Workshops & Classes — Cusco

Cusco / Online

UNESCO-recognized master weaver Máximo Laura and his Cusco atelier weave Andean cosmology into tapestries of shocking color — collected by museums, visitable in the workshop. Peruvian textile art at its summit.

Best for Museum-grade Andean tapestry

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Avenida Berriozábal, Urubamba, Sacred Valley (Cusco region)

In a courtyard workshop on Avenida Berriozábal in Urubamba, Pablo Seminario and Marilú Behar make ceramics that rework pre-Columbian Andean iconography in earthy glazes. Trained staff throw the functional pieces while the couple sculpt the one-off art works, and visitors can join hands-on classes.

Best for Andean-inspired art ceramics

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Central Cusco (Calle Santa Catalina Ancha area)

Máximo Laura, recognised by UNESCO as a living human treasure, weaves densely textured tapestries of condors, jaguars and Andean cosmology, shown at his eponymous museum and gallery in central Cusco. The studio sells finished pieces and runs multi-day weaving workshops in Spanish and English.

Best for Contemporary Andean art tapestries

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San Blas, Cusco

Gallery and atelier of Maximo Laura, a Peruvian master weaver designated a UNESCO Living Human Treasure. His handwoven tapestries fuse ancient Andean textile traditions with contemporary, color-rich imagery drawing on Andean spirituality and nature; the studio also runs tapestry-weaving workshops.

Best for Maximo Laura's handwoven Andean tapestries and tapestry-weaving workshops

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