The Riedel Foundation has awarded an $8,000 matching grant that will help update exhibits at the Mark
Twain Home properties in Hannibal. The plan is to enhance the visitor experience by adding more
interactive elements that patrons now expect in museums
“Hannibal is so fortunate to have the George H. Riedel Foundation,” said Megan Rapp, Executive
Director of the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum. “Mr. Riedel’s love of Hannibal, including Mark
Twain and his legacy, allows us to continue to improve the museum visitor experience. The museum
receives no local, state, or federal tax dollars. Grants like this are vital in continuing our mission to
demonstrate the relevance of Mark Twain’s stories and ideas to the world.”
The grant matches up to $8,000 in proceeds from the 3rd Annual Spirits and Sarcasm fundraiser to
benefit the museum properties. Combining Mark Twain’s love of whiskey and his sarcastic sense of
humor, Spirits and Sarcasm an annual fundraiser for the Mark Twain Home Foundation.