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Ohkra – Ecomusee de l'Ocre (Conservatoire des Ocres Et de la Couleur)

570 route d'Apt, 84220 Roussillon, Provence, France (former Mathieu ochre works)

Ochre pigments, natural dyes and colour workshops

What you’ll find

What Ohkra – Ecomusee de l'Ocre (Conservatoire des Ocres Et de la Couleur) is known for

Set in a restored former ochre factory, this cooperative ecomuseum is devoted to colour, with a comptoir shop and e-boutique selling ochres and pigments, plant dyes and mordants, binders, fine-art supplies and tadelakt tools. It also runs hands-on workshops.