O. Henry Museum

The mission of the O. Henry Museum is to collect, preserve and interpret artifacts and archival materials relative to William Sidney Porter, the author otherwise known as O. Henry, for literary, educational, and historical purposes.

PURPOSE

The O. Henry Museum offers a look into the life of William Sidney Porter in the Austin years leading up to his controversial prison term, after which he assumed the pen name O. Henry and set about transforming himself into the famed short story writer who authored such universal classics as "Gifts of the Magi," "The Ransom of Red Chief" and "The Cop and the Anthem."

PROGRAMS & EVENTS

" Badgerdog's Summer Book Crush at the O. Henry Museum"

Monday, July 7 & Tuesday, July 8
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Where 4th-6th graders learn how to read like champions. Badgerdog is excited to partner with the O. Henry Museum for a program inviting young readers to explore a fantastic novel, take it apart, play around in its pages, and admire its sentences and characters and questions.

Registration

" As Others See Us"

O. Henry's Unpublished Manuscript Exhibit

Be one of the first ever to read this unpublished tale of matrimonial mayhem, involving absinthe, a battle axe, and a rage-filled climax, with signature O. Henry twist ending.