11/12/2007
Fundación
Catedral Santa María is running a series of new workshops
for children to learn about the Cathedral, the history of the city and
understand the importance of architecture and archaeology. The courses
are free and last an hour and a half. They will be held on the 27th and
28th October, the 24th and 25th November and during the Christmas
school holidays.
The workshops are designed for groups of between 15 and 20 children,
and include a half-an-hour tour followed by a one-hour handicrafts
session. Anyone interested in taking part can choose whether they wish
to attend the workshop in Basque or Spanish, and places can be booked
through the Cathedral of Santa María Visitors’
Welcome Centre (Plaza de las Brullerías), or by
calling 945 255 135.
‘La
ciudad de bolsillo – Poltsiko hiria’ (pocket sized
city)
The aim of this workshop is for the children to learn about the past of
Vitoria-Gasteiz and the Cathedral itself, taking them on a journey
through the evolution of Gasteiz until it became Nova Victoria, the
churches that existed before Santa María and the
construction of the Cathedral itself. Each participant must make a
model of one of the elements they have learned about during their
visit, such as the 8th Century cabins, previous churches, the city
wall, Santa María in its different stages of construction,
etc, taking what they have seen as their point of reference.
‘Érase
una vez Vitoria-Gasteiz – Ba zen behin Gasteiz’
(once upon a time in Vitoria-Gasteiz)
In this workshop, participants recreate a settlement similar to Gasteiz
between the 8th and 10th century, using cardboard figures, in order to
discover the importance of archaeology in historical knowledge.
‘¡Veo,
veo la catedral! – Ikusi makusi katedrala!’ (I spy
the Cathedral)
The aim of this workshop is to provide a simple and educational
overview of gothic architecture, placing particular emphasis on stained
glass windows, before creating one out of cardboard.
‘La
piedra nos cuenta - Harriak dio...’, (The rock tells us)
Here children will learn about the importance of art as an educational
tool in the past, at a time when most people could neither read nor
write. Using plasticine, the children will get the chance to sculpt a
gothic facade.
‘La
catedral está enferma / Katedrala gaixorik dago’
(The cathedral is ill)
This workshop aims to provide a simplified explanation of the
Cathedral’s structural problems and the restoration work
taking place, comparing this process with the human body. The children
must then create a tempera painting of the Cathedral on cardboard,
sticking coloured wooden pegs around the areas of the foundations,
walls and domes. They must also write the problems of the Cathedral on
pieces of white cardboard and place each one in the corresponding peg.
In addition to these workshops, there are also other kinds of workshops
and activities open to schools on different dates. To find out more,
please call 945 255 135.