CREATE YOUR JEWEL AT THE MUSEUM

Brilliant meetings – Workshop with Barbara Uderzo

At the Jewellery Museum, recreational and educational activities focused on comparison, experimentation and learning. The Jewellery Museum offers guided tours and creative workshops for all those who want to approach the art of jewellery, broaden their knowledge and unleash their creativity.

NEXT WORKSHOPS

Hammer and chisel to create your signet ring
Sunday, 14 December 2025
h 10:30 - 13:30

" Hammer and chisel to create your signet ring "

A new Sunday appointment to create a signet ring with either an antique or contemporary style, depending on your preference! A short tour through the new setup of the Museo del Gioiello will help focus attention on some important examples of ancient rings in the history of Italian jewellery. Starting from a pre-formed alpaca metal strip, participants will bend it to create an adjustable ring with a flat head, on which each person will craft a raised or engraved design using chasing tools. The completed work will then be tested using sealing wax. It is recommended to bring an envelope to seal.

Design and decorate your own surface bracelet
Sunday, 11 January 2026
h 10:30 - 13:30

" Design and decorate your own surface bracelet "

Second session to gain hands-on experience with the use of chasing tools.

The workshop will begin with the observation of various bracelet examples during a visit to the halls of the Museo del Gioiello in Vicenza. Participants will have the opportunity to create a rigid metal bracelet, known as a “slave bracelet.” A metal strip will be worked using a selection of chasing tools, and the surface of the bracelet will be decorated with basic patterns, experimenting with different textures. The final result will be a bracelet enhanced by the previously decorated surfaces.

Coral red for your earrings
Saturday, 28 February 2026
h 14:30 - 17:30

" Coral red for your earrings "

Sponsored by Assocoral

In this workshop, participants will have the opportunity to create and personalize a pair of coral earrings. Within the museum’s newly renovated exhibition, they will be introduced to a selection of jewelry pieces: a journey that begins in antiquity, continues through the centuries, and reaches more recent creations. During the workshop, techniques for making hook clasps from stainless steel wire will be demonstrated. For those who prefer to focus on the creative aspect, ready-made clasps will also be available. Finally, participants will be able to choose from refined elements in precious Mediterranean coral and craft a pair of good-luck earrings to wear.

Create a brooch with a silver-plated surface
Sunday, 22 March 2026
h 10:30 - 13:30

" Create a brooch with a silver-plated surface "

The discovery path at the Museo del Gioiello in Vicenza includes observing the displayed brooches, which showcase different eras and styles. In today’s workshop, participants will create a brooch with a magnetic clasp. On a base made of synthetic material in creative shapes, small elements in hard stone, glass, or other materials of choice will be arranged to form a personal and original design. The surface will then be covered with pure silver leaf, turning the idea into a unique piece of jewellery. Step by step, the brooch will be ready to wear!

From idea to jewellery: create your own pearl necklace.
Sunday, 19 April 2026
h 10:30 - 13:30

" From idea to jewellery: create your own pearl necklace. "

By participating in this workshop, you will have the opportunity to create a necklace under the guidance of expert Barbara Uderzo. In the Museum’s galleries, participants will explore examples of ancient necklaces and exquisite Italian-made jewellery. Each participant can choose a freshwater pearl from a selection of different sizes and shapes. After observing some aluminum necklace models that illustrate the creative possibilities, participants will be able to design their own piece. During the workshop, a basic jewellery-making technique will be demonstrated to shape the metal wire and complete the creation with the chosen pearl. At the end of the session, each participant will be able to wear the necklace they crafted entirely by hand.

PRICES:
  • € 40,00 including workshop + Museum admission
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Workshops - Museo del gioiello - Barbara Uderzo

Barbara Uderzo

Barbara Uderzo inaugurated The blob house studio in 2010. Since 1990 she has been making contemporary jewellery, unique pieces that are the result of research and experimentation, which have been exhibited in numerous international art galleries and museums, such as La Triennale di Milano, the Museum of Decorative Arts in Berlin, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the Mart Museum of Rovereto, The Jewellery Museum of Vicenza. Some of her works are also included in the public collections of the Silver Museum of Palazzo Pitti (Florence), Museum of Applied and Decorative Arts Palazzo Zuckermann (Padua), Museum of the City and Territory of Monsummano Terme (Pistoia), Cominelli Foundation Museum of Cisano di San Felice d/B (Brescia), Permanent Collection of the Triennale (Milan), Casabianca Museum of Malo (Vicenza), National Museum of Zurich.
At the same time, she collaborates with important goldsmith companies, designing and creating prototypes for new collections of precious jewels, and since 1999 alongside his artistic and design activity, she has also been involved in teaching and training.

