House of Filigree — Attraction in Porto

Very intimate experience, a highlight of our journey to Porto. The space was quiet, we were in fact on our own throughout the exhibition which was really nice. If you like museums about crafts, this small space is worth its ticket. There is usually a live demo, a person producing filigree on a countertop at the end plus a shop if you want to buy a little...

Its a small museum whose slogan is you can know everything abt filigree within one hour and they did it. They presented the history and tools for the first part, and then there was a lady who showed the process of making a filigree necklace. The end we’ve seen a nice collection of ancient filigree products and how they intergrated with the daily life....

For our Silver Wedding anniversary we wanted to do something different, we found that the House of Filigree offered workshops where you could learn and make a piece of Filigree. The tutor was excellent, showed us simple techniques to use to produce our final piece, it did not disappoint, amazing results and a Very happy couple we were...