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WelcomeMuseum | Village | Factory Tour | Research Center | Academy BETH PARETTA Owner Grace Autosport SPRING/SUMMER 2019 On the Cover Content Hours At The Henry Ford, millions of people are inspired by the Henry Ford Museum Henry Ford Museum of collections, stories and experiences that helped shape American Innovation™ America. Like Beth Paretta, who connects with Driving America of American in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. Beth started Innovation + Map Open 7 days a week, Grace Autosport to teach young girls about STEM education. Welcome to 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. “When I see those cars on the floor, I think about all the people PAGE 4 LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Greenfield Village® who pushed them to get there. This entire museum is a monument to people who didn’t give up,” Beth said. The Henry Ford April 12: Open exclusively to ® Greenfield members plus guests covered by Find your own inspiration at The Henry Ford. Use #THFInspired America’s Greatest History Attraction Village + Map their membership to share what sparked your innovation journey. Celebrating 90 Years of Inspiration 3 must-see attractions. 250 acres of unexpected. 1 awe-inspiring experience. April 13-November 3, PAGE 8 open 7 days a week, What ignites your inner spark and awakens At The Henry Ford, you’ll discover America — its culture, inventions, people 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Stay Curious. and can-do spirit — and hundreds of hands-on ways to explore it, enjoy Ford Rouge the dreamer, doer, mover and maker in you? November 4-December 1, Stay Connected. it and be inspired by it. Prepare to be astounded by our attractions and Factory Tour + Map open Friday-Sunday, Find out about new exhibits, resources: Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, Greenfield Village, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. At The Henry Ford, we ask ourselves this question every day as we bring PAGE 12 ticket sale dates and exclusive Ford Rouge Factory Tour and Benson Ford Research Center. December 2-December 31, member perks at thf.org. together the stories, innovations and artifacts of America’s past to help closed; open select evenings for inspire the millions of visitors who come here to imagine what’s next. Must-See Events Holiday Nights.
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2 thf.org Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation Discover Inspiration FIND YOUR BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT in Innovation Step into a world where past innovations fuel the imagination of generations to come. A vibrant exploration of bBubbles that seem impossible, ball bearings that mimic orbiting planets and a machine that genius in all its forms, Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation allows you to experience the strides of America’s activates probability theory awaken the relationship greatest minds while fully immersing yourself in their stories. Step inside the bus where Rosa Parks took a stand between math and the everyday world. Count on by taking a seat; play pilot as you explore flight innovations, starting with the Wright brothers’ achievements; make full-STEAM-ahead learning in Mathematica, all with the legendary elegance and levity of designers yourself at home inside Buckminster Fuller’s circular Dymaxion House. Put yourself in the place of the movers and Charles and Ray Eames. shakers who blazed the trail to where we stand today. And in doing so, discover your own path. Must-Sees Driving Railroads Presidential Heroes of With Liberty and America Vehicles the Sky Justice for All
Marvel at the sheer size and Learn about America’s ongoing Explore how the automobile power of locomotives that Admire the evolution of Look up and around at the struggle for freedom, from the has transformed society over moved people and products presidential travel through creativity that led man and revolution through the civil the past 100+ years. across this vast country. five significant vehicles. machine to reach new heights. rights movement.
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Play with math in this Tour Buckminster Fuller’s Study the legacy of innovative interactive exhibit. Designed in environmentally efficient, Climb aboard a real combine makers who sculpted the early 1960s by Charles and circular aluminum dwelling. Marvel at a stunning collection and explore what’s considered America into a manufacturing Ray Eames as a hands-on tool A fascinating design ahead of American furniture from 1670 the nation’s finest collection of superpower. for learning about math . of its time. to the present. agricultural equipment.
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