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Fall Bulb Planting

Get your hands in the soil alongside our horticulture staff during our annual fall bulb planting.

Get your hands in the soil alongside our horticulture staff during our annual fall bulb planting. Bulbs planted in the Cemetery each fall add blooms to Mount Auburn’s early spring season. Bring your enthusiasm and your favorite planting tool and gloves if you have them. We’ll have plenty on hand to share. Dress for garden work.

To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact friends@mountauburn.org or 617-607-1980.

Experience a deeper connection to Mount Auburn Cemetery with free access to all our public programs and discounts on special events by joining the Friends of Mount Auburn. Our robust roster of programs each year is made possible through your generous support.

Funding for programs has been provided in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

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Discover Mount Auburn Walking Tour

Join us for an introductory walk at Mount Auburn Cemetery, America’s first garden cemetery.

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 here. Registration required.

To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact friends@mountauburn.org or 617-607-1980.

Experience a deeper connection to Mount Auburn Cemetery with free access to all our public programs and discounts on special events by joining the Friends of Mount Auburn. Our robust roster of programs each year is made possible through your generous support.

Funding for programs has been provided in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

Slide for Discover Mount Auburn Walking Tour

Discover Mount Auburn Walking Tour

Join us for an introductory walk at Mount Auburn Cemetery, America’s first garden cemetery.

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 here. Registration required.

To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact friends@mountauburn.org or 617-607-1980.

Experience a deeper connection to Mount Auburn Cemetery with free access to all our public programs and discounts on special events by joining the Friends of Mount Auburn. Our robust roster of programs each year is made possible through your generous support.

Funding for programs has been provided in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

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Nature Sketching Workshop with Clare Walker Leslie

Want to learn some very basic ways for drawing the nature you know and love here in Mount Auburn?

Nature Sketching Workshop with Clare Walker Leslie

Want to learn some very basic ways for drawing the nature you know and love here in Mount Auburn? Join illustrator Clare Walker Leslie in one or both of these Sunday afternoon sessions. Appropriate for ages 10 and up, teens and adults. No previous drawing experience needed. Bring a drawing pad, several pencils and an eraser. There will be materials provided, as well. Workshop will start indoors and continue outdoors, weather permitting. Meet in Story Chapel, masks required.

March 20 | Drawing Winter Trees

April 10 | Drawing Little Landscapes

Registration required.

To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact friends@mountauburn.org or 617-607-1980.

Experience a deeper connection to Mount Auburn Cemetery with free access to all our public programs and discounts on special events by joining the Friends of Mount Auburn. Our robust roster of programs each year is made possible through your generous support.

Funding for programs has been provided in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

Plan Ahead

Our staff recognizes the challenges of end-of-life planning. We assist you with care and compassion in making these decisions whether you are planning for the future or need to make immediate arrangements. Mount Auburn has and always will be a sacred place of remembrance, a place to mourn those we have loved, a place to seek inspiration and solace, and a place to celebrate life. Learn More »

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.

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Virtual Mount Auburn

Explore Mount Auburn from near or far. Our video library, online exhibits, and other digital resources allow you to deepen your understanding of this special place, all from the comforts of home.

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