The Mark Twain House & Museum
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Welcome to The Mark Twain House & Museum, where the great American author lived and worked from 1874 to 1891.
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Hartford, CT
Purchase your tickets in advance ⬇️
marktwainhouse.org
Hartford, CT
December is packed with incredible author events at The Mark Twain House and Museum. Join us as we welcome leading scholars and storytellers who bring history, literature, and the Gilded Age to life.
November 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
December is packed with incredible author events at The Mark Twain House and Museum. Join us as we welcome leading scholars and storytellers who bring history, literature, and the Gilded Age to life.
“The happy phrasing of a compliment is one of the rarest of human gifts, and the happy delivery of it another.”
- Mark Twain’s Autobiography
#marktwain #literature #marktwainquotes #compliments #kindness
- Mark Twain’s Autobiography
#marktwain #literature #marktwainquotes #compliments #kindness
November 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
“The happy phrasing of a compliment is one of the rarest of human gifts, and the happy delivery of it another.”
- Mark Twain’s Autobiography
#marktwain #literature #marktwainquotes #compliments #kindness
- Mark Twain’s Autobiography
#marktwain #literature #marktwainquotes #compliments #kindness
🖋 Grief Poetry Workshop at The Mark Twain House & Museum
Writing can help us heal. Join poet and master teaching artist Victoria Nordlund for a special workshop that uses poetry to explore loss, reflection, and connection in a supportive setting.
Writing can help us heal. Join poet and master teaching artist Victoria Nordlund for a special workshop that uses poetry to explore loss, reflection, and connection in a supportive setting.
November 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
🖋 Grief Poetry Workshop at The Mark Twain House & Museum
Writing can help us heal. Join poet and master teaching artist Victoria Nordlund for a special workshop that uses poetry to explore loss, reflection, and connection in a supportive setting.
Writing can help us heal. Join poet and master teaching artist Victoria Nordlund for a special workshop that uses poetry to explore loss, reflection, and connection in a supportive setting.
🎃 Halloween visit at the Mark Twain House!
We loved welcoming Lily Green and her family visiting from Jamestown Middle School in North Carolina, home to four student “houses,” including one named Twain! We think the “sorting hat” definitely did its job well. 🎩
We loved welcoming Lily Green and her family visiting from Jamestown Middle School in North Carolina, home to four student “houses,” including one named Twain! We think the “sorting hat” definitely did its job well. 🎩
October 31, 2025 at 7:17 PM
🎃 Halloween visit at the Mark Twain House!
We loved welcoming Lily Green and her family visiting from Jamestown Middle School in North Carolina, home to four student “houses,” including one named Twain! We think the “sorting hat” definitely did its job well. 🎩
We loved welcoming Lily Green and her family visiting from Jamestown Middle School in North Carolina, home to four student “houses,” including one named Twain! We think the “sorting hat” definitely did its job well. 🎩
October 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
“When I am king, they shall not have bread and shelter only, but also teachings out of books, for a full belly is little worth where the mind is starved.”
- Mark Twain (The Prince and the Pauper)
#MarkTwain #MarkTwainQuotes #Books #Literature
- Mark Twain (The Prince and the Pauper)
#MarkTwain #MarkTwainQuotes #Books #Literature
October 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
“When I am king, they shall not have bread and shelter only, but also teachings out of books, for a full belly is little worth where the mind is starved.”
