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- Americans on Ice: Skating and Skate Technology in the United States - Archeological evidence suggests that ice skating began as early as 4000 years ago in northern Europe. Travelling on foot in winter across snowy, icy landscapes for trade, hunting, and community gatherings was slow and exhausting.
- December 18, 2024
- Collections - article
Americans on Ice: Skating and Skate Technology in the United States
Archeological evidence suggests that ice skating began as early as 4000 years ago in northern Europe. Travelling on foot in winter across snowy, icy landscapes for trade, hunting, and community gatherings was slow and exhausting.
- American Women, American Craft - A new exhibition in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation’s Collections Gallery – Handmade: The Crafting of America – opens to the public on March 21, 2026. This exhibit features stories from the rich 250 years of craft in America. As March is Women’s History Month, here are some highlights of the contributions of women in craft in our collections and in the exhibition.
- March 24, 2026
- Collections - article
American Women, American Craft
A new exhibition in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation’s Collections Gallery – Handmade: The Crafting of America – opens to the public on March 21, 2026. This exhibit features stories from the rich 250 years of craft in America. As March is Women’s History Month, here are some highlights of the contributions of women in craft in our collections and in the exhibition.
- 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.
- From Blobs to Wow! Visiting Artists Transform Molten Glass into Stunning Art - With glass in the spotlight, The Henry Ford was looking for ways to maintain the momentum. In 2017, staff from across departments developed the idea of an artist-in-residence program, bringing studio glass artists to work onsite in the Greenfield Village Glass Shop. Over the course of five days, visiting artists would collaborate with THF’s glassblowers, sharing techniques and styles while creating new, original works.
- August 12, 2025
- Collections - article
From Blobs to Wow! Visiting Artists Transform Molten Glass into Stunning Art
With glass in the spotlight, The Henry Ford was looking for ways to maintain the momentum. In 2017, staff from across departments developed the idea of an artist-in-residence program, bringing studio glass artists to work onsite in the Greenfield Village Glass Shop. Over the course of five days, visiting artists would collaborate with THF’s glassblowers, sharing techniques and styles while creating new, original works.
- *Batteries and Fuel Not Included: The Hop Rod, the World’s First “Powerized” Pogo Stick - Over the years many fun - but dangerous - toys have been marketed to children, only to be discontinued or banned. Remember chemistry sets with toxic materials? Or lawn darts capable of serious injury?
- September 18, 2025
- Collections - article
*Batteries and Fuel Not Included: The Hop Rod, the World’s First “Powerized” Pogo Stick
Over the years many fun - but dangerous - toys have been marketed to children, only to be discontinued or banned. Remember chemistry sets with toxic materials? Or lawn darts capable of serious injury?
- Women in Service: From the Civil War to WWII - Throughout history, women have served their country during war and in peacetime, on the home front and at the front lines — whether through active service, or by using their talents and time to support our fighting forces from afar.
- August 15, 2025
- Collections - article
Women in Service: From the Civil War to WWII
Throughout history, women have served their country during war and in peacetime, on the home front and at the front lines — whether through active service, or by using their talents and time to support our fighting forces from afar.
- The Art of Provenance Research: Playing Detective in Our Collections - Our registrar’s office sometimes “plays detective” by engaging in provenance research to determine the history of the ownership of an artifact – and to deepen our knowledge of the stories behind our artifacts. Learn more on our blog.
- November 16, 2020
- Collections - article
The Art of Provenance Research: Playing Detective in Our Collections
Our registrar’s office sometimes “plays detective” by engaging in provenance research to determine the history of the ownership of an artifact – and to deepen our knowledge of the stories behind our artifacts. Learn more on our blog.
- The Long March to Voting Rights - In 1965, all eyes turned to Selma, Alabama, as the next stage in the fight for civil rights. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and other activists planned a series of marches from Selma to Montgomery to draw attention to the continued struggle for voting rights for Black Americans.
- March 20, 2026
- Collections - Set
The Long March to Voting Rights
In 1965, all eyes turned to Selma, Alabama, as the next stage in the fight for civil rights. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and other activists planned a series of marches from Selma to Montgomery to draw attention to the continued struggle for voting rights for Black Americans.
- 20th Century Mainstream Glass - Corning Glass Works' heat-resistant glass bakeware, called Pyrex, was introduced in the mid-1910s. Pyrex products were inexpensive, with an easy-to-clean smooth surface. Pyrex glassware could travel from freezer to oven to table. Colored Pyrex kitchenware was introduced in 1947. Corning released an array of products with its Spring Blossom Green pattern in 1972. The company redesigned the pattern several years later before it was discontinued.
- July 26, 2017
- Collections - Set
20th Century Mainstream Glass
Corning Glass Works' heat-resistant glass bakeware, called Pyrex, was introduced in the mid-1910s. Pyrex products were inexpensive, with an easy-to-clean smooth surface. Pyrex glassware could travel from freezer to oven to table. Colored Pyrex kitchenware was introduced in 1947. Corning released an array of products with its Spring Blossom Green pattern in 1972. The company redesigned the pattern several years later before it was discontinued.