THE MARK TWAIN HOUSE & MUSEUM CELEBRATES THE 2025 NOOK FARM WRITERS COLLABORATIVE HARTFORD, Conn. (August 5, 2025) — The Mark Twain House & Museum proudly congratulates the talented […]
Read more »The Mark Twain House & Museum Announces Three Dynamic Programs Exploring Mystery, Gender, and the Power of Voice
THE MARK TWAIN HOUSE & MUSEUM ANNOUNCES THREE DYNAMIC PROGRAMS EXPLORING MYSTERY, GENDER, AND THE POWER OF VOICE HARTFORD, Conn. (July 17, 2025) — This summer, the Mark Twain House & […]
Read more »The Mark Twain House & Museum Announces 2025 Longlist for American Voice in Literature Award
THE MARK TWAIN HOUSE & MUSEUM ANNOUNCES 2025 LONGLIST FOR AMERICAN VOICE IN LITERATURE AWARD May 30, 2025, Hartford, CT — The Mark Twain House & Museum is pleased to […]
Read more »Twain House Announces New Executive Director
TWAIN HOUSE ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR May 20, 2025, Hartford, CT – Today, the Mark Twain House & Museum named Jeffrey L. Nichols its next Executive Director. For the past […]
Read more »Nook Farm Lawn Party, June 14, 2025
🎉 Let’s Party 🎉 Saturday, June 14, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM The Mark Twain House & Museum, the Stowe Center for Literary Activism, and the Asylum Hill Neighborhood […]
Read more »Connecticut’s Historic Gardens announces April Guilbault of Norwalk, CT as winner of the 11th Annual Historic Gardens Day Poster Art Contest.
Congratulations to April Guilbault of Norwalk, CT, this year’s Connecticut’s Historic Gardens Poster Contest winner. Of her work, Guilbault states: “To read the history and know the plants and trees […]
Read more »The Mark Twain House & Museum Embarks on National Search for Executive Director
TWAIN HOUSE EMBARKS ON NATIONAL SEARCH FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR October 30, 2024, Hartford, CT – Today, the Mark Twain House & Museum is announcing the formation of a Search Committee […]
Read more »Matching Gift for the Conservation of Mark Twain and His Characters
The sculpture Mark Twain and His Characters by Walter Russell has been off view since 2019 following the decision that it was in too poor of condition to remain on […]
Read more »What’s on the Menu for Students at Twain!
This year, we’ve focused on adding programs that help us celebrate the 150th anniversary of the house, which was completed in 1874. Last spring, we debuted Clemens Family Chopped, a […]
Read more »Unveiling of Sculpture, Noble Purpose
On September 14, we unveiled Noble Purpose, our new sculpture dedicated to all the people who worked for the Clemens family. Made up of horseshoes of many sizes, some from the many horses that […]
Read more »Preserving Twain’s Legacy With Your Help!
As of August 19, 2024 we reached our goal of raising $14,838 to conserve Mark Twain’s steamer trunk and the pockets to his billiard table! Thanks to an Institute of […]
Read more »Help Us Celebrate 150 Years in the Making!
Mark Your Calendars!! On September 14, the Mark Twain House will be celebrating its 150th birthday, and we look forward to welcoming visitors from near and far to help us […]
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