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- Exploring the Depths of Our Collections - In late summer 2024, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded The Henry Ford a two-year grant to clean, rehouse, and create digital records for artifacts related to power and energy, mobility and transportation, and communications and information technology.
- March 14, 2025
- Collections - article
Exploring the Depths of Our Collections
In late summer 2024, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded The Henry Ford a two-year grant to clean, rehouse, and create digital records for artifacts related to power and energy, mobility and transportation, and communications and information technology.
- Hands-On History at the Texaco Service Station Experience - Young visitors to The Henry Ford will find a new group of interactive experiences in the reimagined service garage at our Texaco Service Station. Thanks to a grant from the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, we’ve been able to redesign and reopen this space that had been closed since 2018. Our Texaco Service Station Experience is more inclusive and accessible than ever before, with activities geared to guests of all abilities and varying age groups.
- November 26, 2024
- Collections - article
Hands-On History at the Texaco Service Station Experience
Young visitors to The Henry Ford will find a new group of interactive experiences in the reimagined service garage at our Texaco Service Station. Thanks to a grant from the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, we’ve been able to redesign and reopen this space that had been closed since 2018. Our Texaco Service Station Experience is more inclusive and accessible than ever before, with activities geared to guests of all abilities and varying age groups.
- Ford’s Mode:Flex Bicycle: Automakers Go Multimodal - These electric-assist bicycle prototypes from Ford Motor Company are evidence of automaker attempts to broaden their product lines in response to evolving trends in personal transportation.
- January 22, 2020
- Collections - article
Ford’s Mode:Flex Bicycle: Automakers Go Multimodal
These electric-assist bicycle prototypes from Ford Motor Company are evidence of automaker attempts to broaden their product lines in response to evolving trends in personal transportation.
- Car Trek: Vintage Vehicles in Star Trek: The Original Series - For a series about space, Star Trek: The Original Series ended up featuring a surprising variety of cars. Find out how.
- May 08, 2019
- Collections - article
Car Trek: Vintage Vehicles in Star Trek: The Original Series
For a series about space, Star Trek: The Original Series ended up featuring a surprising variety of cars. Find out how.
- Taking the Sno-Bob for a Ride in Greenfield Village - See our Sno-Bob, a bicycle on skis, in action on a snowy day in Greenfield Village.
- April 10, 2019
- Collections - article
Taking the Sno-Bob for a Ride in Greenfield Village
See our Sno-Bob, a bicycle on skis, in action on a snowy day in Greenfield Village.
- Toys That Fly! - Two members of our staff select some of their favorite toys that fly, including model airplanes, Star Wars spaceships, and even drones.
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- December 19, 2018
- Collections - article
Toys That Fly!
Two members of our staff select some of their favorite toys that fly, including model airplanes, Star Wars spaceships, and even drones.
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “Sunshine Special” - Learn all about the "Sunshine Special," the 1939 Lincoln limousine used first by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and then by President Harry Truman, now in Henry Ford Museum.
- November 26, 2018
- Collections - article
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “Sunshine Special”
Learn all about the "Sunshine Special," the 1939 Lincoln limousine used first by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and then by President Harry Truman, now in Henry Ford Museum.
- Motor Muster 2013 in Photos - We share some of our favorite photos from Greenfield Village's own Motor Muster 2013.
- June 20, 2013
- Collections - article
Motor Muster 2013 in Photos
We share some of our favorite photos from Greenfield Village's own Motor Muster 2013.
- The Stingray Returns! - Chevrolet’s iconic Corvette Stingray is back. Learn how General Motors styling head Bill Mitchell shepherded the original magnificent Sting Ray into production.
- December 09, 2013
- Collections - article
The Stingray Returns!
Chevrolet’s iconic Corvette Stingray is back. Learn how General Motors styling head Bill Mitchell shepherded the original magnificent Sting Ray into production.
- Mopar Muscle at Motor Muster 2024 - Another summer is here, bringing with it another edition of our popular Motor Muster in Greenfield Village. Part car show, part street fair, and all fun, this year’s event brought together more than 600 vehicles.
- July 02, 2024
- Collections - article
Mopar Muscle at Motor Muster 2024
Another summer is here, bringing with it another edition of our popular Motor Muster in Greenfield Village. Part car show, part street fair, and all fun, this year’s event brought together more than 600 vehicles.