Christmas decoration gilding workshops

Essential Information

Type	Family fun
Location	Cutty Sark
Date and Times	Saturday 30 November and Sunday 1 December 2024 \| 11am-1pm & 2pm-4pm
Prices	Free with entry to the ship

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Inspired by Cutty Sark's ornate exterior, come along and try your hand at gilding in time for the festive season. We'll be making gilded Christmas decorations and getting playful with all things gold aboard the ship.

These workshops are drop-in and suitable for all ages, and are included in your ticket to Cutty Sark.

A view from below of an old sailing ship on a glass platform, with a long bow under which is a white figurehead in the shape of a woman. There are lots of ropes which form the rigging zigzagging across the image. — Take inspiration from *Cutty Sark*'s golden decoration

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