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 we learned from your responses, answer some of your questions, and tell you a bit more about the background and context of the piece. You […]
Read more »Christmas Clemens Conversations
Clemens Conversations returns this December! Join members of our historical interpretation team for four virtual evening programs, delivered live from the beautifully-decorated Mark Twain House during the month of December. Each program will explore different aspects of the Clemens family’s holiday traditions and celebrations–both at home in Hartford and abroad in the world: decorations and […]
Read more »Sam’s Shorts: “A Curious Pleasure Excursion,” 1874
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 we learned from your responses, answer some of your questions, and tell you a bit more about the background and context of the piece. You […]
Read more »You Can Visit These Famous Writers’ Former Homes
Thank you to House Beautiful for including The Mark Twain House & Museum in their recent article on visiting famous writers’ homes! You can read the pull article at www.housebeautiful.com/design-inspiration/a36806260/writers-historic-house-museums-edith-wharton-jane-austen-mark-twain-ernest-hemingway/
Read more »The Mark Twain House & Museum Receives a $25,000 Grant from Lincoln Financial Foundation to Support Education Programs for Hartford Students
June 10, 2021/ Hartford, CT…The Lincoln Financial Foundation has awarded a $25,000 grant to The Mark Twain House & Museum to support the museum’s educational programs that serve Hartford students. These programs include its Free Visit Program, which allows Hartford schools to tour the museum and participate in its various interactive learning programs, including creative […]
Read more »Sam’s Shorts: “Get vaccinated,” 1871
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 we learned from your responses, answer some of your questions, and tell you a bit more about the background and context of the piece. You […]
Read more »CLEMENS CONVERSATIONS
Virtual interactive lectures, document discussions, & ongoing research. Starting in June, The Mark Twain House & Museum is introducing Clemens Conversations! Join members of our curatorial and historical interpretation teams to explore the extensive research being done at The Mark Twain House & Museum. THIS SUMMER SERIES FEATURES FIVE VIRTUAL PROGRAMS: Seventeen Summers in a […]
Read more »Sam’s Shorts: “Woman-Haters,” 1869
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 we learned from your responses, answer some of your questions, and tell you a bit more about the background and context of the piece. You […]
Read more »In Memory of Hal Holbrook: 1925-2021
The Board and Staff of The Mark Twain House & Museum wish to extend our condolences to the family and many friends of Hal Holbrook, the great actor who passed on January 23. So well-known and beloved for his vivid, delightful, funny, and principled portrayal of Samuel Langhorne Clemens — our Mark Twain — he […]
Read more »The Mark Twain House & Museum Announces Virtual Author Events on Adventuring, Our Town, James Bond, Leadership, and Latinx Journalism
Featured Authors include Adventurers Roman Dial and Caroline Van Hemert, Theatre Writer Howard Sherman, Film Historian Steven Jay Rubin, Philanthropist and Venture Capitalist David Rubenstein, and Acclaimed Anchor Maria Hinojosa January 19, 2021/Hartford, CT… The Mark Twain House & Museum kicks off their 2021 virtual conversations with adventurers Roman Dial and Caroline van Hemert, theatre […]
Read more »The Mark Twain House & Museum Receives a $45,454.50 COVID Relief Grant from CT Humanities
January 18, 2021 / Hartford, CT…The Mark Twain House & Museum is pleased to announce that it has received a $45,454.50 COVID Relief Fund for Museums Grant. The grant was awarded by CT Humanities, with funding provided by the Connecticut State Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD)/Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) through an […]
Read more »Sam’s Shorts: “As Regards Patriotism,” 1901
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 we learned from your responses, answer some of your questions, and tell you a bit more about the background and context of the piece. You […]
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