Thanks to Rachel Lutzger of Fox 61 for her excellent Daytrippers story about The Mark Twain House & Museum. The video features Rebecca Floyd, Director of Interpretation, and Tom Raines, […]
Read more »The Mark Twain House & Museum Opens Submissions for the 2019 Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award
The Mark Twain House & Museum announces that it is accepting submissions for the 2019 MARK TWAIN AMERICAN VOICE IN LITERATURE award. The MTAVL award goes to the work of […]
Read more »The Mark Twain House & Museum Award Re-Accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums
The Mark Twain House & Museum has again achieved accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums, the highest national recognition afforded the nation’s museums. Accreditation signifies excellence to the museum […]
Read more »Fox 61 Summer Road Trip Series Stops at The Mark Twain House
Thanks to Margaux Farrell and Keith McGilvery of Fox 61 for talking with Jennifer LaRue, Director of Marketing, PR, and Public Programs, this morning at a stop on the Summer […]
Read more »David Baldacci Gives $1 Million to The Mark Twain House & Museum
The Mark Twain House & Museum is pleased to announce that novelist David Baldacci and his wife Michelle have made a gift of $1 million to the museum. Baldacci, a […]
Read more »Hartford Steam Boiler Sponsors Free Tours for Hartford Residents In July
Through the end of July 2019, Hartford residents are invited to tour the landmark Mark Twain House for FREE. Bring proof that you live in a Hartford ZIP code to […]
Read more »Neighborhood Studios Classes Begin at Twain House; Performances July 30, August 2
The Mark Twain House & Museum is proud to be part of the Greater Hartford Arts Council‘s Neighborhood Studios program, which develops emerging artists and teaches teens the value of […]
Read more »Mark Twain House to Participate in Blue Star Museums
The Mark Twain House & Museum will join museums nationwide in participating in the tenth summer of Blue Star Museums, a program that provides free admission to our nation’s active-duty […]
Read more »2019 Hartford Creative Contest Winner Announced
Winners in the Hartford Creative Composition Contest were honored May 4 at a dinner at the Asylum Hill Congregational Church. Twenty-four students from grades 4-12 read from original essays, poems, […]
Read more »Donate a Book to Help David Baldacci’s Feeding Body and Mind Initiative May 16
David Baldacci, author and trustee of The Mark Twain House & Museum, will be collecting new and gently used books at his author talk Thursday, May 16 at 7 p.m. […]
Read more »Jesmyn Ward’s SING, UNBURIED, SING Wins Mark Twain American Voice In Literature Award
This event is sold out. Thank you. The Mark Twain House & Museum is pleased to announce that Jesmyn Ward’s novel SING, UNBURIED, SING is the winner of this year’s Mark Twain American […]
Read more »Nightstand Restored Thanks to IMLS Grant
The furnishings in the Mark Twain House include pieces by some of the leading artisans of the 19th century. Among these is a suite of bedroom furniture by Pottier & […]
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