Bicycles: Powering Possibilities Member Preview

Name: Bicycles: Powering Possibilities Member Preview
Start: 2025-05-02T09:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-05-02T17:00:00-04:00
Location: 20900 Oakwood Blvd, Dearborn, MI, United States, Michigan 48124

Schedule

Fri May 02 2025 at 09:30 am to 05:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

20900 Oakwood Blvd, Dearborn, MI, United States, Michigan 48124 | Dearborn, MI

Join us for an exclusive member preview of “Bicycles: Powering Possibilities,” the newest Collections Gallery exhibition at Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation.
In the 19th century, the bicycle introduced Americans to the freedom and power of personal transportation. Bikes remain a fixture in our lives today, and they inspire us to go as far as our own power will take us. “Bicycles: Powering Possibilities” traces the story of pedal-powered mobility through historic and contemporary bicycles, vintage accessories, archival documents and photos, interactive experiences for all ages and profiles of important builders, riders and racers from the past 200 years.
🚲 EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS
Among the exhibition’s 17 featured bikes is a c.1818 draisine that foreshadowed the modern cycle, an 1896 promotional bicycle built for 10, an 1898 Columbia driven by a shaft instead of a chain, a 1964 Huffy representing the five-millionth bike built by the famous brand, and a 1970 Schwinn Continental ten-speed that helped rekindle adults’ love of cycling.
Profiled personalities include Albert A. Pope, who applied early mass-production techniques to bicycle manufacturing; Major Taylor, who wowed U.S. and European audiences with his speed sprints; Tillie Anderson, celebrated as one of the best competitive riders of her day; Frank Schwinn, who made his family’s firm the premier name in American bikes; and Kevin Degen, who raised hundreds of thousands of dollars riding for charities.
“Bicycles: Powering Possibilities” is curated by Matt Anderson, curator of transportation at The Henry Ford. Learn more at THF.org/bicycles.
Become a member for exclusive access to member previews, plus 12 months of general admission to the museum and village, free parking and exclusive savings starting the day you join. Learn more at https://www.thehenryford.org/membership/.