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.
Reflecting on the past; Healing for the future REGISTER HERE>> Mount Auburn Cemetery is excited to present a new cultural event: Branches of Hope, on Friday, August 15, 2025. This first-time event will commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, and serve as a space for peace, healing, hope, and togetherness. […]
Mount Auburn Cemetery is excited to present a new cultural event: Branches of Hope, on Friday, August 15, 2025. This first-time event will commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, and serve as a space for peace, healing, hope, and togetherness. REGISTER HERE>> From 7:30pm-9:00pm, Cannon Hersey and Collaborator of Future […]
Join Education & Digital Content Manager, Corinne Elicona on a journey to uncover the hidden meaning of flowers in Mount Auburn's Landscape REGISTER HERE>> Summer is the perfect time of year to stop and smell the roses. Although, you might find that difficult with the ones carved in stone. Join Education & Digital Content Manager […]
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 inspiration. This 1.5-mile walking tour will focus on stories of history, monuments, and the lives of those buried […]
State and National foresters compile records of the largest trees of different species. Join Jim Gorman, arborist and staff, as we visit some of the Massachusetts Champions here at Mount Auburn. Fun Fact: Did you know that Mount Auburn Cemetery is an accredited Level III Arboretum (one of only 46 in the world!)? REGISTER HERE […]
The Great New England Hurricane of 1938 (aka the Yankee Clipper or Long Island Express) was the deadliest and most damaging hurricane to ever strike New York and New England. Making landfall on September 21, the Category 3 storm caused nearly 700 fatalities, left 63,000 people without homes, and toppled 275 million trees. In Massachusetts, […]
Join Education & Digital Content Manager Corinne Elicona on an exploration of Mount Auburn's Colonial Revival gravestone monuments. After the 1876 Centennial, the United States saw a revival of it's colonial past. REGISTER HERE>> The Colonial Revival Movement was a national expression of early North American culture, primarily the built and artistic environments of the […]
Join Volunteer Docent Rosemarie Smurzynski for an afternoon walk through Mount Auburn’s past. During this stroll we will visit the most celebrated locations within the Cemetery as prescribed by the Cambridge Railroad’s 1858 guidebook to Mount Auburn. What has changed? What is the same? REGISTER HERE>> Capacity: 30 people per walk Meet at Story Chapel ... […]
Join Mount Auburn volunteer docent Ginny Brady on this walking tour. Mount Auburn Cemetery has a diverse collection of Celtic crosses throughout its 175 acres. Have you ever wondered what the symbols on a Celtic Cross mean? Why would an individual decide to have a Celtic cross as a monument for their final resting spot? […]