Art workshop for adults and seniors / integration and intergenerational programme: Marbling and Crafting Small Objects

The educational programme will focus on the historic interior of the piano nobile at Colloredo-Mansfeld Palace, exploring its architectural and artistic design during a tour of the rooms. We will learn about stucco lustro, a decorative craft technique used in the decoration of the palace. The artistic part will loosely draw on the visual appearance of stucco lustro through a playful marbling technique on the surface of the water. During the art session, participants will try their hand at creating coloured patches, spirals and various traditional marbling motifs on the surface of the water, and then transferring them onto sheets of paper. The decorated papers can be used to make a simple book with a sewn binding or small objects such as envelopes and boxes.