- Mark Twain (The Prince and the Pauper)
#MarkTwain #MarkTwainQuotes #Books #Literature
- Mark Twain (The Prince and the Pauper)
#MarkTwain #MarkTwainQuotes #Books #Literature
We Have a Winner! 🎉🏆
The Mark Twain House & Museum proudly announces Ben Shattuck as the recipient of the 2025 Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award for his stunning story collection, The History of Sound (Viking). @vikingbooks.bsky.social @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social
The Mark Twain House & Museum proudly announces Ben Shattuck as the recipient of the 2025 Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award for his stunning story collection, The History of Sound (Viking). @vikingbooks.bsky.social @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
We Have a Winner! 🎉🏆
The Mark Twain House & Museum proudly announces Ben Shattuck as the recipient of the 2025 Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award for his stunning story collection, The History of Sound (Viking). @vikingbooks.bsky.social @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social
The Mark Twain House & Museum proudly announces Ben Shattuck as the recipient of the 2025 Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award for his stunning story collection, The History of Sound (Viking). @vikingbooks.bsky.social @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social
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Just posted this up at @marktwainhouse.bsky.social and you can read and respond here. It's an excerpt from "What Have The Police Been Doing?" published in San Francisco, in 1866, and it's a Twain piece I've wanted to share in this forum for years. It felt like the right moment.
Sam’s Shorts - Mark Twain House
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September 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Just posted this up at @marktwainhouse.bsky.social and you can read and respond here. It's an excerpt from "What Have The Police Been Doing?" published in San Francisco, in 1866, and it's a Twain piece I've wanted to share in this forum for years. It felt like the right moment.
“The devil’s aversion to holy water is a light matter compared with a despot’s dread of a newspaper that laughs.”
- “The American Press,” first printed in Mark Twain: Press Critic, University of California Press, 2003.
- “The American Press,” first printed in Mark Twain: Press Critic, University of California Press, 2003.
September 20, 2025 at 11:36 PM
“The devil’s aversion to holy water is a light matter compared with a despot’s dread of a newspaper that laughs.”
- “The American Press,” first printed in Mark Twain: Press Critic, University of California Press, 2003.
- “The American Press,” first printed in Mark Twain: Press Critic, University of California Press, 2003.
✨ Free Event This Friday, 9/19! ✨
Join us at The Mark Twain House & Museum, in person or online, for a conversation with John Warner, author of More Than Words: How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI.
Join us at The Mark Twain House & Museum, in person or online, for a conversation with John Warner, author of More Than Words: How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI.
September 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
✨ Free Event This Friday, 9/19! ✨
Join us at The Mark Twain House & Museum, in person or online, for a conversation with John Warner, author of More Than Words: How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI.
Join us at The Mark Twain House & Museum, in person or online, for a conversation with John Warner, author of More Than Words: How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI.
The Mark Twain House & Museum family just got a little bigger. ❤️
Please join us in welcoming our newest guides! They’ll be leading tours, answering questions, and helping to share Twain’s timeless words with every visitor who walks through our doors.
Please join us in welcoming our newest guides! They’ll be leading tours, answering questions, and helping to share Twain’s timeless words with every visitor who walks through our doors.
September 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The Mark Twain House & Museum family just got a little bigger. ❤️
Please join us in welcoming our newest guides! They’ll be leading tours, answering questions, and helping to share Twain’s timeless words with every visitor who walks through our doors.
Please join us in welcoming our newest guides! They’ll be leading tours, answering questions, and helping to share Twain’s timeless words with every visitor who walks through our doors.
"Man will do many things to get himself loved, he will do all things to get himself envied."
- "Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar"
Visit the home where Twain's wit still speaks to the world The Mark Twain House & Museum
#MarkTwain #MarkTwainHouse #MarkTwainQuotes #TwainQuotes
- "Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar"
Visit the home where Twain's wit still speaks to the world The Mark Twain House & Museum
#MarkTwain #MarkTwainHouse #MarkTwainQuotes #TwainQuotes
August 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
"Man will do many things to get himself loved, he will do all things to get himself envied."
- "Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar"
Visit the home where Twain's wit still speaks to the world The Mark Twain House & Museum
#MarkTwain #MarkTwainHouse #MarkTwainQuotes #TwainQuotes
- "Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar"
Visit the home where Twain's wit still speaks to the world The Mark Twain House & Museum
#MarkTwain #MarkTwainHouse #MarkTwainQuotes #TwainQuotes
They call it "bed rot," these days. He called it Friday.
#BedRot #MarkTwain #MarkTwainHouse #ChillinLikeAVillain
#BedRot #MarkTwain #MarkTwainHouse #ChillinLikeAVillain
August 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
They call it "bed rot," these days. He called it Friday.
#BedRot #MarkTwain #MarkTwainHouse #ChillinLikeAVillain
#BedRot #MarkTwain #MarkTwainHouse #ChillinLikeAVillain
We’re thrilled to announce the 2025 Shortlist for the Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award (Mark Twain Award)! 📖
This year’s list spans voices, regions, and stories that shine new light on the American experience.
This year’s list spans voices, regions, and stories that shine new light on the American experience.
August 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
We’re thrilled to announce the 2025 Shortlist for the Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award (Mark Twain Award)! 📖
This year’s list spans voices, regions, and stories that shine new light on the American experience.
This year’s list spans voices, regions, and stories that shine new light on the American experience.
📢 FREE EVENT! Join us in-person or via livestream on September 19, 7PM (ET) for MORE THAN WORDS: HOW TO THINK ABOUT WRITING IN THE AGE OF AI.
#AI #AuthorEvent #MarkTwainHouse #Literature #Connecticut #Hartford #ArtificialIntelligence @erinbartram.bsky.social
#AI #AuthorEvent #MarkTwainHouse #Literature #Connecticut #Hartford #ArtificialIntelligence @erinbartram.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
📢 FREE EVENT! Join us in-person or via livestream on September 19, 7PM (ET) for MORE THAN WORDS: HOW TO THINK ABOUT WRITING IN THE AGE OF AI.
#AI #AuthorEvent #MarkTwainHouse #Literature #Connecticut #Hartford #ArtificialIntelligence @erinbartram.bsky.social
#AI #AuthorEvent #MarkTwainHouse #Literature #Connecticut #Hartford #ArtificialIntelligence @erinbartram.bsky.social
“Beautiful credit! The foundation of modern society. Who shall say that this is not the golden age of credit?”
— The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873)
#MarkTwain #TwainQuotes #MarkTwainHouse #GildedAge
— The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873)
#MarkTwain #TwainQuotes #MarkTwainHouse #GildedAge
August 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
“Beautiful credit! The foundation of modern society. Who shall say that this is not the golden age of credit?”
— The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873)
#MarkTwain #TwainQuotes #MarkTwainHouse #GildedAge
— The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873)
#MarkTwain #TwainQuotes #MarkTwainHouse #GildedAge
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Another day, another poem from the @marktwainhouse.bsky.social youth summer writing program. The students take a trip to the Wadsworth Atheneum to practice ekphrastic writing, and this was inspired by "Lady St. John as Hebe" by Sir Thomas Lawrence. journey75.org/2025/whisper...
August 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Another day, another poem from the @marktwainhouse.bsky.social youth summer writing program. The students take a trip to the Wadsworth Atheneum to practice ekphrastic writing, and this was inspired by "Lady St. John as Hebe" by Sir Thomas Lawrence. journey75.org/2025/whisper...
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For 12 years @marktwainhouse.bsky.social has been running this program and the writing is *always* amazing.
I just wrapped my six-week youth creative writing program at Twain and, as always, I'm amazed by the work they produced. Here are a few of my favorites, starting with this brilliant poem that has haunted me since Iris wrote it in the first week. (CW the title's literal) journey75.org/2024/stillbi...
Stillbirth
You were dying butterflies.
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August 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
For 12 years @marktwainhouse.bsky.social has been running this program and the writing is *always* amazing.
Last week, our Nook Farm Writers Collaborative teens wrapped up the 2025 program with a showcase performance and the publication of the summer 2025 issue of their literary magazine.
Read (and listen) to their work at www.journey75.org
📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRQt...
Read (and listen) to their work at www.journey75.org
📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRQt...
August 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Last week, our Nook Farm Writers Collaborative teens wrapped up the 2025 program with a showcase performance and the publication of the summer 2025 issue of their literary magazine.
