Heritage in the Service of Neoliberalism: The “With Liberty and Justice for All” Exhibition at The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation

The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation (THFM) in Dearborn, Michigan, welcomes over 1.7 million visitors annually as the self-professed “largest indoor-outdoor museum complex in the United States.” Born out of automobile industrialist Henry Ford’s personal collection of artifacts representing his vision of American life, THFM is home to a nearly infinite number of objects. THFM’s exhibits feature equally expansive and diverse themes concerning American history, ranging from the esoteric origins of lighting implements to a failed utopian experimental homestead known as the “Dymaxion House” that visitors are encouraged to tour and experience. For these reasons, THFM and the other