Interact with The Henry Ford’s Expanding Digital World
SEARCH, WATCH, DOWNLOAD From digital content and exhibits to interactives, inHub and Innovation Nation, and from our campus to the rest of the world, digitization of our collections now underpins much of what we do.
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Most Popular Digital Collections Artifact of All Time
Thanks to the 2019 film Ford v Ferrari, it’s a photo of Ken Miles at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans race. To see more most viewed artifacts, click here.
PHOTOS FROM THE HENRY FORD ARCHIVE OF AMERICAN INNOVATION
DIGITIZING DEFINITION: CATALOGING The process of documenting collections objects by recording information (like who made the object, where it was used, its measurements, what it’s made of, etc.) in a computer database. DIGITIZING DEFINITION: CONSERVATION Cleaning, special handling or more extensive stabilization or restoration needed to care for an artifact before it’s photographed.
SHADOWS & LIGHT Let our photography team take you behind the scenes in our Photo Studio as they work to capture glass, dealing with challenges like minimizing reflections. thf.org/explore/ photographing -glass
SCREEN TIME
GET THF CONNECTc Download the THF Connect mobile
app so you can gain exclusive access to museum tours and interactive AR experiences. Members can also access their digital membership card through the app. thf.org/connectapp
CONTENT CELEBRATION
In November 2020, The Henry Ford digitized its 100,000th artifact — go to Page 84 to see it. That kicked off a monthlong online celebration. Check out highlights from the content-packed month and dive into our roundup post. thf.org/explore/digitization100k-wrap-up
MOVING THE VERY BEST Collections management — locating, moving, packing and unpacking artifacts — is a critical component of the digitization process. Read what Collections Operations Logistics Coordinator Victoria Morris has to say about the challenges of our efforts to digitize thousands of Hallmark ornaments. Click here
a Kimberly Bryant, founder of Black Girls Code
ONLINE Discover how The Henry Ford is using its digital collections to help amplify stories of communities that have — and still are — experiencing marginalization or other social injustice at thf.org/explore/social -justice-and-injusticec thf.org
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