Crafts at risk
The school’s mission is to train students from Tétouan and the surrounding region in traditional crafts, particularly those at risk of disappearing, and to encourage young people to make their living in the craft sector.
From clay to copper
Under the protectorate its workshops taught ceramics, carpets, silverwork, leather, textiles, copperwork, ironwork, woodcarving and decorative painting. Tétouan itself is known for zellige tilework, carved plaster, embroidery and silver-wire inlay.
A city of crafts
Tétouan’s medina has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1997, and in 2017 the city joined UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network for crafts and folk art.
