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Martin Luther King Jr Day – Free Admission

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Date(s): Monday, January 19, 2026
Time: 9:30am-5:00pm
Venue: Henry Ford Museum
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Event Description

Henry Ford Museum is celebrating Martin Luther King Jr Day with FREE museum admission. Capacity is limited which may result in entry delays or queues, but reservations are not required.

  • Dr Martin Luther King Jr Chair on display. The chair is from the Jackson home in Selma which is being added to Greenfield Village.
  • Interactive Coloring Wall in the Driving America “Car Court”
  • 10a, 11a, 12:15 & 1:45p – Words of Freedom: Excerpts from Dr Martin Luther King Jr & President Lyndon B Johnson – Live performance by actors reciting from Dr King’s most famous speeches and President Johnson’s congressional address urging passage of Voting Rights Act of 1965
  • noon & 1:30p – Musical Performance – Brazeal Dennard Chorale

Explore the Civil Rights Movement while at the museum with the Rosa Parks bus, explore the With Liberty & Justice For All Exhibit and more. Download the THF Connect App to experience the self-guided Stories of Black Empowerment tour through the museum.

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Event Details
  • Date(s): Monday, January 19, 2026
  • Time: 9:30am-5:00pm
  • Cost: Free
  • Event Website
  • Organizer: The Henry Ford Museum
  • Organizer Phone: Not Provided
  • Organizer Email: Not Provided

Venue: Henry Ford Museum
Address: 20900 Oakwood Blvd, Dearborn

   
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