Events at
Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation®
Upcoming Special Events and Exhibits at Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation®
Star Trek™: Exploring New Worlds
May 11 - September 2, 2019
Set a course for Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation to experience Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds, a fully immersive, limited-engagement exhibition. Navigate through more than 100 rare artifacts and props, including the original U.S.S. Enterprise navigation console.
Star Trek™: Exploring New Worlds
May 11 - September 2, 2019
Star Trek Happy Hour
June 20, 2019 | 5:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Boldly go to a special series of evening events in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation featuring the limited-engagement exhibit, Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds. Beam yourself up with cocktails, special programming and prizes, plus an after-hours visit to the exhibit.
Star Trek Happy Hour
June 20, 2019 | 5:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Sensory-Friendly Saturday: Star Trek
June 22, 2019 | 9:30am - 5:00pm
Join us in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation on Saturday, June 22, as a variety of accommodations, activities and more are put into place for our guests on the autism spectrum and with other sensory processing disorders.
Sensory-Friendly Saturday: Star Trek
June 22, 2019 | 9:30am - 5:00pm
Break, Repair, Repeat: Spontaneous & Improvised Design
June 22 – September 15, 2019 | 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Unscripted innovation shows us just the “right amount of wrong.”
Break, Repair, Repeat: Spontaneous & Improvised Design
June 22 – September 15, 2019 | 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
History Outside the Box
June 28, July 5, July 26, August 2, September 6, October 4
The Historical Resources staff will conduct a Show & Tell on their favorite collection materials the first Friday of every month.
History Outside the Box
June 28, July 5, July 26, August 2, September 6, October 4
Star Trek Happy Hour
July 18, 2019 | 5:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Boldly go to a special series of evening events in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation featuring the limited-engagement exhibit, Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds. Beam yourself up with cocktails, special programming and prizes, plus an after-hours visit to the exhibit.
Star Trek Happy Hour
July 18, 2019 | 5:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Things to Do Today at Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation®
Allegheny Locomotive
Step up into the cab of this mighty 600-ton locomotive, and imagine yourself at the controls.
Build a Model T
Grab a wrench and help build one of the cars that made Henry famous. Participants assist in the assembly of an authentic Model T. Spend as much or as little time as you want in this one-of-a-kind activity led by experienced presenters.
1975 Sperry-New Holland Combine
Experience the innovation that changed the corn harvest by compacting multiple processes into one great big machine.
Depot Town
An exploration zone just for our youngest guests to use their creativity to build with large blocks.
Douglas Auto Drive-In Theater
Enjoy your choice of four films highlighting the spirit of innovation in and around the automobile.
Dymaxion House Tour
Enter Buckminster Fuller's resourceful aluminum dwelling, a prototype of a sustainable suburbia.
Hands-on Rubbing Stations
Make a crayon rubbing of some of the most iconic artifacts in the museum.
Innovation Nation Lounge
Get inspired by Emmy Award-winning The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation TV show.
Make a Paper Airplane
Experiment with aerodynamics as you fold and test paper airplane designs. Sponsored by Delta Air Lines.
Model Train Layout
In the shadow of one of the world's largest locomotives, mini metal machines navigate through historic model train buildings, showing just how far we've come.
Overland Touring Car
Sit in the driver's seat of a car that is over 100 years old.
Play & Create
Test your skill at building with Lincoln Logs, Tinker toys and LEGOs.
Rosa Parks Bus
Inside this bus on December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, a soft-spoken African-American seamstress, refused to give up her seat to a white man, challenging existing segregation laws.
Texaco Play Garage
Young guests can have their first experience with car repair by changing a tire or an air filter, or pretending to add fluids.
Visions of the Future
The 20th century saw amazing advances in technology and pop culture. What will the 21st century bring? Draw your ideas and submit them to be shown publicly in Your Place in Time.
With Liberty and Justice for All Response Wall
What does freedom mean to you, and how will you protect freedom for others? Share your ideas with others here.
Henry's Assembly Line
Work together to assemble miniature wooden Model T's using the moving assembly line method.
Experiment with History
Investigate STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) through the eyes of past innovators with hands-on activities.
Corliss Steam Engine Demonstration
Generating 300 horsepower, this 1859 Corliss steam engine served more than 60 years as the central source of power for some dozen independent workshops in Providence. Learn how ingenuity was used to create an optimized power source. Watch it run!
