1. Courses Offered by Clubs and Guilds
Local and National Clubs offer a variety of workshop programs
The IGMA Guild School holds a week long series of residential workshops in Maine each year in June as well as shorter Guild Study Programs at various museums.
National Association of Miniature Enthusiasts NAME hold houseparties and State Days throughout the year which include workshops.
Mini's 4 All hold a British Miniaturist's Workshop Weekend each year in February in Walsall, UK.
2. Summer Play Days and Camps
Camp MiniHaHa is an annual week long camp for 25 women and girl miniaturists held each summer in the Annapolis Valley in Berwick, Nova Scotia Canada
Denver Museum of Miniatures Dolls and Toys hold an annual Adult Play Day of dollhouse workshops in June.
3. Workshops Held by Miniature Shops
Shelley's Miniature Mania, San Carlos(San Francisco) California, have a year round workshop schedule. Artisans include Bluette Meloney, Rik Pierce, Judy Kincaid and others.
Lariannes Small Wonders in Ventura California have year round workshops scheduled with artisans including Bluette Meloney, The Guys from Texas, Judee Williamson and Nicole Walton Marble, Rik Pierce, and Ron Hubble.
4. Specialist Workshops, Studio Workshops
Several specialists and artisans offer workshops in their studios.
Mulvany and Rogers Master Classes Studio Courses in Wiltshire, UK with the team of Mulvaney and Rogers, roomboxes, exteriors and interiors.
Shaw Farm Dolls House Workshops Marleborough, Wiltshire, UK. Pat Cutforth is your hostess for these workshops with Dianne Harfield (cold porcelain) Sue Simpson (Paperclay)1:24 Gameskeeper's cottage, as well as Pat's own general and specialist tools courses.
Tickhill Dollhouse Courses South Yorkshire, UK, courses with Lorna Payne, Penny Thompson, Jane Harrop.
5. Dolls House Holidays and Residential Courses
Several Specialists offer full holiday packages for miniatures
Doll's House Holidays Week long workshops help you make a dolls house or create lighting or furniture in Stafford UK.
Tollgate Miniatures Weeklong Dollhouse Workshops in Normandy, France.
Another World Dollhouse Woodworking Courses Kingussie, Inverness-shire, Scotland (Scottish Highlands)
Mayenne Miniatures workshops with specialist dolls house artisans in a residential setting in North West France
Patricia Rose Studios polymer clay sculpting classes in Florida.
6. Tour Companies with Miniature and Scale Itineraries
Several tour companies offer commercial tours with a miniature theme. These are mostly visits to miniature collections and shows without workshop components. Check their websites for their current offerings.
- Travelling Together Inc. have tours specifically for miniaturists, garden railroad enthusiasts and other craft groups.
- Molly Cromwell Presents offer several escorted tours featuring miniatures.
