Happy Birthday, Susy! (Living History Special)
Mark Twain House*Please note: this specialty tour visits the 1st floor of The Mark Twain House only!* Help us wish Susy a happy 152nd birthday! Spend the afternoon with Mark Twain's eldest […]
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Spirited Women: QUEENS OF LONDON and FINDING MARGARET FULLER (In-Person)
Mark Twain HouseWith “Spirited Women”, The Mark Twain House & Museum sets out to explore trailblazing and adventurous women—as chronicled in two new novels—who claim their power by any means necessary. Queens […]
DAYSWORK: A Novel with Jennifer Habel and Chris Bachelder (Virtual)
OnlineDayswork considers the blurry lines between life and literature, the slippage between what happens and what gets recorded, and the ways we locate ourselves in the lives of others. In […]
CT Mirror: In The Room with Senator Chris Murphy
Mark Twain HouseIn The Room is a new, in-person, monthly interview series with Connecticut’s top elected officials. Host John Dankosky brings a new approach to political interviews, exploring the policy and the […]
MOTHER ISLAND: A DAUGHTER CLAIMS PUERTO RICO (In-Person)
Mark Twain HouseIn prose that draws from Puerto Rican folklore and mythology, a literary lineage of women writers of color, and narratives of identity, Jamie Figueroa presents a cultural coming-of-age story. Mother […]
$10
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SECOND AMERICAN REPUBLIC (Virtual)
OnlineWe are told that the present moment bears a strong resemblance to Reconstruction, the era after the Civil War when the victorious North attempted to create an interracial democracy in […]
ARMING THE WORLD: AMERICAN GUN-MAKERS IN THE GILDED AGE (Virtual)
Mark Twain HouseArming the World tells the story of how the small arms industry began in the United States. Almost from the beginning, our country produced arms in new, and radically different, […]
Get a Clue Tours featuring Sea Tea Improv
Mark Twain HouseWho 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 […]
Writing in Mark Twain’s Library
Mark Twain HouseMonday, April 15, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm ET - WRITE IN MARK TWAIN’S LIBRARY! Limited Spots! Admission: $60; Grab your seat HERE. Not a writing class, not a […]
$60
The Trouble Begins with Paul Schiller (Hybrid)
Mark Twain HouseThe Mark Twain House & Museum welcomes Paul Schiller to the Trouble Begins stage for his lecture: on all things Gillette Castle The lecture begins at 7:00PM. This is a […]
Free
CHASING BEAUTY: THE LIFE OF ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER (Virtual)
OnlineDiscover the captivating life of Isabella Stewart Gardner, the visionary behind America's remarkable museum. With stunning archival photos, Chasing Beauty unveils Isabella's journey from privileged New York beginnings to the […]
Graveyard Shift Ghost Tours
Mark Twain HouseExperience the eerie allure of the Clemens Family home after dark with our Graveyard Shift Ghost Tours. Join us for a spine-tingling journey where you'll hear tales of paranormal investigations, […]