St Luke’s Workshop

Can you make medieval paint?

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On your journey through time at the Medieval Centre, you can take part in St Luke’s Workshop and try your hand at making medieval colours.

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Take a seat for a moment and crush pigments, mix paints and create your own colour samples. Together, we’ll explore whether we can identify a local palette of colours – and perhaps recreate some of the colours we see in medieval frescoes.

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But how were the colours we see in medieval frescoes actually produced? We’ll explore this through experimental archaeology, where you can try out the materials and techniques for yourself.

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Come and explore the world of colour – from pigment to brush.