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.
Join herbalist and arborist Alex Klein as the snow-covered ground gives way to the earliest spring flowers and buds. We will observe the early signs of spring’s arrival and learn how […]
Join 24-25 Artist-in-Residence Markel Uriu for a special one-day only exhibit of her original artwork, Plucked From Earth to Bloom. Plucked From Earth to Bloom is a portrait of Mount […]
Mount Auburn Staff and Docents will share the stories of the women who they most admire on this walking tour celebrating Women’s History Month. On this walk we will visit […]
In 2014, Roberto Mighty became Mount Auburn Cemetery’s first Artist-in-Residence. His AiR project earth.sky, inspired by and filmed at Mount Auburn, is an immersive multimedia meditation on life, death, ritual, […]
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 […]
In 2014, as a way of expanding our public programming, Mount Auburn became the first cemetery in the United States to establish an artist residency. The Artist-in-Residence program offers grants […]
In 2014, as a way of expanding our public programming, Mount Auburn became the first cemetery in the United States to establish an artist residency. The Artist-in-Residence program offers grants […]
In this play-based workshop, kids ages 4-7 will be invited to explore complex emotions like grief through creative movement, poetry, and art-making. With an art-making activity that encourages kids to […]
Following the model developed by Jon Underwood (based on the ideas of Bernard Crettaz), a Death Cafe is an opportunity for people to eat cake, drink tea, and discuss death. […]
“And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.” Many monuments at Mount Auburn are adorned with quotations from the great English poet and playwright, William Shakespeare, and several theatre […]