Members First: Engaging Experts - Bicycles: Powering Possibilities

Air Date
July 23, 2025

Join curator of transportation, Matt Anderson, for a look at 200 years of bicycle history, from the first simple draisines to the sophisticated electric-assist bikes of today. Enjoy a conversation on the design and development of the exhibition “Bicycles: Powering Possibilities,” now on display in the Collections Gallery at Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation through February 15, 2026. The exhibition features 17 bikes, along with profiles of 12 influential riders, racers and builders, plus selected accessories, documents and photos drawn from The Henry Ford’s collections.

About the Innovator

Toshiko Mori Interview Transcript
Architect

Throughout her career as a practicing architect and educator, Toshiko Mori has pursued a technical interest in the properties of materials, and especially synthetic materials, in addition to her concerns for purity of line, visual lightness and thermal performance.

Why She Innovates

As an architect, Toshiko Mori has always taken a personal delight in discovering new properties and potentials in materials. Whether designing exhibitions, houses or institutional projects such as the Visitor Center for Frank Lloyd Wright’s Darwin D. Martin House in Buffalo, New York, she enjoys a process that combines intuition with the rigor of research.

Toshiko Mori Interview Highlights Transcript

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Toshiko Mori

I would say every architect that I know is a philosopher on his or her own.

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Bicycles: Powering Possibilities

15 Jan, 10:36 AM
<p>Join curator of transportation, Matt Anderson, for a look at 200 years of bicycle history, from the first simple draisines to the sophisticated electric-assist bikes of today. Enjoy a conversation on the design and development of the exhibition &ldquo;Bicycles: Powering Possibilities,&rdquo; now on display in the Collections Gallery at Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation through February 15, 2026. The exhibition features 17 bikes, along with profiles of 12 influential riders, racers and builders, plus selected accessories, documents and photos drawn from The Henry Ford&rsquo;s collections.</p>