The Mark Twain House & Museum welcomes Benjamin Griffin to the Trouble Begins stage to celebrate the publication of the critical edition of "Pudd'nhead Wilson. The lecture begins at 7:00 PM ET, followed by audience Q&A. This is a FREE HYBRID event sponsored by Kathleen and David Jimenez. REGISTER HERE! In-Person Attendees are invited to come early for a Pasta […]
Mark your calendars — Friday, May 10 starting at 5:30 pm, learn what it’s like to volunteer at our historic garden and explore ways to get involved in nurturing our green spaces. This FREE info session is open to all! Plus, enjoy some snacks and beverages while you’re at The Nook Café!
Old houses share their secrets only if they survive. Trading the corporate ladder for a stepladder, Lee McColgan commits to preserving the ramshackle Loring House, built in 1702, using period materials and methods and on a holiday deadline. But can he meet his deadline before family and friends arrive, or will it all come crashing […]
As an extension of The Mark Twain House & Museum’s upcoming Trouble Begins Presentation on the Life and Legacy of George Griffin, we invite you all to embark on a special Living History Tour with George Griffin himself! While on tour, visitors will travel back in time to 1885 where they’ll be escorted by […]
As an extension of The Mark Twain House & Museum’s upcoming Trouble Begins Presentation on the Life and Legacy of George Griffin, we invite you all to embark on a special Living History Tour with George Griffin himself! While on tour, visitors will travel back in time to 1885 where they’ll be escorted by […]
The Mark Twain House & Museum is beyond excited to bring together Twain scholar Kevin MacDonnell, historian Dr. Camesha Scruggs, and Rev. Samuel Blanks of Griffin’s Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church to discuss George Griffin's life and legacy. The lecture begins at 6:00 PM ET, followed by a panel discussion and audience Q&A. This is a FREE HYBRID event […]
The year is 1967 and the Vietnam War is raging. Lieutenant Ben Kinkaid of the US military police is patrolling the chaotic streets of Saigon after curfew when he crosses paths with US Army clerk Tommy Banks and his girlfriend, Grace Waverly. Grace says she’s a peace tourist, but she’s also a member of RAW—an […]
A maverick celebrity chef reluctantly agrees to let the CIA use his hugely popular international food, culture, and travel TV series as cover for a dangerous espionage mission. From Paris to Provence, this chef is no bystander. Beyond their attraction, Pike and Nova become an operational team, not only to survive the perils they face […]
In the tempestuous mid-nineteenth century, as slavery consumed Congressional debate and America careened toward civil war and split apart–when the very future of the nation hung in the balance–Charles Sumner’s voice rang strongest, bravest, and most unwavering. The Great Abolitionist is the first major biography of Charles Sumner to be published in over fifty years. […]
Who killed that varmint Pap Finn? Was it Tom Sawyer in the Library with the Wrench? The Prince (or was it the Pauper) in the Bedroom? We need YOU to solve this mystery! Inspired by the classic murder-mystery board game, the GET A CLUE Tours use the various rooms of the Twain House (secret passageway, […]
Don't miss Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont in conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin on her new memoir, An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s. This intimate and far-ranging conversation will be held in-person at The Mark Twain Museum Center on Wednesday, May 29 at 7pm ET. THIS […]
An action-packed, harrowing, and funny reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, this brilliant new novel is told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. A New York Times bestseller from the “literary icon” (Oprah Daily) and Pulitzer Prize Finalist Percival Everett, Jim’s agency, intelligence, and compassion are shown in a radically new light. Percival will […]
