eye for Colour

1 October 2007 – 24 February 2008

World Museum Liverpool

Add an array of colour to your life with this inspiring new exhibition at World Museum Liverpool. ‘eye for Colour’ is a visual feast that will alert the senses and stimulate the mind. Packed with hands-on exhibits and interactive displays, it explores the endless ways in which colour shapes our world.

Find out:

• how colour is formed
• how artists use colour in creativity
• how animals use colour as camouflage - changing colour to blend in with their environment
• how some birds and reptiles use colour to stand out from the crowd - altering their colour to attract a mate

Eye-catching exhibits will also reveal how different cultures have used colour to communicate messages. In fact if you’ve ever wondered why you sometimes feel blue or in the pink then you’ll find the answer in 'eye for Colour'!

You can even play colour detective and learn how scientists understand the history of a painting by examining the way in which colour pigments change through time.

This exhibition will help you to understand more about colour association and why we relate certain colours to particular moods and atmospheres, such as red for hot or blue for cold. From the food that we eat to the political party we vote for, it’s a complex and colourful world!

Acknowledgement

'eye for Colour' has been produced by the 'ecsite-uk Travelling Exhibitions Consortium' (eTEC): eTEC is a consortium of At-Bristol, ecsite-uk, National Museums Liverpool, Magna and W5 together producing three interactive, travelling exhibitions funded by the Millennium Commission through a ReDiscover grant.