*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 daughter Susy, and learn how her family celebrated birthdays in "The Gilded Age!" A costumed actor will lead you on a tour of the 1st […]
With “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 of London is a tale of the dark glamour and sisterhood of Britain's first female crime syndicate, and how they managed the ever-shifting meaning of […]
Dayswork 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 the endless days of the pandemic, a woman spends her time sorting fact from fiction in the life and work of Herman Melville. As she […]
In 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 people behind the policy. This first event of the series kicks off with Senator Chris Murphy. REGISTER HERE. Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2024 Registration: 6:15 – 6:50 […]
In 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 Island gets to the heart of the question: Who do we become when we are no longer trying to be someone else? In a journey […]
We 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 the unrepentant South. That effort failed—and that failure serves as a warning today about violent backlash to the mere idea of black equality. The Rise […]
Arming 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, ways— with the federal government purchasing these arms at a staggering rate during and after the Civil War. Soon, salesmen from companies like Colt, based […]
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, […]
Monday, 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 writing workshop, just three hours of uninterrupted writing time in Mark Twain’s own library. Join a handful of fellow scribblers to write, reflect, and plot […]
The 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 HYBRID event sponsored by Kathleen and David Jimenez. REGISTER HERE. Virtual attendees will receive a link to watch live via YouTube. In-Person attendees are […]
Discover 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 creation of her breathtaking Boston museum. Despite personal tragedy, Isabella's pursuit of beauty led to friendships with luminaries like Henry James and John Singer Sargent, […]
Experience 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, unexplained phenomena witnessed by both staff and guests, and insights into Mark Twain's own fascination with the otherworldly. Learn about chilling chapters in the Clemens […]