We were delighted and honored to host U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal’s press conference on Wednesday, July 3, where he announced that our internationally renowned museum will receive $487,000 from the […]
Read more »Growing Up in the Gilded Age
What was it like to learn, play, and grow up in the Gilded Age? Come join us on our Growing Up in the Gilded Age tour which will be offered every […]
Read more »Happy Birthday Jean Clemens!
We love acknowledging Jean Clemens birth month of July through her love of animals and nature. Jean Clemens was an advocate for animal rights her entire life, and a huge […]
Read more »Nook Farm Writers Collaborative
Last week, a dozen Connecticut teens started their journey as the 2024 Nook Farm Writers Collaborative. Our long-running summer creative writing program for teens takes inspiration from Mark Twain’s own […]
Read more »Mark Twain House Garden Included on CT Historic Gardens Tour on 6/23
The Mark Twain House & Museum is thrilled to be included in the CT Historic Gardens’ annual tour starting on June 23. This annual event which will include 16 sites […]
Read more »The Mark Twain House & Museum’s Literary Event Featuring Percival Everett Moves to Immanuel Congregational Church Due to Overwhelming Demand
The Mark Twain House & Museum’s Literary Event Featuring Percival Everett Moves to Immanuel Congregational Church Due to Overwhelming Demand April, 30, 2024/ Hartford, CT…The Mark Twain House & Museum […]
Read more »Beyond the Pen: Roxana’s Story
What do you know about Roxana from Twain’s 1894 tale, PUDD’NHEAD WILSON? First published in 1894, Pudd’nhead Wilson is a novel written by Mark Twain that revolves around two […]
Read more »The Mark Twain House & Museum is a 2023 Blue Star Museum
The Mark Twain House & Museum is a 2023 Blue Star Museum The Mark Twain House & Museum to offer free admission to military personnel and their families this summer […]
Read more »Lincoln Financial Foundation Awards $20,000 to The Mark Twain House & Museum for Education Programs for Hartford Students
April 24, 2023/Hartford, Connecticut…The Mark Twain House & Museum is pleased to announce that we have been awarded a $20,000 grant from the Lincoln Financial Foundation in support of our […]
Read more »Seven Clemens Original Objects Conserved Thanks to IMLS Grant
Thanks to a Museums for America Grant awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) seven Clemens-original objects in The Mark Twain House & Museum’s collection have undergone […]
Read more »Sam’s Shorts: “The Ice Storm,” 1897
Welcome to Sam’s Shorts! Each month we bring you a brief passage from one of Mark Twain’s less-familiar works, inviting you to read, reflect, and respond. Then we share what […]
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