A wide range of educational workshops is available, each lasting 1.5–2 hours depending on the group’s size and needs.
From Grandma’s Chest introduces participants to traditional sash weaving, allowing them to create bookmarks or friendship bracelets.
The Art of Wood Carving teaches carving basics and lets visitors craft small items like spoons or birdhouses.
Culinary sessions include Baking Traditional Dzūkian Flatbread, Yeast Buns, or Cabbage Soup, where participants prepare and cook the dishes themselves. Healing and Calming Herbs offers insights into Lithuanian herbal traditions with tea tasting included.
Cultural heritage experiences such as A Maiden’s Fate Like a Green Rue and Shepherds’ Songs and Games engage participants with folk dances, songs, and games. In Who Lives in the Beehive?, a beekeeper shares stories of honey-making, with an option to taste honey or make candles.
Wool Felting teaches techniques using either hot water and soap or felting needles. In the poetic The Bee’s Waist, the Flax’s Depth, and the Moon Rises Above, participants make beeswax candles using traditional methods.
Hands-on food programs include How Bread Is Made, where each guest bakes their own loaf and learns about bread's cultural roots, and Make Your Own Ice Cream, which involves waffle baking, caramel making, and of course – eating.
Seasonal crafts like Straw Ornament Making and Clay Comes to Life explore traditional holiday decorations and ceramics.
In Grandma’s White Cheese, participants learn about cheese-making from milk to tasting.
Art-focused activities include Drawing with Charcoal, where guests create expressive artwork while learning the technique, and Willow Weaving, which introduces basket weaving traditions. Finally, Photography With and Among Us helps participants discover visual storytelling with insights from professional photographer Ričardas Anusauskas and videographer Rūta Žemaitienė.
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Vilniaus g. 12, Senoji Varėna, LT-65230 | Tel. +370 310 31330 | el. p. korys@varena.lt
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