Things to Do in Amman: Make Something — for Couples, Adults and Visitors

Most things to do in Amman are things you look at. This is one you make. Two to three hours in a heritage house in Jabal Al-Lweibdeh, and you leave with something you made with your hands — not a fridge magnet. It works as a date night, a night out with friends, or an afternoon for anyone who wants to do rather than watch — we are open till 2am every day.

Choose stained glass, pottery classes or any of our workshops, then book a workshop — or gift a workshop to someone visiting Jordan.

Why visitors come here

We are the only studio in Jordan teaching Kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold. We also teach Kurinuki carving and Raku firing — techniques you will not find elsewhere in the country, taught properly rather than as a novelty.

The studio is a heritage house in Jabal Al-Lweibdeh, one of Amman’s oldest and most walkable neighbourhoods, a few minutes from Paris Circle. It is also a cafe, so you can stay afterwards. Most people do — our open-time policy means nobody moves you along.

Some of what visitors make here: Raku, Kurinuki, glass painting and Kintsugi.

If you are short on time: what you can take with you

Clay has to dry and be fired, so pottery cannot leave with you the same day — but that does not mean weeks. Glass and Raku go home with you the same day; Raku is fired during your session. Pottery, Pottery Painting and Kurinuki are usually ready in about seven days, and if you are only in Jordan a few days, tell us when you book — we will have your piece fired and glazed in two to three days, at no extra charge.

Workshop	Time	Price	Take it home same day?
Raku Fired during your session — the most dramatic to watch	2–3 hrs	35 JOD	Yes
Stained Glass No kiln needed. Ages 15+	About 3 hrs	50 JOD	Yes
Glass Painting The quickest option, suits all ages	1–1.5 hrs	20 JOD	Yes
Sacred Icon Glass Painting Optional 24k gold leaf	2–3 hrs	From 60 JOD	Yes
Acrylic Painting Acrylics dry fast	1–2 hrs	20 JOD	Yes
Pottery Painting Needs firing — we can arrange collection or shipping	About 1 hr	25 JOD	2–3 days if urgent
Hand-building Pottery Needs drying and firing	1–1.5 hrs	25 JOD	2–3 days if urgent
Japanese Kurinuki Needs drying and firing	1–1.5 hrs	25 JOD	2–3 days if urgent
Kintsugi Two sessions — only if you are staying a while	2 days	100 JOD	Collect later

What visitors say

“We spent a great moment doing stained glass, had a great meal. Spent 7h instead of 2h. Highly recommend it.”

“Carving clay by hand in the Kurinuki technique felt like meditation — slow, mindful, and deeply calming. The studio’s warm and inspiring atmosphere made it a truly grounding experience.”

An evening at Gilgamesh

Amman comes alive after dark, and so do we. We are open every day from 2 PM to 2 AM, with workshops bookable until 1 AM.

Start with a walk through Jabal Al-Lweibdeh: quiet stone streets, old houses and churches, with Paris Circle at its heart. Our 1930s heritage house is a few minutes away on Al-Farazdaq Street.

Then make something. Glass Painting takes about an hour, Raku is fired in flames during your session, and Stained Glass fills a whole evening. You can order food while you work, so there is no need to choose between dinner and a workshop. From our coffee bar: espresso and Turkish coffee 1 JOD, cappuccino 2 JOD, Spanish latte and matcha 3 JOD, hot chocolate 1.5 JOD, fresh juice 2 JOD, crostata 1 JOD.

This winter we are pouring our own local wine, made by Gilgamesh, and as every winter, hot mulled wine (Glühwein).

Getting here

• Address: 26 Al-Farazdaq Street, Jabal Al-Lweibdeh, Amman
• By taxi: “Jabal Al-Lweibdeh, Al-Farazdaq Street” is enough for any driver
• On foot: a short walk from Paris Circle, in a neighbourhood worth wandering anyway
• Hours: every day 2pm to 2am — and we will open as early as 9am with 12 hours’ notice
• Full directions: see our visiting guide for parking, walk-ins and what to expect