Legendary Clay Weights

Pera Kids
Ages 7-12

  • May 27, 2023 / 13:30
  • June 10, 2023 / 13:30
  • June 17, 2023 / 13:30

Eagles that Zeus used to shoot lightning at people when he got angry, the lion that Alexander the Great sent to fight with a general or one of the horses of King Erichthonius, who is rumoured to have thousands of horses. These are just a few of the legendary symbols that appear on lead weights.

In this workshop, children tour The Art of Weights and Measures exhibition with a guide and examine lead weights depicting various legends and urban stories. Then, the children, who imagine themselves as merchants of a city-state in Anatolia 2500 years ago, shape clay dough and design weights with the symbols of the legend in their dreams.

Capacity: 15 people
Fee per workshop: 150 TL

The event will take place at the Pera Museum (face-to-face).

For more information: ogrenme@peramuzesi.org.tr

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