This production is a faithful adaptation of Twain’s classic novel, presented in a highly theatrical and innovative way by master puppet and mask-maker Robert Beuth. Come journey down the Mississippi River with Huck and Jim and meet the colorful characters they encounter along the way! Over 17 masks and puppets are used in this production, […]
This production is a faithful adaptation of Twain’s classic novel, presented in a highly theatrical and innovative way by master puppet and mask-maker Robert Beuth. Come journey down the Mississippi River with Huck and Jim and meet the colorful characters they encounter along the way! Over 17 masks and puppets are used in this production, […]
Join us on July 16 at 5:00 p.m. to discuss Gardens of the Gilded Age: Lavish Landscapes from America's Golden Era with author Jana Milbocker. This event is Free to all. Our museum store will be open before and after the program. Please plan to linger after the talk to get your book signed. Reserve your […]
This production is a faithful adaptation of Twain’s classic novel, presented in a highly theatrical and innovative way by master puppet and mask-maker Robert Beuth. Come journey down the Mississippi River with Huck and Jim and meet the colorful characters they encounter along the way! Over 17 masks and puppets are used in this production, […]
This production is a faithful adaptation of Twain’s classic novel, presented in a highly theatrical and innovative way by master puppet and mask-maker Robert Beuth. Come journey down the Mississippi River with Huck and Jim and meet the colorful characters they encounter along the way! Over 17 masks and puppets are used in this production, […]
This production is a faithful adaptation of Twain’s classic novel, presented in a highly theatrical and innovative way by master puppet and mask-maker Robert Beuth. Come journey down the Mississippi River with Huck and Jim and meet the colorful characters they encounter along the way! Over 17 masks and puppets are used in this production, […]
This production is a faithful adaptation of Twain’s classic novel, presented in a highly theatrical and innovative way by master puppet and mask-maker Robert Beuth. Come journey down the Mississippi River with Huck and Jim and meet the colorful characters they encounter along the way! Over 17 masks and puppets are used in this production, […]
The spectacular story of America’s hundredth birthday bash—the country’s first world’s fair and a moment of reckoning for a nation barreling toward the Gilded Age “Those who were there felt that the wheel of history itself had turned before their eyes.” Held at Fairmount Park, in Philadelphia, the Great Centennial Exhibition of 1876 attracted 10 […]
Investigate the ghosts of the Mark Twain House with Adam Berry from Kindred Spirits and Ghost Hunters on the Travel Channel. Tickets are limited to 14 people max per investigation group. This is a rare opportunity as the Mark Twain House is never open for a public paranormal investigation. Join Adam as we recount his […]
Join MTP (Mark Twain Papers & Project) editor Kerry Driscoll for a lively, wide-ranging interview with Dr. Robert H. Hirst, the esteemed General Editor of the Mark Twain Papers and Project at the University of California, Berkeley from 1980 to 2025. Bob, who biographer Ron Powers called “the best friend Mark Twain ever had,” will […]
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 whatever piece of literature you’re working on. The space is quiet, except for the burbling fountain in the nearby conservatory, and infused with Mark Twain’s spirit. […]
A tour of the house filled with haunted history, dark tales and Victorian traditions surrounding seances and spirits. The Mark Twain House has been featured on Syfy Channel's Ghost Hunters and the Biography Channel's My Ghost Story, NPR's Where We Live, and the West London Witch Podcast. On these tours participants will hear about these […]