Behind the Scenes It takes more than a mile of overhead ductwork running the length of the museum to operate the climate control system for the museum's collection. Each year, more than 100 antique seed varieties are cultivated in the gardens and farms of Greenfield Village.
More wrinkles mean more wool.
Henry Ford Museum caters more than 700 events annually. The most popular place to be married in the village is the Martha-Mary Chapel, where approximately 250 couples are married there each year. The car that President Kennedy was riding in the day he was assassinated was used by presidents Johnson, Nixon, Ford and Carter, before it was retired and donated to Henry Ford Museum. Yes, we have the car. George Washington Carver, a good friend of Henry Ford, actually slept in the George Washington Carver memorial in Greenfield Village.