Paint with food
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How can we turn food into paint?
Turn everyday ingredients into vibrant paints in this colourful drop-in workshop.
Join Ella Philips in this fun drop-in workshop and turn everyday ingredients into beautiful natural paints to colour your own postcard masterpiece.
Explore how food can be used to create different dyes and what the colour of food tells us about it.
Need to know
The museum is open every day 10am – 5pm.
If you have time, why not also visit our free galleries and get more in-depth with Docklands history?
Our address is London Museum Docklands, No. 1 Warehouse, West India Quay, London E14 4AL. We're just a few minutes away from Canary Wharf and West India Quay.
Check our need to know page to get the answers to all the frequently asked questions about visiting, facilities and accessibility
Our building is accessible and we have lifts on every floor. If you need any help, please ask our friendly Hosts at the Information Desk when you arrive.
You'll find everything you need to know on our access page.
Our family-friendly cafe is the perfect place to sit down and relax for a bite or tea break. We have lunch boxes for kids, sandwiches, pastries, snacks and a wide selection of hot and cold drinks.
You’ll also find our shop with a curated range of gifts and souvenirs, including posters, prints, toys, books and jewellery.
More about shopping, eating & drinking
Prams and buggies are welcome in the museum. We also have a buggy park if you'd prefer to leave it behind.
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