About this experience
You're not booking a class in a rented room set up for tourists. You spend a couple of hours inside a real artist's studio, working alongside a ceramic artist in the same space where she designs and makes her own pieces, surrounded by her tools, wheels and finished work.
The setting matters too. Monteverde is a residential Roman neighbourhood, not a tourist trail, so you get a slice of everyday Rome that most visitors never see.
It stays genuinely hands-on and personal. With just 2 to 6 people, you're not watching a demo from the back of a crowd: you shape the clay yourself from start to finish and get real attention while you do it.
At a glance
- Duration: 2 hr
Plan your experience
Set aside 2 hr for the experience itself, with additional time to reach your meeting or pickup point.
Before you go
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What is included
- Apron and working tools
- Raw Clay
- Hands-on guidance to shape and customize your own ceramic piece
- Use of the ceramic wheel, subject to availability
Not included
- Firing the produced piece
- If you wish to have your piece fired and delivered, it is possible to receive a personalized quote.
Itinerary and highlights
Get your hands into raw clay in this beginner-friendly pottery workshop in Rome, held in a working ceramic studio in Monteverde, one of the city's most authentic and least touristy neighbourhoods. In a couple of hours you'll learn to shape your own piece and decorate it however you like, guided by a local ceramic artist in her own creative space.
No experience is needed. Your host walks you through a few simple hand-building techniques to make an everyday object like a bowl, a cup or a small plate, and you'll also get to try the ceramic wheel. You'll be surrounded by real tools, wheels and finished ceramics as you work, so it feels less like a class and more like time spent in an artist's studio.
It's a small-group experience, from 2 to 6 people, which keeps things personal and relaxed. You'll leave with something made entirely by your own hands and a real sense of how clay turns into ceramic. A genuine, hands-on way to spend a morning or afternoon in Rome, away from the crowds.
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Meeting and pickup information
- See you at Ceramiche Poetiche pottery studio
Languages and tickets
- English — Guide
- Italian — Guide
- Mobile Only
Tour operator
- Romeing
Accessibility and practical details
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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