PAST LABS

L'energia del colore: scegli una pietra e crea il tuo anello!
Sunday, 22 June 2025
h 10:30 - 13:00

" L'energia del colore: scegli una pietra e crea il tuo anello! "

The ring workshop is back! On Sunday, June 22nd, you will be able to make your own ring with a large hard stone. A short tour inside the Museum halls will take you on a discovery of some important examples of rings in the history of Italian jewellery. Each participant will choose a large hardstone from amethyst, malachite, carnelian, jasper, and tiger's eye. With the help of aluminum wire and other metal materials, you will learn how to make the weave that will accommodate the stone, resulting in a unique piece of jewellery. Through practical examples and moments of experimentation, you will explore different mounting and finishing techniques, securely attaching the stone to your ring.

Contemporary Jewellery: The Freedom to Create
Sunday, 18 May 2025
h 10:30 - 13:00

" Contemporary Jewellery: The Freedom to Create "

You are invited to bring a small object, objet trouvé, or a part of it, of any material, that will be used to be inserted into the personal jewelry (e.g., fragment of decorated crockery, a small plastic character, a glass element) You will find other elements made available to be used at the Museum as well. The workshop will be like inventing a story: the juxtaposition of the objet trouvé and different materials attached to the surface of the brooch will give rise to configurations of contemporary character.

From Idea to Jewel: Create Your Cameo Pendant
Saturday, 26 April 2025
h 10:30 - 13:00

" From Idea to Jewel: Create Your Cameo Pendant "

After seeing examples of cameo jewellery in the Museum's Rooms, we will start from the simple mark drawn with a pencil on the paper to understand how a drawn shape can become a piece of jewellery. We will work the metal into wire to create the shape that will feature a real cameo!

Create a necklace with a coral element
Sunday, 23 March 2025
h 10:30 - 13:00

" Create a necklace with a coral element "

Participating in this workshop will allow you to make a necklace with the help of designer Barbara Uderzo. Each participant will choose a coral element from those present with different natural colors. They will work by looking at some examples and experimenting with a basic goldsmithing technique to shape the metal wire. Each participant will complete their own piece of jewelry with the coral element.

Create Your Own Pearl Jewellery
Sunday, 16 February 2025
h 10:30 - 13:00

" Create Your Own Pearl Jewellery "

Examples will be observed at the Museum beginning with ancient archaeological finds to some current earrings displayed in the showcases. The workshop will provide you with the skills to create hooked clasps starting with stainless steel wire, and then create your own custom jewelry, using beads of various sizes and other small elements. At the end of the workshop you will be able to wear the earrings you created with your own hands!

A New Piece of Jewelry to Start the New Year. Create Your Wooden Bracelet
Sunday, 12 January 2025
h 10:30 - 13:00

" A New Piece of Jewelry to Start the New Year. Create Your Wooden Bracelet "

Ancient examples of bracelets will be observed at the Museum. In the workshop, a bracelet will be made with wood in a rigid form or by exploiting a metal structure with the insertion of various wooden elements. Soft essences that can be worked easily will be used, and you will be able to experiment with the use of the pyrograph and carve symbols or words into the wood.

Jewels from the Sea: Create Your Earrings with Coral!
Sunday, 15 December 2024
h 10:30 - 13:00

" Jewels from the Sea: Create Your Earrings with Coral! "

At the Museum we will observe examples starting with ancient archaeological finds to some current earrings displayed in the showcases. The workshop will provide you with the skills to create hook clasps from stainless steel wire, then create your own custom jewellery using coral elements.

Create your own ring. To each his stone
Sunday, 17 November 2024
h 10:30 - 13:00

" Create your own ring. To each his stone "

A short tour within the Museum's rooms will serve to focus attention on some important examples of rings in the history of Italian jewelry. Each person will then choose a large hard stone. You will work to create the structure of the ring for which aluminum wire will be used; you will follow some demonstration examples of ring stems, personally experimenting with some formal variations. The stone will be embedded and firmly fixed on the ring.

