Celebrate Black History

Celebrate the present and commit to creating a more just future.
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Celebrate Black History & Black Futures

Celebrate Black History

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Join us at Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation during February to reflect on the past, celebrate the present, and commit to creating a more just future through our annual recognition of Black History Month.

Special Programs & Performances

2027 programming will be announced later this year. Please check back for more information.

Free Admission for Members

Become a member for free admission to Celebrate Black History programming, plus free general admission to the museum and village all year long. Not a member yet? Learn more or join today.
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For Generations Yet Unborn

  • Near Your Place in Time
  • Feb 7, 2026-Jan 2027
  • 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
In this temporary collections spotlight, Mrs. Jackson’s memoir, The House by the Side of the Road: The Selma Civil Rights Movement, takes center stage, highlighting how everyday people can preserve and share their own family stories.
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Film

Coded Bias

  • Giant Screen Experience
  • Feb 21, 2026
  • 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
  • 90 minutes

Coded Bias explores the fallout of MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini's discovery that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately, and her journey to push for the first-ever legislation in the U.S. to govern against bias in the algorithms that impact us all.


Admission for both screenings is free in recognition of Black History Month. Seats will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Capacities are limited.

Fighting for Freedom: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and the Civil War

  • Anderson Theater, Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation
  • March 1, 2026
  • 2 p.m.

As part of The Henry Ford's annual recognition and celebration of Black History Month, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black, will discuss her new book, COMBEE: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War.

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Guests engage with a staff member while taking a tour of the Dymaxion House.

Free Guided Tour

  • Museum Plaza
  • Daily
  • 1-1:30 p.m.

Herstory: Join us on this engaging tour as we celebrate the remarkable women who shaped history. Get ready to be inspired by the stories of women who defied norms, shattered glass ceilings and left a mark on our world.