The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts today announced that color blind visitors are now able to borrow EnChroma glasses for color blindness during visits to the museum.
One in 12 men (8%) and one in 200 women (.5%) are color blind—13 million in the US, 30 million in Europe, and 350 million worldwide. With an annual attendance of over 40,000 visitors and growing, an estimated 1,700 guests to the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts are color blind. EnChroma glasses will enable color blind visitors to perceive an expanded range of clear, vibrant color in artwork at the museum for the first time in their lives.
“The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts is thrilled to offer people with color blindness the opportunity to try EnChroma glasses during their visit to our galleries. We are deeply committed to being a place that is welcoming to all and this is another step in a long journey to address issues of diversity, equity, access, and inclusion here at the Museum,” said Emily Stuart Thomas, MMFA Head of Learning and Programs. “In addition to the program we will be hosting on Saturday, September 30 in recognition of Color Blindness Awareness Month, our EnChroma glasses will also be available to visitors who schedule tours through our website. Visitors can learn more about accessibility at the MMFA by visiting our website,
mmfa.org/plan-your-visit/.”
