Come along and meet the artists behind Leighton House's special display, Mirage and Memory: Ceramics and Embroidery, part of London Craft Week, a city-wide festival celebrating exceptional craftsmanship and creativity. Children will create their own artworks inspired by the ceramic and embroidery pieces on display around the museum, transforming the interiors of Leighton House for one week only.

In partnership with The Barakat Trust and as part of London Craft Week.

Useful Information

• The Family Fun workshops are designed for children of primary school age, 5- 10 years old.

• Children must be accompanied by an adult during the workshop - workshops are not drop-off and the accompanying adult must stay with their child.

• To avoid disappointment, please do not book tickets for children / siblings under 5 as they will not be able to participate. Additional family members accompanying younger siblings are welcome to enjoy our cafe and garden during the workshop.

• The workshop will take place in the Leighton House Learning Centre. Workshops include access to the historic house.

• Accompanying adults (1x per child) come for free and admission to the historic house is included in the ticket price.

Meet the Artists

Rabya Alfadl is a ceramicist who uses the medium to explore nostalgia and memories. For her, making is a meditative process through which she investigate the themes of loss, transformation, and growth, unearthing and settling the emerging narratives. Her work is inspired by her upbringing and journeys across the Middle East, exploring architectural ruins, material culture and oral histories. She works in multiple hand building techniques, often adding organic materials within the making process.

Dahouk Chamsi-Pasha explores multi-media approaches in her work, particularly cross stitching. Her work serves as both a personal tribute to her homeland, Syria, and a meditation on heritage, culture and ongoing events and issues from around the world.

Nibras Al-Salman works in ceramic and glass, with a special interest in exploring decay and destruction, particularly in reference to buildings. His work is inspired by his native Iraq, as well as his engineering training, with patterns and geometry often emerging to create a rhythm that provides movement and unity. The artist finds beauty in decayed structures, and describes his work as austere, with a reduction in decoration and ornament.