Outreach Programmes
Workshops
Date: Thur 25 January
Title: Bee Adventure
Venue: House of Basket Weaving
Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Age: 5 – 12 years
Registration: www.culture.gov.bh
(Registration fees apply.)
Discover the world of bees with “Bee Adventure” workshop, a part of “The Young Artisan” program. Bees hold cultural significance and are specifically mentioned in the Holy Qur’an Surat “Al-Nahl.” Explore the nutritional and medicinal properties of honey, proven throughout history. In this engaging workshop, children will gain a general overview of the importance of bees, learn how they organize their work tasks, and discover the fascinating process of honey extraction. Join us for a hands-on experience that combines cultural awareness with the sweetness of nature’s bounty.
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Date: Tue 30 January
Date: Sat 24 February
Title: Boat Making
Venue: Al Jasra Crafts Centre
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Age: 10 – 15 years
Registration: www.culture.gov.bh
(Registration fees apply)
As part of the “The Young Artisan” program, Al Jasra Crafts Centre organizes a creative interactive workshop boat making, one of the most famous industries in Bahrain, the art of boat making goes all the way back to the era of the ancient Dilmunians. Their knowledge and skill was perfected by modern day Bahraini craftsmen. In this workshop, kids will be able to learn the basics of boat making the old-fashioned way and get to keep their creations as a memento.
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Date: Sat 10, 17 & 24 February
Title: Boat Making
Venue: Al Jasra Crafts Centre
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Age: 14 years & above
Registration: www.culture.gov.bh
(Registration fees apply)
Al Jasra Crafts Centre organizes a Boat Making Workshop. This craft is one of the traditional industries that the people of the Kingdom of Bahrain have been famous for since ancient times, and which have been associated with them as a nation that lives on the sea and its sailors go to different ports of the world. They are the ships that excelled in in their manufacture, so their names and uses have varied, including Al-Banoush, Al-Shuai, owls, mule and other species that are used in fishing, pearl diving, and transporting passengers and goods. Residents of the Al-Naeem and Ras Al-Rumman areas in Manama have always been pioneers in this profession of making wooden ships. The residents of the city of Muharraq also excelled in practicing this profession, especially in the coastal area of the city. The person who makes wooden ships is called “Al-Qallaf.”
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Title: Dyeing Palm Leaves (Wicker) in Natural Colors
Venue: House of Basket Weaving
Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Age: 14 years & above
Registration: www.culture.gov.bh
(Registration fees apply)
Join us for a hands-on Dyeing Workshop at Al Jasra Handicrafts Center, where we’ll unveil the art of coloring Palm Fronds (Wicker Leaves) in natural shades of green, burgundy, and violet. Led by skilled artisans, discover the dyeing process using herbalist shop dyes and learn the essential water-soaking technique for crafting malleable wicker. Do not miss this unique opportunity to blend tradition with creativity. Reserve your spot now and immerse yourself in the vibrant world of natural dyeing!
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Date: Thur 25 January
Title: Weaving with a Wooden Loom
Venue: Bani Jamra Weaving Textiles
Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Age: 7 – 12 years
Registration: www.culture.gov.bh
(Registration fees apply)
Explore the art of weaving, designed to teach children essential weaving skills, including identifying and blending different thread types with wool. Connect with the rich heritage of their ancestors as they delve into this timeless craft. Inspire creativity and curiosity in the young artisans!
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Date: Sat 27 January
Title: Making Date Molasses
Venue: House of Basket Weaving
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Age: 14 years & above
Registration: www.culture.gov.bh
(Registration fees apply)
Join us at Al Jasra Handicrafts Center for an engaging workshop on Making Date Molasses. Delve into the rich world of dates, celebrated for their nutritional value and mentioned in the Holy Qur’an for their virtues. Discover the ease of preparing this delightful and beneficial treat, embracing the traditional flavors and cultural heritage associated with date molasses. Do not miss this opportunity to craft your own delicious and nutritious date molasses.
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Date: Sat 27 January
Title: Embroidery on Paper
Venue: House of Basket Weaving
Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Age: 8 – 12 years
Registration: www.culture.gov.bh
(Registration fees apply)
Experience the joy of “Embroidery on Paper” with our little artisans in this special workshop. As part of “The Young Artisan” program, children will learn the art of decorative sewing on paper, adding color and richness to their imaginative creations. Join us for a delightful journey into the world of paper embroidery!
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Date: Sun & Mon, 28 & 29 January
Title: Islamic Decoration Art (Advanced Level)
Venue: Al Jasra Crafts Centre
Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Age: 14 years & above
Registration: www.culture.gov.bh
(Registration fees apply)
Experience the Second Level of our Islamic Decoration Art Workshop at Al Jasra Handicrafts Center. Delve into the artistic direction aspects, essential to bring the intricate decorations to life. Enhance your skills and understanding of this ancient Islamic art form. Don’t miss the opportunity to explore the beauty and significance of Islamic Decoration Art.
