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Greenfield Village, the outdoor living history museum section of the Henry Ford complex, was (along with the adjacent Henry Ford Museum) dedicated in 1929 and opened to the public in June 1933. [29] It was the first outdoor museum of its type in the nation, and served as a model for subsequent outdoor museums. [7]
The California Automobile Museum was the first automobile museum in the west to be established in perpetuity. [3] Founded in 1983 as the California Vehicle Foundation, the museum opened to the public in 1987 as the Towe Ford Museum, displaying the largest collection of Fords in the world, courtesy of Edward Towe, a Montana banker. [4]
An automotive museum is a museum that explores the history of automotive-related transportation. ... Henry Ford Museum (Ford Motor Company), Dearborn, Michigan;
The Henry Ford is featuring the traveling exhibit "Hockey: Faster Than Ever," which explores the history, culture and how science and math converge in the sport. ... Henry Ford Museum programs ...
The restored office of Henry Ford in the Piquette Avenue Plant. Note the birdwatching telescope on the right. The Ford Piquette Avenue Plant was sold to the Model T Automotive Heritage Complex in April 2000. [21] Model T Automotive Heritage Complex is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has run the building as a museum since July 27, 2001.
Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist and business magnate.As the founder of the Ford Motor Company, he is credited as a pioneer in making automobiles affordable for middle-class Americans through the system that came to be known as Fordism.
Henry Ford and the Quadricycle 1896 Quadricycle at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI 1903 Model A Ford Model T ad, c. 1908 1930 Model A Fordor The Ford Australia plant under construction in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1926. 1896: Henry Ford builds his first vehicle – the Quadricycle – on a buggy frame with 4 bicycle wheels.
University of Michigan's Andy Kirshner, a noted musician and filmmaker, turns his attention to documentary fiction with a portrait of Henry Ford. Ghost of automotive icon confronts his ugly ...