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!
Funding for programs has been provided in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
In this therapeutic art workshop, participants will be guided in creating a personal, portable shrine to honor and remember a lost loved one. We’ll use small boxes or tins to memorialize and honor things we hold dear to us (e.g. a loved one, a pet, our ancestors, a special community member, or a place). The […]
Morning Writes at Mount Auburn will help you jumpstart a new creative practice or re-energize your existing routine. Recharge your imagination. Shift your perspective. Nurture your creativity in nature. MORNING WRITES is an informal writing time and a chance to meet up with other creative thinkers. Each session will begin with a few writing prompts […]
“…Sweet Auburn! send the spirit of thy shades To light my song when memory's radiance fades.” -From Sweet Auburn by Caroline F. Orne Join docent Rosemarie Smurzynski for a poetry tour of the Cemetery visiting the graves of Mount Auburn’s best-known observational poets Caroline Frances Orne, Robert Creeley, and Amy Lowell. Hear some of their poems read […]
Morning Writes at Mount Auburn will help you jumpstart a new creative practice or re-energize your existing routine. Recharge your imagination. Shift your perspective. Nurture your creativity in nature. MORNING WRITES is an informal writing time and a chance to meet up with other creative thinkers. Each session will begin with a few writing prompts […]
Join us online Wednesday, August 28th at 6:00pm for a panel discussion with Mount Auburn's 2024-2025 Artists-in-Residence, Yufan Gao (multimedia artist), Adam Molinski (multimedia artist), Fatima Seck (poet/illustrator), Lonnie Stanton (dancer/choreographer), and Markel Uriu (interdisciplinary artist). Public Events Producer, Julie-Anne Whitney, will chat with the artists about their professional backgrounds, their connection to Mount Auburn, […]
The human body is remarkable in its ability to perceive the environment through a wide spectrum of senses. Smell, touch, and taste often have the strongest connections to memories, yet we almost exclusively document the environment through visual means. The power of these senses lies in their ability to evoke emotions and recollections, creating a […]
The human body is remarkable in its ability to perceive the environment through a wide spectrum of senses. Smell, touch, and taste often have the strongest connections to memories, yet we almost exclusively document the environment through visual means. The power of these senses lies in their ability to evoke emotions and recollections, creating a […]
Join photographer and former Artist-in-Residence, Billy Hickey, for a Nature Photography Workshop. The program will begin in Bigelow Chapel with Billy talking about his creative process, sharing his work, and providing participants with some tips. Participants will then head outside with Billy to take photos around the Cemetery before returning to the Chapel for thoughts […]
After 5 long years the Coolidge returns to Mount Auburn Cemetery to present our popular Cemetery Cinema outdoor film program! REGISTER HERE>> This unique screening experience will take place at sunset (7pm) on Tuesday, September 24 (rain date on Wednesday, 9/25) at the historic and beautiful Mount Auburn Cemetery. Join us for a mind-bending double-feature […]
Cyanotype Workshop with Madge Evers Cyanotypes are one of the oldest photographic printing processes in the history of photography. Join Mount Auburn Artist-in-Residence Madge Evers for a workshop on how to make your own cyanotype compositions. Evers will teach participants an experimental form of the cyanotype process by which she will create a series of images on […]