Creating Byzantine Motifs using Tangram

Pera Kids
Ages 7-12

  • January 29, 2022 / 14:00
  • February 2, 2022 / 14:00
  • January 27, 2022 / 11:00
  • February 4, 2022 / 14:00

Did you know that Byzantine motifs generally employed human figures and geometric elements? In this workshop, we first study the colors and shapes found in the Byzantine motifs at the exhibition. Then, with the inspiration we take from the colorful and lively patterns we come across in Byzantian art, architecture, clothes, and book engravings, we create present-day patterns using magnetic tangrams. Next, we design our own composition of geometric shapes using colored pencils. This workshop teaches us about architectural motifs and develops our analytical thinking skills and imagination.

Related Exhibition: From Istanbul to Byzantium: Paths to Rediscovery, 1800–1955

Materials (included in the kit to be sent)
Magnetic Tangrams
Magnetic Plate
Drawing Notebook
Markers

Ages: 7-12
Duration: 75 minutes
Capacity: 10 participants 

Fee per workshop:130 TL

Participants will receive a certificate of participation via e-mail. After an online guided 3D tour of the exhibition, students attend a related workshop on the Zoom Meeting app.

Please make sure that your camera and microphone are on as this allows for participants to be seen and to be given personal instructions. It is assumed that all the participants agreed to this upon registration.

Important Information: Every ticket holder will have a package sent to them via courier services. The package contains materials to be used in the workshop.

To receive the materials, please email us at ogrenme@peramuzesi.org.tr with your reference number, name, phone number, mailing address, and email address after purchasing your ticket.

Cargo: Ticket price includes delivery fee. The cargo will be sent by Pera Museum. The average delivery time is 3 business days for Istanbul and 5 business days for other cities. Pera Museum is not responsible for delays resulting from the delivery company. Returns and/or refunds are not available.

PERAcard FAMILY members are eligible for discount rates.
For more information: ogrenme@peramuzesi.org.tr

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