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Date: Tue 30 January
Title: Dyeing Palm Leaves (Wicker) in Natural Colors
Venue: House of Basket Weaving
Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Age: 14 years & above
Registration: www.culture.gov.bh
(Registration fees apply)
Join us for a hands-on Dyeing Workshop at Al Jasra Handicrafts Center, where we’ll unveil the art of coloring Palm Fronds (Wicker Leaves) in natural shades of green, burgundy, and violet. Led by skilled artisans, discover the dyeing process using herbalist shop dyes and learn the essential water-soaking technique for crafting malleable wicker. Do not miss this unique opportunity to blend tradition with creativity. Reserve your spot now and immerse yourself in the vibrant world of natural dyeing!
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Date: Wed 31 Jan & 7 Feb
Title: Language of Materials
Venue: Al Riwaq Art Space
Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Age: 16 years & above
Registration: www.alriwaqartspace.com
(Registration fees apply)
Language of Materials delves into various mediums that have catalyzed significant shifts in art during the 20th and 21st centuries. Comprising four thematically organized sessions, the course addresses materials, starting with the most immediate and accessible and progressing to the intangible and elusive. Each session deconstructs topics such as the ‘found object’, raw materials, signs and symbols, mass media, and language as material. The course adopts a cross-cultural approach to facilitate discussions on materials within a global context. Registration fees apply.
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Date: Sun-Tue, 4-6 February
Title: Bakhoor & Perfume Making
Venue: Al Jasra Crafts Centre
Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Age: 18 years & above
Registration: www.culture.gov.bh
(Registration fees apply)
Al Jasra Crafts Centre organizes a Bakhoor & Perfume Making Workshop. This industry relies on mixing natural and synthetic materials with beautiful scents in precise proportions to obtain a distinctive perfume. While in some parts of the Arab world Bakhoor is used as a generosity gesture for guests, it is used in religious rituals in some regions of Asia.
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Date: Mon 5 February
Title: Designing a Rock Garden
Venue: Al Jasra Crafts Centre
Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Age: 18 years & above
Registration: www.culture.gov.bh
(Registration fees apply)
Al Jasra Crafts Centre is organizing a workshop on Designing a Rock Garden, which is a type of garden in which rocks are the main element and in which various types of herbs, succulents, cacti, and other various plants that tolerate high temperatures and drought are planted. These gardens are characterized by the lack of green space, the abundance of rocks, and the diversity of their sizes and shapes. Its most important features are that it is beautiful and suits the climate of the Arabian Gulf and does not require maintenance and service work as is the case in traditional home gardens.
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Date: Sat 10 February
Title: The Little Archaeologist
Venue: Qal’at Al Bahrain Site
Time: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Age: 7 – 13 years
Registration: www.culture.gov.bh
(Registration fees apply)
The Little Archaeologist program introduces children and young adults to the archaeological pieces and heritage sites of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Children will work under the supervision of specialists to find the artifacts with tools similar to those used in real restoration operations, along with a simplified explanation about the discovered artifacts.
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Date: Sat 10, 17 & 24 February
Title: Saff – Palm Tree Leaves Weaving (Al-mahafa)
Venue: House of Basket Weaving
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Age: 14 years & above
Registration: www.culture.gov.bh
(Registration fees apply)
Al Jasra Crafts Centre is organizing a Saff – Palm (Al-mahafa) Workshop. The workshop of Saff – Palm Tree Leaves Weaving reflects the optimal use of wicker palm derivatives and transforms them into daily tools used by parents and grandparents, such as food mats, storage baskets, small plates, and hand fans. This art is considered one of the traditional crafts that are still practiced in some villages in the Kingdom of Bahrain, such as Karbabad, Al Jasra, and Budaiya.
Date: Sat 10, 17 & 24 February
Title: Al Sabagh Making
Venue: House of Basket Weaving
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Age: 18 years & above
Registration: www.culture.gov.bh
(Registration fees apply)
Al Jasra Crafts Centre will organize an Al Sabagh Making’ workshop. Al Sabagh, made of palm tree fronds, are one of the household utensils used extensively in the past, and their manufacture was considered one of the prominent traditional crafts at that time. In addition to making Basket, palm fronds are used in the manufacture of many household items such as dining mats, small plates, and hand fans. In the past, this profession was widely practiced in Bahraini villages such as Karbabad, Al Jasra and Al Budaiya.
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Date: Sat 10, 17 & 24 February
Title: Pottery on the Wheel
Venue: Al Jasra Crafts Centre
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Age: 18 years & above
Registration: www.culture.gov.bh
(Registration fees apply)
Al Jasra Crafts Centre is organizing a workshop on making pottery using the wheel. Pottery is considered one of the natural products that is used in various industries. By using the wheel, it is possible to shape the Pottery to create pottery pots of various shapes. Homemade products are an example of the development achieved by the Bahraini craftsman, who inherited the secrets of this craft from the ancestors.
