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.
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]