Indigo: 6000 Years of Blue Gold by Venkat Venkataramanan
Fri, Jun 19
|Virtual Event
Indigo is the most celebrated of all natural dyes, with a dyeing tradition stretching back to 4000 BCE that endures to this day. Join us in welcoming Venkat Venkataramanan as he delves into this fascinating dye and explores its historical impact on many aspects of our culture.
Time & Location
Jun 19, 2026, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. EDT
Virtual Event
About the event
Indigo: 6000 Years of Blue Gold
Venkat Venkataramanan
Chief Scientific Officer at McRae Imaging
Indigo is the most celebrated of all natural dyes, with a dyeing tradition stretching back to 4000 BCE that endures to this day. Uniquely among naturally occurring dyes, indigo extracted from Indigofera tinctoria can be used directly as a pigment — no mordant required — producing the rich, luminous blue that earned it the nickname "blue gold."