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 »Strategic Plan, New Board Members, Volunteers Honored at 2019 Annual Meeting
The Mark Twain House & Museum board of trustees approved a three-year strategic plan, welcomed a new board member and honored funders and volunteers at its annual meeting on Thursday, […]
Read more »Anna Schofer Joins Mark Twain House as Development Associate
Anna Schofer has joined The Mark Twain House & Museum staff as our new Development Associate. She will be responsible for all donor database management, correspondence, and communication with donors […]
Read more »Hartford’s Poet Laureate to give Youth Writing Workshop December 28
Frederick-Douglass Knowles II, Hartford’s first poet laureate and an associate professor of English at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich, will be offering two youth creative writing workshops at The […]
Read more »2018 Royal Nonesuch Humor Writing Contest Winners Announced
The Mark Twain House & Museum is pleased to announce the winners of its 2018 Royal Nonesuch Humor Writing Contest. The program is open to all ages and awards three […]
Read more »Icons Abroad – Essay by Intern Paige Moreau
Icons Abroad: Samuel Clemens and Frederick Church in the Holy Land and in their Homes By Paige Moreau, Curatorial Department Intern 2018 The first time I visited the Mark Twain […]
Read more »Daily Free Tours for all Hartford Residents Through 2018
The Mark Twain House & Museum announces a special, limited-time opportunity for residents of the City of Hartford: daily free tours of the Twain House. Through the end of 2018, […]
Read more »Notes from the Carriage House: A Writer’s City
Hannah Rose, Writing Intern February 2018 In 1871, having traveled the United States from coast to coast, explored the Sandwich Islands, Africa, much of Europe, and the Mediterranean, Mark Twain […]
Read more »Notes From the Carriage House: A Touching Moment
A Touching Moment in the Mark Twain House Hannah Rose – Writing Intern January 2018 I don’t remember my exact age when I first walked into the Mark Twain House. […]
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