The Science of Color
From the food we eat to the political party we vote for, color is
everywhere. If you have ever wondered why you sometimes feel blue
or in the pink, you will find the answer in The Science of Color!
The exhibition is now available to venues in North America, having
been seen by more than a million visitors across Europe, including
France, Spain and Germany.
During its latest UK run, more than 80% of visitors to World Museum
in Liverpool visited The Science of Color exhibition. This is what
visitors thought:
“This amazing
exhibition is a terrific
combination of fun and
education. It is fascinating to
see how science meets art.
I learnt a lot and can’t wait to
bring my own children.”
“Learnt so much!
So interesting and
loved the interaction –
makes it fun!”
“Clear, informative,
engaging activities.
Superb exhibition
for kids!”
“Really impressed,
vivid colours for
an inquisitive
imagination.”
“Great exhibition,
best I’ve been to
in ages!”
The Science of Color alerts the senses and stimulates the
mind by exploring the endless ways in which color shapes
our world. Forty hands-on and interactive displays will
amaze and engage all of the family.
The exhibition helps visitors to understand color, revealing
how it is used in the natural world by animals and insects.
Visitors will also find out the surprising ways in which artists
create color and where pigments come from.
Learn how we see and interpret color through the Human
Eye interactive, or for the more artistic visitor, use colors to
create your own masterpiece on the Art Machine.
The exhibition is in six sections
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Seeing in color
Color and light
Color in culture
Color in nature
Color in art
The mood room
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Museum and Art
Gallery Trust
Seeing in color
Viewing the gallery through a giant eyeball, visitors will discover
how light is a form of energy transmitted in wavelengths.
They will learn how the brain translates wavelengths of light
to create images on the back of the eye, turning
the world the correct way up!
All images © Gareth Jones
Color
and light
Set inside a darkened
enclosure, revolving prisms
split white light into the
colors of the spectrum.
The dramatic centrepiece
teaches visitors how colors
are made by mixing primary
colors together, and how
light is central to the brain’s
understanding of where and
what an object is, and of
course, its color.
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Color
in culture
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Illustrating the powerful links
between color and culture through
language, images and objects,
visitors will discover the significance
of their favourite color and learn
how people with visual impairments
such as color blindness, perceive
color. A trip to the Color Café teaches
visitors how food colors can indicate
what dishes are safe to eat, while
color use in design and advertising
explains why red logos are a favorite
with fast food chains (clue: it makes
you hungry) and darker colors can
signify luxuriousness.
© Gareth Jones
Color
in nature
© Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery Trust
Find out how and why animals use
color to camouflage themselves,
attract mates and send out
warning signs. View the world
through the eyes of a bee, dog
or fish, then color in a fish and
watch it swim away in the Flashy
Fish interactive exhibit. Visitors
will also discover why animals
see some colors of the spectrum
invisible to us, why some can see
in the dark or underwater and
how color is used by animals to
warn others that they may not be
a tasty snack!
© Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery Trust
Color in art
Discover the surprising ways
colors were once created; from
animals, insects, ancient Egyptian
mummies and even cow’s urine!
Visitors will understand the
relationship colors have with each
other and how artists created
their works. Lift up the flaps on
reproduction paintings to find out
how artists created the colors
used in their works, and see if
they go together - or not! Then
get creative on the Art Machine,
a fun and informative interactive
exhibit that brings this knowledge
to life, allowing visitors to create a
colorful masterpiece of their own,
which can be emailed to them on
completion.
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The mood
room
Colored lights and ambient
music merge… how does it
make you feel? A visit to the
mood room explains how
colors create mood.
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Hire details
Area required: 400 – 600 sqm
Minimum hire period: 3 months
Average installation/ dismantling period: 5 days
Transport and insurance: Hirer to cover transport and insurance costs
Power requirements: Mains power
Support material: Hirers will receive an exhibition manual containing
guidelines for a successful hire period. Also supplied is an education pack,
including a PowerPoint presentation and learning kit. The marketing
pack includes templates for posters and leaflets, press materials
and website images.
Availability:
Please email [email protected]
“A visual feast for the family”
“with displays to
amaze and engage
all the family”
Mary Ingham, Cumbria Life,
August 2015
Educate magazine,
January 2016
“It’s the perfect exhibition to bring kids to,
allowing them to have fun and learn”.
Liverpool Echo, 21 January 2016
The Science of Color was produced by National Museums Liverpool,
one of England’s most popular museum groups. Its collections are among
the most important and varied in Europe and contain everything from
Impressionist paintings and rare beetles, to a lifejacket from the Titanic.
A busy and exciting exhibitions programme helps National Museums
Liverpool welcome three million visitors a year.
liverpoolmuseums.org.uk