Friday: 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

Final Weeks!

Now on View Through January 31 in our Museum Center! 

The Printmakers’ Network of Southern New England (PNSNE) is a group of contemporary printmakers who for thirty years have worked collaboratively to present themed exhibits, portfolios and educational opportunities to the public. Reflecting different methods of print creation, these artists have challenged themselves to select quotes from Twain’s exhaustive writings to inspire their own work. What has resulted is a masterful exhibit of contemporary printmaking that includes art that links the past with the present, whether by showing the connections between Twain’s work and current issues of social justice, or by connecting Twain’s views on home, health and the human condition with views of our own time. 

Admission is included with your house tour ticket or with a Museum Center Only Admission. Learn More.

So Close!!!

Quaker City Lithograph Restoration Project Update:  

Thanks to dozens of donors, we have almost all the funds needed for this vital restoration. We are at 97% to the $4,100 goal, with less than $150 to go! You can take us over the top or learn more by Clicking Here!

Next Week

Thursday, January 12 at 12pm ET - In The Time Of Our History - A Novel: A Lunchtime Conversation with Suzanne Pari and Karen Mohammadi (Virtual) 

An intimate yet universal story, this novel explores the entangled lives within an Iranian American family. We follow Mitra Jahani as she returns to her parents’ New Jersey home to honor her sister’s One Year – the Persian tradition of marking the first anniversary of someone’s death—and how she experiences the tensions between family and duty, tradition and identity, expectations and desires. 

Free Virtual Event! Learn More & Register Here.

New Tour Hours!

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

Please Note: The museum will be closed on Tuesdays through March. We will be open all other days from 9:30am to 4:30pm, with the final tour of the day stepping off at 3:15pm.

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) 

January 31 - Stayed on Freedom: The Long History of Black Power Through One Family's Journey with Dan Berger (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.

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Support the House

Author programs at The Mark Twain House & Museum are sponsored by Connecticut Public Broadcasting and the Wish You Well Foundation. Virtual author programs are supported by Suzanne Hopgood in the memory of former MTH&M Trustee Frank Lord.

Programs at The Mark Twain House & Museum are made possible in part by support from CT Humanities; the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of the Arts; Ensworth Charitable Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee; the Greater Hartford Arts Council’s United Arts Campaign; The Hartford; The Mark Twain Foundation; The National Endowment for the Humanities; and Travelers.