Read (and listen) to their work at www.journey75.org
📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRQt...
Read (and listen) to their work at www.journey75.org
📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRQt...
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I am still haunted by this poem, "The Myth Was Never The Unicorn," written by one of the teens who participated in the creative writing program at the museum this summer. A reminder that girls are always aware.
Read the full piece and listen to the author recite it: journey75.org/2025/the-myt...
Read the full piece and listen to the author recite it: journey75.org/2025/the-myt...
August 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I am still haunted by this poem, "The Myth Was Never The Unicorn," written by one of the teens who participated in the creative writing program at the museum this summer. A reminder that girls are always aware.
Read the full piece and listen to the author recite it: journey75.org/2025/the-myt...
Read the full piece and listen to the author recite it: journey75.org/2025/the-myt...
“The darling mispronunciations of childhood!—dear me, there's no music that can touch it; and how one grieves when it wastes away and dissolves into correctness, knowing it will never visit his bereaved ear again.”
—from A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
#MarkTwain #MarkTwainHouse
—from A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
#MarkTwain #MarkTwainHouse
July 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
“The darling mispronunciations of childhood!—dear me, there's no music that can touch it; and how one grieves when it wastes away and dissolves into correctness, knowing it will never visit his bereaved ear again.”
—from A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
#MarkTwain #MarkTwainHouse
—from A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
#MarkTwain #MarkTwainHouse
Our Nook Farm Voices students had the chance to meet with novelist Andrea Ezerins this week, who shared her journey to publication, what it takes to stay motivated through the writing process, and how publishing varies across genres and presses.
July 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Our Nook Farm Voices students had the chance to meet with novelist Andrea Ezerins this week, who shared her journey to publication, what it takes to stay motivated through the writing process, and how publishing varies across genres and presses.
Last night we had the pleasure of hosting the one and only Gary Shteyngart at The Mark Twain House for an evening of sharp wit, big laughs, and brilliant storytelling.
July 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Last night we had the pleasure of hosting the one and only Gary Shteyngart at The Mark Twain House for an evening of sharp wit, big laughs, and brilliant storytelling.
Last week, our Nook Farm Voices students explored the galleries of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art and let their creativity soar. 🖼️
As part of their writing intensive, students engaged in ekphrastic poetry: vivid, imaginative responses to works of art.
As part of their writing intensive, students engaged in ekphrastic poetry: vivid, imaginative responses to works of art.
July 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Last week, our Nook Farm Voices students explored the galleries of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art and let their creativity soar. 🖼️
As part of their writing intensive, students engaged in ekphrastic poetry: vivid, imaginative responses to works of art.
As part of their writing intensive, students engaged in ekphrastic poetry: vivid, imaginative responses to works of art.
You've never heard history like this 👂📜
Daryn and Mallory, our resident curators (and accidental ASMR stars), take you on a soft-sounding journey through the Mark Twain House - bloopers and all.
#ASMRkTwain #MarkTwain #MarkTwainHouse #ASMR #History #Museums #MuseumLife #BehindTheScenes
Daryn and Mallory, our resident curators (and accidental ASMR stars), take you on a soft-sounding journey through the Mark Twain House - bloopers and all.
#ASMRkTwain #MarkTwain #MarkTwainHouse #ASMR #History #Museums #MuseumLife #BehindTheScenes
July 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
You've never heard history like this 👂📜
Daryn and Mallory, our resident curators (and accidental ASMR stars), take you on a soft-sounding journey through the Mark Twain House - bloopers and all.
#ASMRkTwain #MarkTwain #MarkTwainHouse #ASMR #History #Museums #MuseumLife #BehindTheScenes
Daryn and Mallory, our resident curators (and accidental ASMR stars), take you on a soft-sounding journey through the Mark Twain House - bloopers and all.
#ASMRkTwain #MarkTwain #MarkTwainHouse #ASMR #History #Museums #MuseumLife #BehindTheScenes