FRESCO EXPERIENCE in ROME for Kids

Learn, create and make your own fresco painting with one magic ingredient: interaction! 2.5 hours private lab with an expert restorer!

THIS TOUR INCLUDES:

2hrs fresco workshop led by a fresco artist
All you need to make your own fresco.
This lab can be booked together with Vatican tour for families (upon request)

NOTES:

PRIVATE EXPERIENCE ONLY: ask us for the cost and availability!

You have visited the Sistine Chapel (or want to!) and to you'd like to learn everything about fresco tecnique? This Fresco's Workshop is what you are looking for!

Those of us visiting for the first time the Sistine Chapel and admiring Michelangelo’s frescoes with their upturned nose have thought: “but how did he do it?!” Well, let’s find out together, in fact … let’s do it together! Let’s jump into a 360′ artistic experience that will leave the whole family stunned!

A fun and hands-on 2-hour private workshop with an expert fresco artist – inspired by the masterpieces of Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel!

Forget the screens for a while and get ready to get your hands dirty with colours, brushes and fresh plaster!

This special experience introduces children and families to the fascinating world of Renaissance fresco painting through a fun, interactive and completely hands-on workshop. Inspired by the extraordinary frescoes of Michelangelo and the artistic world of the Sistine Chapel, children will discover how these masterpieces were created – and then have the chance to try the ancient technique themselves.

Michelangelo will have no more secrets for us!

When we look at the Sistine Chapel and admire Michelangelo’s frescoes, one question naturally comes to mind:

How did he actually do it?

This workshop is designed to answer that question through experience rather than simply looking at works of art.

We will talk about Michelangelo, the Renaissance and the incredible technique used to paint frescoes. What exactly is a fresco? Why does the plaster have to be fresh? How did artists prepare their drawings? How did they manage such enormous paintings?

The Sistine Chapel and Michelangelo’s masterpieces will be our inspiration as we discover the secrets behind one of the most fascinating artistic techniques in history.

And then… it’s time to create!

Then, let’s move to a painter’s workshop and make our own fresco!

Let’s get our hands dirty …by brushes and colors like 500 years ago!

We will visit a real painter’s workshop and learn together how to make a fresco! Guided by the expert hands of a real painter we will create a fresco just as Michelangelo would have done 500 years ago! From the preparatory drawing to the real painting on the still FRESH plaster (and hence the name!) We will complete a small work of art using the ancient techniques and we will bring it home with us!

Looking for more experiences like this? Check our mosaic class in Rome!

Your children will be involved in a unique experience that will make them forget, for a couple of hours, screens, tablets, and keyboards and will immerse them, with the body and mind, in a new, fun and stimulating universe.

Grown ups and children will not resist the joy of learning while having fun and returning children for a few hours!

Would you also like to visit the Sistine Chapel?

If your children would love to see Michelangelo’s masterpieces in person, you can also book our Vatican Kids Tour with us.

During this family-friendly private tour, our guide will introduce children to the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel in a fun and engaging way, making the art and stories accessible to younger visitors. The two experiences can be booked separately or combined to create a wonderful art-filled day in Rome!

GENERAL INFORMATION

Private experience only
Approximately 2 hours
Workshop led by an expert fresco artist
All materials needed to create your fresco are included
Suitable for children and families
No previous artistic experience is required
The fresco created during the workshop can be taken home
Please note
This experience does not include admission to the Vatican Museums or the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel are used as inspiration and as a starting point for discovering the fascinating technique of fresco painting.