Best Free Museums In Hartford Near Me

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Hartford history and the meaning of community is brought to life through the eyes of the McCook family.

Students create their own version of the Hartford cityscape after discovering the architectural history of Main Street and learning about urban planning and development.

Students combine geography, economics and Hartford history to relate life in the 18th century to today’s global marketplace. Hartford’s economy boomed during the 18th century due to its geographical location. Students investigate why its location on the Connecticut River enabled the city to become a major economic and industrial capital. Through the lens of the bustling downtown district of 18th century Hartford, students will explore fundamental economic concepts, such as needs versus wants, the difference between goods and services, and an individual’s role in a local economy.

Activities will provide information on 18th-century occupations—theirnames, their processes, their tools, and their roles within 18th-century society. 18th-century trades provide an appropriate format to explore the connection between written text and images, as students explore advertising during a period when most people could not read or write. In the 18th century, pictures were more important than words when it came to advertising. Since most people could not read, a shop’s sign had to clearly and quickly tell people visually what service or product was available inside.

Students investigate Bushnell Park’s influence and their own sense of place through historic photos, monuments, and GPS.

Students combine geometry, math, and economics while they learn about 19th-century wallpaper as an art form.

Students learn about Japanese culture and international tourism with authentic Samurai armor.

Students are introduced to primary sources as they see Hartford and the state through historic postcards. Students create a postcard to share the best parts of their own neighborhood, city, and state.

Students analyze the role of Connecticut in the Civil War through primary sources and age-appropriate discussions. Letters, maps, and historic newspapers reveal different state, regional, and national perspectives of freedom, race and national identity.

4worldlovers: The Trouble Begins with Kerry Driscoll & Mark Twain’s Creative Process

Whether you’re a Twainiac, lifelong bibliophile, or jewelry connoisseur; Browse & shop exclusive finds and a lovely variety of gifts for everyone of all ages at The Mark Twain House & Museum Store. Games, interesting reads, notebooks, unique apparel…We have it all! Proceeds from the store support the upkeep and restoration of Twain’s historic home and its programs.

The Mark Twain House & Museum has restored the author’s Hartford, Connecticut, home, where the author and his family lived from 1874 to 1891. Twain wrote his most important works during the years he lived there, including Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court. In addition to providing tours of Twain’s restored home, a National Historic Landmark, the institution offers activities and educational programs that illuminate Twain’s literary legacy and provide information about his life and times.

First presented in 2016, the Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award honors a work of fiction from the previous calendar that speaks with an “American Voice” about American experiences.

The award carries a $25,000 cash prize underwritten by bestselling author and trustee of the Mark Twain House and Museum, David Baldacci.

"Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest."

From this house, Mark Twain changed the way the world sees America and the way Americans see themselves. We continue the conversation he began.

The operations of The Mark Twain House & Museum are generously supported by: