From a bouquet of flowers to fireworks exploding in the sky, from a Renaissance painting to the clothes we wear daily, we are surrounded by beautiful colours that can evoke powerful emotions and sensations. Our ability to extract, produce and modify colourful materials and substances has improved considerably over the last centuries, due to the progress of chemistry. Join us on an odyssey from prehistoric times to modern days, including many live demonstrations of colourful chemical changes, to discover the chemistry and technology that brought colour to our world.