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.
Celebrating Pride Month 2026 and exploring the tapestry of Boston's LGBTQ past and present. