This exhibition was held from 18 June to 7 September 2014
Making Colour
Exhibition preview
Making Colour
From lapis lazuli to cobalt blue, to dazzling gold and silver - travel through the story of colour with the National Gallery
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Making Colour events
A range of colour-related activities for all ages
Feature
Explore the colours room by room
Learn more about the surprising materials used to create pigments throughout history
Film
Making Green and Making Purple
Two educational films revealing the raw ingredients of paint
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