The Museum

Our new museum – opened in November 2003 - provides the richest possible treasury of Twain's triumphs and tragedies, contemporaries and the Gilded Age. Brush up on Twain's life at I Have Sampled This Life, our orientation exhibit in the Aetna Gallery. Experience a biography from award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns. And for a penetrating look at Twain's notable peers, period influences, and enduring legacy, visit our 2,000–square-foot gallery with changing exhibits. You'll see rare manuscripts, photos, artifacts, fine and decorative arts never before on display.

As the 21^st century "new wing" to The Mark Twain House, the Museum center turns an already rich experience into a deeper understanding. It's a portal to American history and contemporary life based on one of its most original, indestructible interpreters.