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Welcome to Mount Auburn
A PLACE OF INSPIRATIONAL BEAUTY and COMFORT
Founded in 1831, Mount Auburn’s mission has always been to inspire all who visit, comfort the bereaved, and commemorate the dead in a landscape of exceptional beauty.
Locate a Grave
Try our Burial Search
Looking for the grave of someone buried at Mount Auburn? Our online burial search allows you to locate all of those now buried here.
Join the Friends of Mount Auburn
Help support programming, sustainability, ecology efforts and more!
By becoming a member of the Friends of Mount Auburn, you can help sustain the natural beauty and rich history of Mount Auburn. Join the Friends online today.
Fall Events
Join us for a vibrant season of public programming
View our Calendar of Events and register to attend!
Planning to Visit Mount Auburn?
Help us protect this historic national landmark
Please help us to preserve Mount Auburn’s character and beauty by being mindful of our visitor guidelines.
Host an Event
Plan a memorial service or reception
Whether you are planning a burial or a graveside memorial, our team is here to help. Regardless of if your family has burial space at Mount Auburn, we have chapels and ornamental gardens that can be used to host a commemorative event.
Join Our Team
We're Hiring!
Mount Auburn’s dedicated staff are responsible for the daily care and stewardship of this National Historic Landmark, accredited arboretum and botanical garden, and active cemetery. View our open positions.
News & Events
SOLSTICE Returns in December
A Mount Auburn tradition of outdoor large-scale light & sound artworks with indoor candle-lighting & live music.
Laurel Circle Lecture Series: Horticulture and Climate Change
Tuesday, October 29, 5:30-7:30 PM
For the final 2024 installment of our Laurel Circle Lecture Series, our very own Vice President of Horticulture & Landscape Ronnit Bendavid-Val will provide an in-depth look at the current effects of the changing climate on our landscape and what to anticipate in the future.
October 7th Clean Sweep
The next thorough tribute clean-up, sometimes called a Clean Sweep, will begin the week of October 7th.
State of the Organization
Mark your calendar for our inaugural State of the Organization Meeting on Friday, November 1st.
Sweet Auburn Magazine
Read our latest issue of Sweet Auburn magazine featuring articles on our new accessibility improvements, Mount Auburn as a landscape of empathy, important project updates, and more!
What's In Bloom
Each week brings new blooms to admire. This list is updated weekly with all the latest trees and flowers in bloom so you can plan your visit to see the seasons unfold in the landscape.
Special Projects
Critical Restoration Need!: The Scots’ Charitable Society Lot Fence