Calendar
ExhibitFor 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.
ExhibitHandmade: The Crafting of America
- Collections Gallery
- Mar 21, 2026-Jan 18, 2027
- 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Discover the story of American craftsmanship in Handmade: The Crafting of America. From practical beginnings to bold, modern expressions, this exhibition traces the evolution of craft and celebrates human creativity.
ExhibitFabric of America: Our Fashions, Textiles, and Technologies
- The Gallery by General Motors
- Jun 7-Sept 13, 2026
- 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
See the new exhibition drawing exclusively from The Henry Ford's collections, exploring the deep connections between textiles and our shared history. Through five enduring American values — liberty, practicality, inventiveness, abundance and individualism — this exhibition reveals how fabric shapes who we are as a people and a nation.
EventHistoric Base Ball in Greenfield Village
- Walnut Grove
- Jun 13-Sept 7, 2026
- First pitch 1:30 p.m.
Step into a 19th-century summer — when the game was known as "base ball" — as one of the early official rule books comes to life in Greenfield Village. Join in as players parade down Main Street each Saturday before they take the field with the uniforms, equipment and umpiring used in 1867.
EventMusic in the Market
- Detroit Central Market
- Aug 29-30, Sept 19-20, 2026
- 12:30 p.m. and 1:45 p.m.
Join us for presentations of historically popular music from Metro Detroit. From Big Band to Folk, Greek to Great Migration, you will be delighted with immersive music history brought to Detroit Central Market.
EventAuthor Talk with Larry Lankton, "Motor City Boomer: The Car Culture That Defined a Generation"
- Anderson Theater
- Aug 30, 2026
- 2 p.m. (Q&A and book signing to follow)
Join us at Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation for an afternoon conversation with Larry Lankton, Ph.D., historian and author of Motor City Boomer: The Car Culture That Defined a Generation, moderated by Matt Anderson, Curator of Transportation at The Henry Ford.
ActivityIn the Driver's Seat presented by Brembo
- Driven to Win
- Daily
- 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Buckle up for high-octane racing with six interlinked, full-motion simulators that feature the latest technologies — just like the modern pros use for training. This 15-minute experience offers you the chance to drive the world's fastest cars on the most challenging tracks. Drivers must be 12 years old or older and at least 4'6" tall.
ActivityInnovation Nation Lounge
- Near Mathematica
- Jan 1-Dec 31, 2026
- 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Rest your feet while you exercise your mind with the Emmy Award-winning TV show The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation.
ActivityVisions of the Future
- Your Place in Time
- Daily
- 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
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.
ActivityAllegheny Locomotive
- Railroads
- Daily
- 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Built in 1941 and weighing 600 tons, the Allegheny was one of the largest steam-powered locomotives ever built. Watch our video of the Allegheny in operation, and then step up into the cab of this mighty engine and imagine yourself at the controls.
ActivityRosa Parks Bus
- With Liberty and Justice for All
- Daily
- 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
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. Many believe Rosa Parks' act was the event that sparked the Civil Rights Movement.
Activity1975 Sperry-New Holland Combine
- Agriculture and the Environment
- Daily
- 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Experience the innovation that changed the corn harvest by compacting multiple processes into one great big machine.
FilmDetroit: The City of Hot Rods & Muscle Cars
- 35 minutes
- Shows Daily
Welcome to Detroit, where a vehicle is much more than a way to get from A to B. Experience the movement that shaped not only the Motor City, but automotive culture throughout the world.
Showcase Film.
FilmInto America's Wild
- 40 minutes
- Shows Daily
A cross-country journey to some of the most beautiful but little-known landscapes of North America. Explore North America's scenic views, ancient canyons, and the human connection we share with the natural world.
Traditional Film. Closed Captioning available upon request. Select showtimes in 3D.
FilmBlue Whales: Return of the Giants
- 45 minutes
- Shows Daily
Blue Whales: Return of the Giants takes viewers on the journey of a lifetime to explore the world of the magnificent blue whale, a species rebounding from the brink of extinction.Blue Whales: Return of the Giants takes viewers on the journey of a lifetime to explore the world of the magnificent blue whale, a species rebounding from the brink of extinction.
Traditional Film. Closed captioning available upon request. Select showtimes playing in 3D.
FilmNational Parks Adventure
- 40 minutes
- Shows Daily
Narrated by Academy Award® winner Robert Redford, National Parks Adventure takes audiences on the ultimate off-trail adventure into the nation's awe-inspiring great outdoors and untamed wilderness.
Traditional Film. Closed captioning available upon request. Select showtimes playing in 3D.
FilmT. REX
- 40 minutes
- Shows Daily starting Sept 2
Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, filmmakers explore new scientific discoveries to bring the most dazzling and accurate T.Rex documentary ever made!
Closed Captioning available upon request. Select showtimes playing in 3D.
FilmLord of the Rings Trilogy Marathon
- Various times
- Sunday, September 20
Join us for a day at the Giant Screen Experience with a Lord of the Rings Trilogy Movie Marathon.
- The Fellowship of the Ring - 11 a.m.
- The Two Towers - 2:30 p.m.
- The Return of the King - 6 p.m.
The day includes trivia, giveaways and an Ultimate Movie Marathoner drawing. Guests that see all three movies can submit their name to the Ultimate Movie Marathoner drawing for a chance to win a special prize!
Purchase one Lord of the Rings movie ticket and receive 50% off on another movie in the trilogy.