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Antigua Guatemala is a hub of creativity and learning, offering a wide variety of classes and workshops that allow you to immerse yourself in local culture and develop new skills. Our directory highlights the best opportunities to explore your passions, whether you’re a resident or just visiting.
Discover hands-on experiences like cooking classes featuring traditional Guatemalan cuisine, art workshops led by talented local artists, and Spanish language lessons to deepen your connection to the community. From photography and pottery to dance and chocolate-making, Antigua offers something for everyone, no matter your interests or skill level.
Take a morning to learn the Maya art of backstrap weaving in a beautiful central Antigua courtyard, surrounded by plants. Sit alongside a master weaver and learn her story. Guatemala is a country rich in its textile tradition, with lots of colors everywhere. But do you know what it really takes to create a weaving? Beginners can gain appreciation of this tradition, and advanced weavers can get into the nitty gritty details of single-sided or even double-sided brocade. Stitch by stitch, learn to weave a traditional motif.
You will put to work your creativity by designing, cutting and carving your own jewel of Jade. You will be guided by one of our expert jade carvers so you can take home a unique creation, made with your hands. You will take with you a piece of our land and our culture. An incredible and unique experience, you can not miss! We await for you.
The Visual Arts program aims to create a technical and experimental environment where the student in an integral way can learn the artistic, expressive manifestation of visual perception in which, the person creates and recreates natural or fantastic worlds through material elements using various techniques that allow you to express your feelings, emotions, and perceptions of the world around you.
Our tours let you experience the real Guatemala with 100% of profits going directly to Niños de Guatemala schools. Just by taking this workshop, you are helping to support families in need in Guatemala! Super interactive and full of culture!
Antigua Sole offers the only artisan leather craft experience in Guatemala. Here, you will be able to not only see the process, but get involved! Have a design you’ve dreamed of? We can make it! Want to play around with new materials and just have fun? This is a perfect place for you. We offer laid-back and fun classes with no pressure.
Cuscun offers an authentic culinary experience for those looking to taste the true and traditional flavors of Guatemala. Traveling with a group of friends and want to have an incredible and authentic cooking and dining experience? Sign up for a group cooking class today!
La Trufa Chapina offers a fun and interactive chocolate workshop for kids, where they can learn about chocolate and how it’s made while creating their own delicious treats.
Unleash your inner artist and bring your imagination to life in our vibrant Painting Class, where you’ll have the option to work with Acrylic, Watercolor, or Oil paints to create stunning masterpieces that capture your unique style and vision.
Casa de Artes offers a full immersion art program where you can discover your own creativity and learn how to paint with oil on canvas.