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- In the Seams of Sound: Hip Hop & Fashion - Hip hop emerged out of the Bronx in the early 1970s, exploding into a global cultural phenomenon. Spotlighted here are selections from The Henry Ford’s collections that document histories of expression told through hip hop fashion, technology, and performance.
- August 14, 2026
- Collections - article
In the Seams of Sound: Hip Hop & Fashion
Hip hop emerged out of the Bronx in the early 1970s, exploding into a global cultural phenomenon. Spotlighted here are selections from The Henry Ford’s collections that document histories of expression told through hip hop fashion, technology, and performance.
- Adventurous Dining, Audacious Art - In 1963, the artist, activist, and educator Corita Kent worked in partnership with the American seasoning brand, Spice Islands Company, to create this publication, “International Dining with Spice Islands.”
- January 22, 2025
- Collections - article
Adventurous Dining, Audacious Art
In 1963, the artist, activist, and educator Corita Kent worked in partnership with the American seasoning brand, Spice Islands Company, to create this publication, “International Dining with Spice Islands.”
- Lillian Schwartz & the Mona Leo Theory - In the mid-1980s, the multi-hyphenate artist and filmmaker Lillian Schwartz began to promote the computer as a tool capable of solving age-old mysteries in art history, architecture, and archeology.
- March 27, 2026
- Collections - article
Lillian Schwartz & the Mona Leo Theory
In the mid-1980s, the multi-hyphenate artist and filmmaker Lillian Schwartz began to promote the computer as a tool capable of solving age-old mysteries in art history, architecture, and archeology.
- Playing Detective: Mysterious Transmissions - The Henry Ford’s radio collections hold a variety of strange-looking objects, many with hidden purposes.
- March 30, 2023
- Collections - article
Playing Detective: Mysterious Transmissions
The Henry Ford’s radio collections hold a variety of strange-looking objects, many with hidden purposes.
- 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.
- Playing Detective: Solving a “Once-in-100-Years” Mobility Mystery - In the interview below, Matt Anderson, curator of transportation, speaks with Kristen Gallerneaux, curator of communications and information technology, about how the discovery of a "replica-turned-real" was made.
- March 20, 2023
- Collections - article
Playing Detective: Solving a “Once-in-100-Years” Mobility Mystery
In the interview below, Matt Anderson, curator of transportation, speaks with Kristen Gallerneaux, curator of communications and information technology, about how the discovery of a "replica-turned-real" was made.
- Experiments with Radio Facsimile at W8XWJ - The Detroit News was one of the first newspapers in the United States to incorporate a commercial radio station into its operations. From 1938-1940, W8XWJ ran a fascinating but ultimately short-lived experiment with an emerging technology called “rad
- October 02, 2020
- Collections - article
Experiments with Radio Facsimile at W8XWJ
The Detroit News was one of the first newspapers in the United States to incorporate a commercial radio station into its operations. From 1938-1940, W8XWJ ran a fascinating but ultimately short-lived experiment with an emerging technology called “rad
- Dick Gutman: The Beckoning Diner Stool - The diner, it seems, is irresistible. The sleek diner in a streetscape, the booth as setting for friends and family getting together, the beckoning counter stool for the lone traveler’s brief stop—all of it has become cherished over generations—the diner as a world within the greater landscape of people’s lives. For over half a century Richard J.S. “Dick” Gutman has been immersed in this world.
- February 20, 2025
- Collections - article
Dick Gutman: The Beckoning Diner Stool
The diner, it seems, is irresistible. The sleek diner in a streetscape, the booth as setting for friends and family getting together, the beckoning counter stool for the lone traveler’s brief stop—all of it has become cherished over generations—the diner as a world within the greater landscape of people’s lives. For over half a century Richard J.S. “Dick” Gutman has been immersed in this world.
- New Acquisition: LINC Computer Console - The "Laboratory INstrument Computer" (aka the LINC) is among the contenders for the title of the "first personal computer." Two original examples of the main console for the LINC are now part of The Henry Ford's collection of computing history.
- April 27, 2020
- Collections - article
New Acquisition: LINC Computer Console
The "Laboratory INstrument Computer" (aka the LINC) is among the contenders for the title of the "first personal computer." Two original examples of the main console for the LINC are now part of The Henry Ford's collection of computing history.
- Dissolving Distance: Telecommuting Stories - Reflecting on the COVID-19 pandemic, we provide stories focused on resourceful inventions and behaviors related to long-distance communication.
- March 24, 2020
- Collections - article
Dissolving Distance: Telecommuting Stories
Reflecting on the COVID-19 pandemic, we provide stories focused on resourceful inventions and behaviors related to long-distance communication.