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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Read more »Call for Entries for 2020 Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award
The Mark Twain House & Museum is accepting submissions of novels and short story collections through January 31, 2021 for the 2020 MARK TWAIN AMERICAN VOICE IN LITERATURE Award. The […]
Read more »New England Magazine’s 10 Events to visit in Connecticut this winter!
New England magazine has featured The Mark Twain House & Museum in their list of 10 Events to visit in Connecticut this winter! Although we aren’t currently able to welcome […]
Read more »Sam’s Shorts: “A Presidential Candidate,” 1879
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 […]
Read more »Sam’s Shorts: “Adam’s Soliloquy,” 1905
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 […]
Read more »Three Clemens Books Repaired Thanks to Grants from IMLS & Renée B. Fisher Foundation
Thanks to a Museums for America Grant awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and a grant from the Renée B. Fisher Foundation Fund of The Community Foundation […]
Read more »The Mark Twain House & Museum is pleased to announce the short list for its Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award (MTAVL). The winner will be announced in mid-April, and an award ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, […]
Read more »Get a Clue Murder Mystery Tours Featured in Hartford Courant
The new season of the Get a Clue Murder Mystery tours kick off Saturday, February 29. The popular interactive tours, based loosely on the board game “Clue” features Sea Tea […]
Read more »Baldacci Challenge A Success
Thank you for your generous support of the Baldacci Challenge! As you know David & Michelle Baldacci donated $1 million to The Mark Twain House & Museum earlier this year […]
Read more »Donations of 19th Century Style Reproduction Clothing Will Help Outfit Our Living History Guides
The Mark Twain House & Museum is looking for donations of clothing the the style of the 19th century to help properly outfit our Living History Guides. Actors playing the […]
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