In 2019, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden began designing a sonic-focused exhibition of Laurie Anderson’s work. Given the nature of the exhibition which featured video, sound, installation, and performance-based works—which present an accessibility barrier for D/deaf and hard-of-hearing audiences—the Hirshhorn worked with the Smithsonian Office of Accessibility to create the museum’s first Accessibility Brochure for Laurie Anderson: The Weather. Compatible with screenreader technology, the Brochure (linked below) contains a variety of accommodations including sound descriptions, transcripts, and image description for a majority of the works installed in the exhibition. The Brochure was printed in standard format and Braille as well as available on the Hirshhorn’s website for a variety of legibility access points. Additionally, installed throughout the exhibit were “Access Labels” which guided visitors to the accommodations created for each artwork. This project was the first of its kind at the Hirshhorn Museum and represents a holistic approach to accessibility that involved collaboration across museum departments.