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.
Many of our 5,000+ trees have yet to produce this year’s leaves. Visit some of Mount Auburn’s evergreen trees which enhance the landscape throughout the late fall and winter seasons. Led by horticulturist and Mount Auburn staff, Jim Gorman. Stop by for one or all of our walking tours to celebrate Arbor Day (April 26) and the 5,000+ […]
Join our staff for any or all of these hour-long early morning excursions to discover what’s in bloom and any other items of horticultural interest. From early bulbs to magnificent flowering trees, we will try to catch them all. Mondays at 8 AM: April 22 & 29, May 6, 13, 20, 27 Check-in for the […]
Throughout the past year, Artists-in-Residence Eliza Fichter and Debra Wise have been walking the grounds of Mount Auburn interviewing people about their relationships with the Cemetery and how their reflections on death have shaped their living. The conversations were then crafted into a series of short audio narratives, one for each season of the year. […]
Join us for a spring bird walk searching for both migrant and breeding birds. Bring your binoculars and field guides. All skill levels welcome. Led by Bob Stymeist, Statistician, Bird Observer Check-in outside of Story Chapel. Registration Required. Capacity: 15 people REGISTER NOW >> ... Experience a deeper connection to Mount Auburn Cemetery with free access to […]
Cannon Hersey, grandson of author John Hersey who wrote "Hiroshima," will discuss the Survivor Trees of Hiroshima, over 160 trees within a mile of the epicenter of the atomic bombing that still thrive today. Since 2015 during 31 journeys to Hiroshima, Hersey has documented over 60 of these trees with 35mm photography. Within an interactive […]
Join us for a spring bird walk searching for both migrant and breeding birds. Bring your binoculars and field guides. All skill levels welcome. Led by Jeremiah Trimble, Curatorial Associate, Ornithology, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University Thursdays at 6:45 AM: April 18 & 25, May 2, 9, 16 & 23 Check-in will be on […]
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 […]
With a cornucopia of flowers enhancing our designed landscape, there is seemingly no view that fails to interest us. Join Visitor Services Assistant, Jim Gorman for a walk of selected horticultural highlights. Capacity: 30 people REGISTER NOW >> ... Experience a deeper connection to Mount Auburn Cemetery with free access to all our public programs […]
Join Artist-in-Residence Swati Biswas for a traditional Indian dance performance of her work, Seasons of Life, a series of four short dance vignettes that explore the parallels between seasonal change and life phases at Mount Auburn Cemetery. The original choreography will be presented using semi-classical Indian music along with narrative text from the poems “The Rain” by Robert Creeley and “The Day is Done” by […]
Join our staff for any or all of these hour-long early morning excursions to discover what’s in bloom and any other items of horticultural interest. From early bulbs to magnificent flowering trees, we will try to catch them all. Mondays at 8 AM: April 22 & 29, May 6, 13, 20, 27 Check-in for the […]