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- Not Just Sitting Ducks: Diving into the Story of Decoys - The simple duck decoy is not so simple. Decoy styles, craftsmanship, and artistic qualities transform them from basic hunting tools to folk art treasures. They tell stories of the changing relationships between humans, wildlife, and the environment, past and present.
- September 16, 2026
- Collections - article
Not Just Sitting Ducks: Diving into the Story of Decoys
The simple duck decoy is not so simple. Decoy styles, craftsmanship, and artistic qualities transform them from basic hunting tools to folk art treasures. They tell stories of the changing relationships between humans, wildlife, and the environment, past and present.
- Tees-R-Us: From Underwear to Everywhere - A walking billboard. A “cool” item of clothing. A test run for a tattoo. A pop culture laboratory. A modern take on the Victorian sandwich board. The humble T-shirt — or “tee” — is all these things, and so much more.
- August 28, 2026
- Collections - article
Tees-R-Us: From Underwear to Everywhere
A walking billboard. A “cool” item of clothing. A test run for a tattoo. A pop culture laboratory. A modern take on the Victorian sandwich board. The humble T-shirt — or “tee” — is all these things, and so much more.
- 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.
- Mentoring and Inspiring: The Dentists and Educators of 1416 Lapsley - A house can tell many stories — through its architecture, its location, and the changes it undergoes over time. A home, however, tells the stories of the people who lived within it: those who sought shelter, faced hardships, sought success, and dreamed of a better future.
- June 02, 2026
- Collections - article
Mentoring and Inspiring: The Dentists and Educators of 1416 Lapsley
A house can tell many stories — through its architecture, its location, and the changes it undergoes over time. A home, however, tells the stories of the people who lived within it: those who sought shelter, faced hardships, sought success, and dreamed of a better future.
- 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.
- *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.
- 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.
- Clean Plates, Empty Mugs: The Hidden Histories of Diner Ware - Think about the dishes, bowls, and mugs you often see in diners and restaurants. What are they like? And why are they designed that way? Diner or restaurant ware is typically made from porcelain or stoneware that has been “vitrified,” turning the material into a glass-like substance via high heat and fusion alongside the glaze.
- March 06, 2025
- Collections - article
Clean Plates, Empty Mugs: The Hidden Histories of Diner Ware
Think about the dishes, bowls, and mugs you often see in diners and restaurants. What are they like? And why are they designed that way? Diner or restaurant ware is typically made from porcelain or stoneware that has been “vitrified,” turning the material into a glass-like substance via high heat and fusion alongside the glaze.