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Last-Minute Shopping!

Hartford's most unique gift shop is ready to inspire and delight you with holiday giving ideas. Stop in Thursday and Friday during regular business hours to see what's in store. We're open Thursday 10am to 4:30pm and Friday from 9:30am to 5:30pm. All of your purchases support our mission to preserve the home and legacy of Mark Twain.

New Catching Up With the Clemenses Teaser!

It takes a lot of people to run a museum. In our next episode of Catching Up With The Clemenses, you’ll meet all the people who keep The Mark Twain House & Museum running all year round!

Premieres Friday, December 23 on our Education YouTube channel! Subscribe to be notified of new videos!

Sam's Shorts

In 1869, Mark Twain chided one of the richest men in America: "Do not deceive yourself. Very often an idea of yours is possessed of no innate magnificence, but is simply shining with the reflected splendor of your seventy millions."

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In-Person & Virtual

Friday, January 6 at 7pm: COURAGE UNDER FIRE: Under Siege and Outnumbered 58 to 1 on January 6 with Steven A. Sund and Duby McDowell (In-Person & Livestream)

Join The Mark Twain House on the second anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol for an evening with a person who is uniquely qualified to recount the horrors of that historic day: Former United States Capitol Police Chief Steven A. Sund.

Drawing upon audio recordings, key documents, and government records, Courage Under Fire is a gripping personal account that takes readers inside the events leading up to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Chief Sund will discuss his new book and its harrowing account of that pivotal day with veteran journalist Duby McDowell. This is the definitive inside story of the perfect storm of events that led up to the attack on the U.S. Capitol on a day that rocked the nation—and you won't want to miss it.

In-Person Event at The Mark Twain Museum Center: $10 non-members, $5 members. Admission price will be deducted from your signed copy of the book with purchase.

Livestream: $10 non-members and members. Admission price will be deducted from your signed copy of the book with purchase.

LEARN MORE & REGISTER HERE

Book Your Visit!

Plan your visit to America's Best House Museum (Forbes Magazine, 2021) by CLICKING HERE.

PLEASE NOTE: The Mark Twain House & Museum will be closed December 24, December 25 and January 1. We recommend booking your tour in advance during this busy season!

Upcoming Events

V = Virtual Event; IP = In-Person Event

January 6 - Courage Under Fire: Under Siege and Outnumbered 58 to 1 on January 6 with Former United States Capitol Police Chief Steven A. Sund (IP & V)

January 12 - In the Time of Our History: A Novel with Suzanne Pari (V)

January 17 - The Status Revolution: The Improbable Story of How the Lowbrow Became the Highbrow with Chuck Thompson (V)

January 19 - One Billion Years: My Escape from a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology with Mike Rinder (V)

January 26. - The Midnight Kingdom: A History of Power, Paranoia, and the Coming Crisis with Jared Yates Sexton (V)

More to be announced soon!

To see all event information and registration, CLICK HERE.

To preorder books for our upcoming events, CLICK HERE. Signed books will be mailed after the event. Please note that we cannot ship outside of the U.S. at this time.