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 "The Gift of the Magi," "The Ransom of Red Chief" and "The Cop and the Anthem."

UPCOMING SCHEDULE - JC ELKINS O. HENRY LITERARY DISCUSSION GROUP

The Dog Days Of Summer: Memoirs Of A Yellow Dog & Ulysses And The Dogman at George Washington Carver Museum & Cultural Center, June 9, 2017, 1 PM

Rus In Urbe at O. Henry Museum, July 7, 2017, 1 PM

The Midsummer Masquerade at O. Henry Museum, August 4, 2017, 1 PM

Summer Book Crush

The Summer Book Crush, our youth program with Badgerdog (part of Austin Public Library Friends Foundation) and George Washington Carver Museum & Cultural Center, allows emerging 3rd - 9th graders to take a deep dive into three wonderful books. Register here.