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- Hooked On the Handmade: Emeline Morrow Miner’s Hooked Rugs - Emeline Morrow Miner was a self-taught, unheralded craftswoman. She had a spark of creativity in her core that led her to create exquisite work in a variety of media: painting, leatherwork, quilting, crocheting, and most significantly, rug hooking.
- September 04, 2026
- Collections - article
Hooked On the Handmade: Emeline Morrow Miner’s Hooked Rugs
Emeline Morrow Miner was a self-taught, unheralded craftswoman. She had a spark of creativity in her core that led her to create exquisite work in a variety of media: painting, leatherwork, quilting, crocheting, and most significantly, rug hooking.
- Tiffany and Art Glass - Explore the history of Art Glass from early works in the 1880s, through its most well-known creator, Louis Comfort Tiffany, to TIffany's competitors and the end of the movement in the early 20th century.
- March 18, 2021
- Collections - article
Tiffany and Art Glass
Explore the history of Art Glass from early works in the 1880s, through its most well-known creator, Louis Comfort Tiffany, to TIffany's competitors and the end of the movement in the early 20th century.
- 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.
- Pyrex, Corning Ware and Corelle: Enduring Kitchen Icons from Corning - Discover how Pyrex, Corning Ware and Corelle became staples in American kitchens through innovative materials and marketing.
- August 15, 2023
- Collections - article
Pyrex, Corning Ware and Corelle: Enduring Kitchen Icons from Corning
Discover how Pyrex, Corning Ware and Corelle became staples in American kitchens through innovative materials and marketing.
- Susan Frackelton: America’s Most Underrated Ceramic Artist - Susan Frackelton was a remarkable figure in American ceramics, broadening the role of women in American society. Learn more about her life and work.
- March 03, 2022
- Collections - article
Susan Frackelton: America’s Most Underrated Ceramic Artist
Susan Frackelton was a remarkable figure in American ceramics, broadening the role of women in American society. Learn more about her life and work.
- Rookwood and Women Makers - A Rookwood Pottery vase from our collection can tell an unexpected story about women’s work and craft in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- August 31, 2021
- Collections - article
Rookwood and Women Makers
A Rookwood Pottery vase from our collection can tell an unexpected story about women’s work and craft in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- Playing Detective: Mashups and Myths in the Decorative Arts - Our collections sometimes surprise us at The Henry Ford, as Curator of Decorative Arts Charles Sable has often experienced.
- March 08, 2023
- Collections - article
Playing Detective: Mashups and Myths in the Decorative Arts
Our collections sometimes surprise us at The Henry Ford, as Curator of Decorative Arts Charles Sable has often experienced.
- Perceptions of the Middle East in 19th-Century Decorative Arts - Central to understanding Western historical perceptions of the Middle and Near East in the arts is the concept of “Orientalism.” Orientalism in decorative arts is the representation of Asian lives and arts as interpreted by Europeans and Americans. Westerners historically stereotyped these cultures as exotic, mysterious, and sometimes, decadent.
- February 22, 2023
- Collections - article
Perceptions of the Middle East in 19th-Century Decorative Arts
Central to understanding Western historical perceptions of the Middle and Near East in the arts is the concept of “Orientalism.” Orientalism in decorative arts is the representation of Asian lives and arts as interpreted by Europeans and Americans. Westerners historically stereotyped these cultures as exotic, mysterious, and sometimes, decadent.
- The Webster Dining Room Reimagined: An Informal Family Dinner - Find out how we've just updated the dining room in the Noah Webster Home in Greenfield Village to better reflect the way the family would have lived.
- April 12, 2021
- Collections - article
The Webster Dining Room Reimagined: An Informal Family Dinner
Find out how we've just updated the dining room in the Noah Webster Home in Greenfield Village to better reflect the way the family would have lived.
- Art Nouveau, Nature, and Louis Comfort Tiffany - Art Nouveau, featuring bold color contrasts and organic lines inspired by nature, was an attempt by artists and designers in Europe and the United States in the 1890s to create a modern aesthetic for the emerging 20th century.
- March 10, 2021
- Collections - article
Art Nouveau, Nature, and Louis Comfort Tiffany
Art Nouveau, featuring bold color contrasts and organic lines inspired by nature, was an attempt by artists and designers in Europe and the United States in the 1890s to create a modern aesthetic for the emerging 20th century.