It is true that Mount Auburn is first and foremost a cemetery, but it is also a National Historic Landmark, a botanical garden, an outdoor museum of art and architecture, and an important habitat for urban wildlife. Attend one of our many events and discover for yourself what makes this place so special!
Mount Auburn is proud to participate in in MCC’s Card to Culture Program. Click here to learn more.
Funding for programs has been provided in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
Following the model developed by Jon Underwood (based on the ideas of Bernard Crettaz), a Death Cafe is an opportunity for people to eat cake, drink tea, and discuss death. The goal is to “increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives.” At Mount Auburn's Death […]
Nathaniel Parker Willis and his sister, who wrote under the pen name Fanny Fern, were two of the most popular writers of the 19th century. This walking tour with literary historian Rob Velella explores their literary and journalism careers, both marked by controversy and rivalry, and their connections to other writers, publishers, and reformers. REGISTER […]
This 1.5-mile walking tour will focus on stories of history, monuments, and the lives of those buried here. Mount Auburn, designated a National Historic Landmark, is one of the country’s most significant designed landscapes. Here the arts of horticulture, architecture and sculpture combine with the beauty of nature to create a place of comfort and […]
Our popular Fall foliage tour returns for another year. Capacity: 30 people Experience the beauty of autumn at Mount Auburn during this fall walking tour led by Visitors Services Assistant, Jim Gorman. We will visit some of the more colorful trees in our landscape in addition to looking for plant and shrubs putting out their […]
Our popular Fall foliage tour returns for another year. Capacity: 30 people Experience the beauty of autumn at Mount Auburn during this fall walking tour led by Visitors Services Assistant, Jim Gorman. We will visit some of the more colorful trees in our landscape in addition to looking for plant and shrubs putting out their […]
This 1.5-mile walking tour will focus on stories of history, monuments, and the lives of those buried here. Mount Auburn, designated a National Historic Landmark, is one of the country’s most significant designed landscapes. Here the arts of horticulture, architecture and sculpture combine with the beauty of nature to create a place of comfort and […]
A celebration of America's most widespread hardwood tree. Capacity: 30 people We just celebrated our 195th birthday, and of all our Cemetery trees, there are few that are more majestic and revered than our legacy oak trees. Join us as we will view a sampling of spectacular, mature oaks believed to be as old as Mount […]