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Date: Sat 10, 17 & 24 February
Title: Pottery on the Wheel
Venue: Al Jasra Crafts Centre
Time: 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Age: 18 years & above
Registration: www.culture.gov.bh
(Registration fees apply)
Al Jasra Crafts Centre is organizing a workshop on making pottery using the wheel. Pottery is considered one of the natural products that is used in various industries. By using the wheel, it is possible to shape the Pottery to create pottery pots of various shapes. Homemade products are an example of the development achieved by the Bahraini craftsman, who inherited the secrets of this craft from the ancestors.
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Date: Sat 10, 17 & 24 February
Title: Arabic Calligraphy
Venue: Al Jasra Crafts Centre
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Age: 14 years & above
Registration: www.culture.gov.bh
(Registration fees apply)
Al Jasra Crafts Centre is organizing an Arab Calligraphy Workshop. The course introduces the history of Arabic calligraphy and the types of main fonts, and its importance as a kind of art. The participants will learn about the tools used and how to employ them. This is followed by an explanation of how letters are written and their connections by “Diwani” script font and identifies the required right rules of their writing correctly.
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Date: Sat 10 February
Title: Read with Yusra (A Plate of Dates Dessert)
Venue: House of Basket Weaving
Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Age: 5 – 11 years
Registration: www.culture.gov.bh
(Registration fees apply)
As part of the “The Young Artisan” program, Al Jasra Crafts Centre organizes a reading workshop titled “Read with Yusra”, Dates Dessert. Children will learn in this workshop about the story of our Nakhla (The Beloved Palm), its deeply rooted history in the Kingdom of Bahrain, as well as introducing the most important parts of the palm tree and how to use them in a productive creative way. The children will also participate in preparing a healthy dish containing dates, walnuts, and nuts.
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Date: Sat & Sun, 10 & 11 February
Title: Printmaking Studio
Ali Merza
Venue: Printmaking Studio at Abu Saiba
Time: 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Age: 18 years & above
Registration: www.culture.gov.bh
(Registration fees apply)
Discover the essence of wood engraving with artist Ali Merza! Learn to draw on wood, carve intricate details with chisels, and watch as ink transforms your creation. Join us for a hands-on experience, exploring the beauty of wood engraving and creating multiple identical prints. Unleash your creativity under Ali Merza’s guidance—reserve your spot now!
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Date: Sat 17 February
Title: Palm Tree Care
Venue: House of Basket Weaving
Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Age: 18 years & above
Registration: www.culture.gov.bh
(Registration fees apply)
The palm tree is of great importance to the agricultural community in the Kingdom of Bahrain, which necessitated concerted efforts to innovate practices and methods aimed at preserving its parts and introducing its value linked to the Bahraini identity for thousands of years.
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Date: Sat 17 February
Title: Building Dilmun Burial Mounds
Venue: Qal’at Al Bahrain Site Museum
Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Age: 8 – 10 years
Registration: www.culture.gov.bh
(Registration fees apply)
In this workshop, children will learn how to construct the ancient Dilmun Burial Mounds, significant archaeological sites in Bahrain dating back to 2,200 to 1,750 BC. The workshop fosters creativity by introducing children to Bahrain’s rich archaeological heritage, creating an atmosphere that blends fun and learning.
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Date: Sun 18 February
Title: Acrylic Sheet Abstraction
Nada Almuqahwi
Venue: Art Centre
Time: 4:00 PM
Age: Suitable for all ages
Registration: www.culture.gov.bh
(Registration fees apply)
Explore the realm of abstract acrylic art with 49th Bahrain Annual Fine Arts Exhibition’s second-place winner! Immerse yourself in creative insights and discover your untapped artistic potential.
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Date: Fri-Tue, 23-27 February
Title: Telling Stories
Enki Performing Arts Center
Venue: Art Centre
Time: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Age: 11 – 15 years
The theatre has consistently proven to be the most effective medium for igniting imagination and storytelling. In this workshop, young participants will cultivate these qualities by narrating events in their own personal and captivating manner, transforming them into theatrical tales. What are the techniques and strategies that can elevate a mundane occurrence into a theatrical masterpiece? This workshop is designed to nurture creativity and refine the art of crafting events.
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Date: Wed 28 February
Title: Decorating Gergaoon Bags
Venue: Al Jasra Crafts Centre
Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Age: 7 – 11 years
Registration: www.culture.gov.bh
(Registration fees apply)
As part of the “The Young Artisan” program, Al Jasra Crafts Centre organizes a workshop for my child to make his own collectibles, “Decorating Gergaoon Bags.” Our Bahraini heritage tells of the “Gergaoon” night, in which children celebrate by going out to the neighborhoods carrying their made bags, wearing their popular clothes, chanting songs, declaring their readiness to receive the “Gergaoon,” which is “a large basket made of palm fronds” inside which is placed a mixture of nuts, and “Gergaoon.” A colloquial word taken from knocking on the door, because children knock on the doors of houses on this occasion, so the occasion was called “Gergaoon,” whose word may be derived from “the joy of the eye,” which is what brings happiness and joy to a person.
