Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation®
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Step into a world where past innovations fuel the imagination of generations to come. A vibrant exploration of genius in all its forms, Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation allows you to experience the strides of America’s greatest minds while fully immersing yourself in their stories. Step inside the bus where Rosa Parks took a stand by taking a seat. Play pilot as you explore flight innovations, starting with the Wright brothers' achievements, or make yourself at home inside Buckminster Fuller’s circular Dymaxion House. Put yourself in the place of the movers and shakers who blazed the trail to where we stand today. And in doing so, discover your own path.
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Looking for inspiring things to do? From race cars to freedom rides, modular houses to microprocessors, the wide-ranging exhibits of the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation bring you face to face with real things that have the power to inspire, inform and engage you in ways no image or description can do on its own.
Davidson-Gerson Modern Glass Gallery
Trace the innovation story of Studio Glass from its founding in 1962 to the present by examining selected artists and their contributions. DETAILS
Driven to Win: Racing in America
Experience the winner’s circle up close and personal in this unprecedented exhibition of American auto racing. DETAILS
What We Wore
Explore this changing exhibit of garments and their stories from The Henry Ford's rich collection of clothing and accessories. DETAILS
Agriculture
Climb aboard a real combine, and get a close look at what is considered the finest collection of American agricultural equipment. Details
Dymaxion House
Enter Buckminster Fuller’s circular aluminum dwelling, and sample a suburbia never realized. Details
Your Place in Time
Explore the rich interplay between people and technology by looking at five generations that came of age in the 20th century. Details
Fully Furnished
Explore an amazing collection of seemingly ordinary and yet extraordinary American furniture dating from 1670 to the present. Details
With Liberty and Justice for All
Learn about moments of American freedom, from the revolution through the civil rights movement. Details
Heroes of the Sky
Let your imagination take off amid newly enhanced, multisensory experiences inspired by the men and women who helped launch the concept of flight. Details
Made in America: Manufacturing
Explore artifacts large and small documenting American manufacturing ingenuity from the 18th to 20th centuries. Details
Made in America: Power
Discover the great innovators from the 18th to 20th centuries who made America a manufacturing superpower. Details
Driving America
With an unparalleled collection of vehicles, explore how much of our culture has been influenced by the automobile over the past 100-plus years. Details
Presidential Vehicles
Admire and appreciate the evolution of presidential travel through five significant vehicles. Details
Railroads
Marvel at a mammoth collection of giant steam-engine locomotives, passenger rail cars and more. Details
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Tinkering for Tots
October 2024-May 2025 | 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Second Tuesday of each month
Little learners get hands on, minds on at Tinkering for Tots: A program designed for curious preschoolers to develop an innovative mindset and make connections through storytelling, play, artifact exploration and a take-home STEAM activity kit.
Tinkering for Tots
October 2024-May 2025 | 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Second Tuesday of each month
Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
January 18-20, 2025 | 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Celebrate the life of the civil rights leaders who had the extraordinary courage to ask for more from their nation. Make your own history with free museum admission, parking and activities.
Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
January 18-20, 2025 | 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.