Your Field Trip

Visit 2 attractions for $12 when you use promo code FT2FOR12. Now through November 30. Call 313.982.6001 ext 1 to schedule your field trip.

Unleash your students’ inquisitiveness and help them understand the history of America’s most powerful innovations. Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation bristles with the unbridled energy of American ingenuity.

Imagine your class sitting on the very bus where Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat while you discuss how individual actions can change the world. Watch the concept of industrial might come to life as students explore the Allegheny–one of the world’s most powerful steam locomotives. Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation allows imaginations to run wild and students to begin to dream.

Tickets & Chaperoning

• Tickets must be purchased in advance.
• Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation provides discounted rates for groups with a minimum of 15 students.
• To ensure appropriate supervision, one adult group leader is required for every ten students.
• We’ll provide one free teacher/chaperone ticket for every ten students. Additional adults or teachers will be charged the $10 student rate.
• A student dining area is available and can be reserved.

See our Chaperone Guide (PDF) for more information.

Onsite Activities

Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation supports interactive learning with a number of engaging programs including:

• Build a Model T and Henry's Assembly Line (hands-on activities)
• Mathematica (interactive exhibit)
• Dymaxion House (tour)
• Rosa Parks Bus (artifact experience)
• Experiment with History (hands-on activities)

Traveling Exhibition

Enduring Ideals: Rockwell, Roosevelt & the Four Freedoms

• Lesson Plans from the Norman Rockwell Museum
• Curriculum Connections (PDF)

Scavenger Hunts

Download a scavenger hunt to encourage thoughtful looking during your visit:

Early Childhood

• Then and Now: Houses and Jobs (PDF)

Grades 4-8

• Investigating Energy
• Investigating Leadership & Social Innovation
• Investigating Innovations & Generations (PDF)
• Investigating the Model T at Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation (PDF)
• Investigating Early Aviators (PDF)
• Investigating Automobile Innovations (PDF)
• Investigating Using Cars (PDF)

Pre-During-Post Activities

Deepen your learning experience by preparing and following up on your visit to these exhibits:

• With Liberty and Justice for All (Grades 4-12 ELA and Social Studies)
  
  NEW! We are prototyping new With Liberty and Justice for All resources.
  • Grade 8 US History: What lessons can we learn from the era of slavery and the Civil War about liberty and justice?
  • Grades 9-12 US History and Civics: What lessons can we learn about liberty and justice from the Civil Rights movement?
If you are interested in using these resources to support your field trip (or even in a virtual artifact exploration), please email education2@thehenryford.org. We will share the resources with you as well as a feedback survey.
• Davidson-Gerson Modern Glass Gallery (Middle School Science and Art)

Helpful Documents

• Chaperone Information Guide (PDF)
• Field Trip Reservation Form (PDF)
• Home Educator Registration Form (PDF)
• FAQs About Field Trips at The Henry Ford

For more information about Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and the Exhibits, see Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation.