June 18 • 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
An Evening with Tom Perrotta
Perrotta is an American novelist and screenwriter best known for Election and Little Children, both of which were made into Oscar-nominated films. He returns to the museum to discuss his latest novel, Ghost Town, with Jon Clinch.
Learn More & Register HereJune 25 • 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
MIGRATION AND THE ORIGINS OF AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP with Anna O. Law
Join us IN PERSON or LIVE STREAM for a conversation with Prof. Anna O. Law on her new book Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship: African-Americans, Native Americans, and Immigrants.
Learn More & Register HereJuly 8 • 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
MARK TWAIN'S 1884: A PIVOTAL YEAR IN THE LIFE with John Bird
Join us for the first of our 2026 The Trouble Begins lecture series with a virtual lunch-time talk with John Bird. In his new book, Bird takes a “micro-biographical” approach to Twain’s life by focusing on this single year during which Twain stood at the height of his powers as a writer and enjoyed some of the happiest times with his family.
Learn More & Register HereThe museum is currently open 7 days a week from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Final tours begin at 3:15 PM ET.
We offer two kinds of tours each day: general house tours and living history tours.
Join us for a guided tour of the Mark Twain House & Museum! The historic home is shown by guided tour only. We offer two kinds of tours each day: general house tours and living history tours.
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Mark Twain Store
Whether you’re a Twainiac, life-long bibliophile, or a jewelry connoisseur, browse and shop exclusive finds and a lovely variety of gifts for everyone of all ages at The Mark Twain House & Museum Store. Games, interesting reads, notebooks, unique apparel, we have it all! Proceeds from the store support the upkeep and restoration of Twain’s historic home and its programs. Sign up for the store newsletter and get 15% off your first order!
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Mark Twain is one of our nation's defining cultural figures.
The Mark Twain House & Museum has restored the author’s Hartford, Connecticut, home, where the author and his family lived from 1874 to 1891. Twain wrote his most important works during the years he lived there, including Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court. In addition to providing tours of Twain’s restored home, a National Historic Landmark, the institution offers activities and educational programs that illuminate Twain’s literary legacy and provide information about his life and times.
Visit The Mark Twain HouseMark Twain American Voice in Literature Award 2026
First presented in 2016, the Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award honors a work of fiction from the previous calendar that speaks with an “American Voice” about American experiences.
The award carries a $25,000 cash prize underwritten by bestselling author and trustee of the Mark Twain House and Museum, David Baldacci.
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Our Mission
From this house, Mark Twain changed the way the world sees America and the way Americans see themselves. We continue the conversation he began.
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“America’s Best House Museum” –FORBES (2021)
