Berlin Experiences/Mythbusting Berlin
Was The Colour Blue Invented In Berlin? – Mythbusting Berlin
From ancient Egyptian dyes to the accidental invention of Prussian Blue. Find out how Berlin shaped the world’s rarest hue...
Berlin Experiences · 7 December 2025 · 32 min read
“The sea is blue, but not the blue of water, but of liquid paint (…) Van Gogh has returned the colours to Nature, but who will return them to him?”
Antonin Artaud
In 1706, a Berlin alchemist’s serendipitous discovery unleashed a wave of colour that washed over art and science worldwide.
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