The most significant exhibition of baseball artifacts and history is coming to Henry Ford Museum from March 11 through September 5, 2006. Admission to this blockbuster exhibit is free with general admission to the museum.

Baseball As America was organized by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, and plays the "final inning" of its 10-city national tour at Henry Ford Museum.

The national tour of Baseball As America is sponsored by Ernst & Young.

"Baseball and America have grown up together. In fact, the game is such an integral part of our culture that we often take for granted its deep day-to-day significance in our lives," noted Jane Forbes Clark, chairman of the board of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. "In bringing this exhibition to people across the country, it is our hope that we can learn more about ourselves as a people with shared values, as reflected in our national game."

"Baseball is such an integral part of popular culture," said Christian Overland, vice president of museums and collections, The Henry Ford. "It is only fitting that Henry Ford Museum, an institution that celebrates American ideas and innovations, is a venue for this extraordinary exhibition honoring our national sport."

More than 500 artifacts in Baseball As America assist in the exploration of America's fascination with this particular sport and define its impact on today's society. Priceless objects from the Hall of Fame's collection are woven into seven thematic sections.