Letter to Newspaper

This letter is written largely from the viewpoint of a museum professional. Feel free to adapt it to your needs.

Dear ______,

[Institution] has been always been at the forefront of diversity and inclusion, and, true to its mission, it is now taking a leading role in Art Beyond Sight Awareness Week. Art Beyond Sight Awareness Week is a project of the Art Beyond Sight Across the World Collaborative of which [institution] is a proud member.

Art Beyond Sight Collaborative is comprised of institutions and professionals who have been working for years on the joint issues of researching the cognitive capacity of blind people to understand and enjoy visual information, creating the tools with which such information can be conveyed to people without sight, and raising awareness among both people who are blind and institutions providing services to those people about the research and tools that have been made available. Among these institutions are the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Art Institute of Chicago, the Cummer Museum of Arts and Gardens in Florida, the Finnish National Gallery, the Swedish Library of Talking Books and Braille, and our own [institution]. During Art Beyond Sight Awareness Week, from October 11th through October 25th, museums, schools, libraries and blind and sighted people from around the world come together to address the problem of making art and the cultural history of the world accessible to all.

[institution] will be hosting a [event name] on [date] for [target population]. [While the event is targeted to people who are blind or visually impaired,] this is an opportunity for the whole community to come out in support of our museum and its diversity. [if having community event, such as art show or concert, elaborate].

Sincerely yours, [name] [institution] [phone] [e-mail] [address]