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.
Join us for a mindful walk through the landscape, exploring the history and founding of Mount Auburn Cemetery. From its beginning, Mount Auburn Cemetery has drawn on nature as a resource for comfort, a focus of study, and a guide for developing its sacred landscape. Its founding, in 1831, influenced the expansion of garden cemeteries, […]
Detritus dance performs a site-responsive dance installation in dialogue with women artists in Mount Auburn’s landscape, past and present. Detritus dance activates the landscape of Mount Auburn Cemetery through a site-responsive, roaming contemporary dance installation entitled “Conversations: Above and Beneath.” Inspired by Margaret Fuller Ossoli’s “Conversations”, a series of assemblies between 1839-1844 of Bostonian women […]
Detritus dance performs a site-responsive dance installation in dialogue with women artists in Mount Auburn’s landscape, past and present. Detritus dance activates the landscape of Mount Auburn Cemetery through a site-responsive, roaming contemporary dance installation entitled “Conversations: Above and Beneath.” Inspired by Margaret Fuller Ossoli’s “Conversations”, a series of assemblies between 1839-1844 of Bostonian women […]
Join Stefanie Haug, LICSW, ecotherapist and nature and meditation teacher as we step into the restorative beauty of Mount Auburn Cemetery for a gentle, guided mindful nature walk. Together, we'll slow down, awaken our senses, and experience the healing benefits of being fully present in the natural world. Through mindful walking, quiet reflection, sensory invitations, […]
Join historian Richard Smith for a lecture in Story Chapel on Henry David Thoreau and notable figures in Mount Auburn. Henry David Thoreau was one of the most important and influential writers of the 19th Century. And while he isn't buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery, he was well acquainted with many of the literary and […]
Detritus dance performs a site-responsive dance installation in dialogue with women artists in Mount Auburn’s landscape, past and present. Detritus dance activates the landscape of Mount Auburn Cemetery through a site-responsive, roaming contemporary dance installation entitled “Conversations: Above and Beneath.” Inspired by Margaret Fuller Ossoli’s “Conversations”, a series of assemblies between 1839-1844 of Bostonian women […]
Step onto your mat and embrace the energy of fall in this rejuvenating yoga class with Artemis Yoga. As the seasons change, let the tranquility of Mount Auburn inspire your practice. You are invited to move with intention, breathe with purpose, and awaken your inner vitality through the grace of yoga. In this uplifting class, […]
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 […]
Join former Artist-in-Residence Lonnie Stanton for a mindful workshop at Auburn Lake. Join former Artist-in-Residence Lonnie Stanton for a meditative walk and chair yoga class at Mount Auburn. This adult workshop is rooted in yoga, initiating movement through intentional breathwork. All bodies are welcome. You will explore the gorgeous natural setting with a warming walk […]
Explore Mount Auburn’s first chapel, originally constructed in the 1840’s. Staff and volunteers will be on hand to answer questions about the Chapel and point out some of its most interesting features. Drop-in between 10am-3pm.