The exhibition is devoted to the many roles played by colour in the design of our built environment. In a succession of evocative settings, it takes visitors on a journey from cave art, to the phenomenon of our perception of colour, to the different shades of material and the colourit of local architectural culture, to the colours of the modern era and contemporary experiences, via the functions, meanings and messages of colour.

In these contexts, numerous examples from our region open visitors' eyes to an unexpected wealth of the thematic and chromatic spectrum of coloured architecture. In addition to works by contemporary artists such as designers Cécile Vignaud and Nathanaël Abeille, glass painters Philippe Riffaud and Françoise Théallier, artists Kevin Todd and Hippolyte Herfloh, architect Marie-Pierre Servantie and photographer Sabine Schründer, the exhibition includes rare masterpieces from the Boisbuchet collections and loans from regional institutions such as the DRAC, CAUE Charente, the town of Royan and ENSAD Limoges.

The approximately 45 objects are accompanied by more than 90 photos, many of them large format, as well as publications from the Boisbuchet archives.

The mill, by the river Vienne, functions as the Domaine de Boisbuchet’s welcoming reception with a cafe and terrace. A shop alongside offers a curated selection of books, products and other souvenirs.