MUSEUM l WORKSHOP
Museu Oficina is the program of the Museum of Portuguese Decorative Arts created for children aged 6 to 12, which takes place during school holidays. These are full-day activities developed over 3, 4 or 5 days, starting with the Museum’s collection and a theme that serves as a guiding thread.
We visited the Museum discovering the “path” that the theme proposes to us and explored materials and techniques. Visits are made to the Arts and Crafts Workshops that are guided by the Masters.
There is always a collective work and several individual works.
This program exists for Christmas, Easter and Summer holidays.