Colorblindness Glasses Enhance Art Experience at Portland Art Museum

Are you someone who struggles with red-green color blindness? Have you ever wished you could experience the vibrant colors of the world in a whole new way? Well, thanks to the Portland Art Museum, that dream is now a reality!

The museum is now offering EnChroma glasses for free use by patrons who have red-green color blindness. These special glasses contain a light filter that enhances the contrast in reds and greens, allowing those with color vision deficiency to see a wider array of hues. While the glasses don’t cure color blindness, they can provide a sharper contrast and vibrancy to the vision spectrum.

Imagine standing in front of a towering painting from 1630, like the “Portrait of Infanta Maria Ana de Austria,” and being able to see the vibrant reds and subtle shifts in colors that you may have never noticed before. That’s exactly what Jason Le, a Kress Interpretive Fellow at the museum, experienced when he tried on the EnChroma glasses. The glasses opened up a whole new world of colors and details in the artwork that he had never seen before.

But it’s not just the Portland Art Museum that is embracing this new technology. Other public spaces in Oregon, like the city of Sandy and Lincoln City, are also offering EnChroma glasses for visitors to borrow. These glasses are truly changing the way people with color blindness experience the world around them.

In addition to the EnChroma glasses, the Portland Art Museum is also providing other assistive technologies for visitors with visual impairments, such as magnifiers, flashlights, iPads, and headphones. The museum’s commitment to accessibility and inclusivity is truly commendable.

So, if you’ve ever wanted to see the world in a whole new light, be sure to check out the EnChroma glasses at the Portland Art Museum. Who knows what vibrant colors and hidden details you might discover!