Fold, thread, tie: make your earrings in summer colours
Sunday, 23 June 2024
h 10:30 - 13:00

" Fold, thread, tie: make your earrings in summer colours "

At the museum, you will observe some examples starting from ancient archaeological finds up to some current earrings displayed in the showcases. The workshop will provide instructions for creating hook closures starting from stainless steel wire, and then creating your personalized jewel using small colored stones and other elements, including reused materials.

Shaping and riveting: give shape to your bracelet
Saturday, 25 May 2024
h 15:00 - 17:30

" Shaping and riveting: give shape to your bracelet "

The workshop will start from the observation of ancient examples by visiting the museum rooms. The laboratory will give the opportunity to create a rigid bracelet by experimenting with copper wires and other metals combined with different materials. You will use the "pin" for bracelets to shape the jewel to your size.

Braid and tie: from metal wire to a ring
Sunday, 14 April 2024
h 10:30 - 13:00

" Braid and tie: from metal wire to a ring "

After a short tour inside the museum rooms to focus on some important examples of rings in history, we will work with different metal threads, creating weaves, torchons or spiral elements then rework to create a personalized ring. Elements such as semiprecious stones, selected stones, colored elements, shells, and glass can be included.

Repeat and clip: from module to necklace
Sunday, 24 March 2024
h 10:30 - 13:00

" Repeat and clip: from module to necklace "

By participating in this Creative Workshop you will be able to create a necklace supported by the guidance of designer Barbara Uderzo. In the rooms of the Museum, you will observe some examples of ancient necklaces, some precious Made in Italy jewels and other interesting artist jewels. In the laboratory, we will work on taking inspiration from some examples and experimenting with a basic goldsmith's technique to give shape to metal wire. The creation of a modular element and its repetition will give life to a necklace. Each participant will complete their jewel with other materials, chosen from those proposed by the museum or brought by the participants.

From drawing to jewellery: create your own pendant heart for Valentine's Day
Sunday, 11 February 2024
h 10:30 - 13:00

" From drawing to jewellery: create your own pendant heart for Valentine's Day "

The cycle of Creative Workshops on jewellery held by Barbara Uderzo resumes in 2024 with the first workshop dedicated to a classic jewellery theme: the heart as a symbol of love. Because of Valentine's Day, after having seen some examples of jewels with this shape in the museum rooms, you will understand how a simple sign drawn with a pencil can become a splendid thematic jewel. In the laboratory, the metal will be worked into the wire to create a shape that can be defined with imaginative materials, such as small elements in hard stone and natural materials. Participants will be able to bring personal materials to integrate into their pendants.

Shaping and sawing: from the elements chain to your bracelet
Sunday, 19 November 2023
h 10:30 - 13:00

" Shaping and sawing: from the elements chain to your bracelet "

The fourth workshop held by Barbara Uderzo will focus on a bracelet creation. In the Museum rooms, we will observe some precious items, from the oldest examples to some contemporary bijoux. In the laboratory, a basic goldsmith technique will be tested to shape the metal wire. Each participant will have the opportunity to create a bracelet with alternative materials chosen from those offered by the Museum or brought from home.

Bending and threaging: from steel and silver to your earrings
Sunday, 15 October 2023
h 10:30 - 13:00

" Bending and threaging: from steel and silver to your earrings "

The third workshop held by Barbara Uderzo will focus on a pair of earrings creation. At the Museum, we will observe some precious items, from the oldest ones emerging from archaeological excavations to famous examples created by Made in Italy companies. In the laboratory, the stainless steel wire and silver will be worked to create the structure of the jewel which will be personalized and embellished with fantasy materials, small elements in semi-precious stone, sequins or natural materials. This will be the right occasion to bring shells or other small objects collected during the summer.

Bending and filing: from steel to your jewel
Sunday, 11 June 2023
h 10:00 - 13:00

" Bending and filing: from steel to your jewel "

The second appointment focuses on the processing of stainless steel wire. At the Museum we will observe ancient fibulae on display. In the laboratory, we will create a brooch composed of a technical and essential structure that can be customized with objects and materials brought from home or provided during the workshop.

Ribattere e piegare: dall’alluminio all’anello
Sunday, 21 May 2023
h 10:00 - 13:00

" Ribattere e piegare: dall’alluminio all’anello "

The meetings on jewellery held by Barbara Uderzo opens with the working of aluminum wire. In the halls of the Museum we will observe prehistoric ornaments on display, while in the laboratory we will create a ring to wear and always carry with us using the materials and tools provided.

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