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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.

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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

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January Virtual Events

Thursday, January 12 at 12pm ET - IN THE TIME OF OUR HISTORY - A NOVEL 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.

Tuesday, January 17 at 7pm ET - STATUS REVOLUTION: The Improbable Story of How the Lowbrow Became the Highbrow with Chuck Thompson and Henry Alford (Virtual)

Status was once easy to identify—fast cars, fancy shoes, sprawling estates, elite brands. But in place of Louboutins and Lamborghinis, the relevance of the rich, famous, and gauche is waning and a riveting revolution is underfoot.

In The Status Revolution, Chuck Thompson sets out to determine what “status” means today and learns that what was once considered the low life has become the high life.

FREE Virtual Event! LEARN MORE & REGISTER HERE.

Tuesday, January 31 at 7pm ET - STAYED ON FREEDOM: The Long History of Black Power Through One Family's Journey with Dan Berger, Zoharah Simmons, Michael Simmons and Dr. Christina Greer (V)

Historian Dan Berger shows, in Stayed on Freedom, how the Black Power movement derived much of its energy, like many radical movements, from the work of activists whose stories have never been told. Berger brings to the fore the stories of two such activists who dedicated their lives to the fight for freedom. Their commitment to each other and to social change took them on a decades-long journey that traversed first the country and then the world. Praised by both Imani Perry and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Stayed on Freedom brings us on a journey that shows how a movement can unite individuals, communities, and generations in the United States and across the world. Special guests will include Zoharah Simmons and Michael Simmons—the subjects of Stayed on Freedom.

FREE Virtual Event! LEARN MORE & REGISTER HERE.

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

Beginning January 2, 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.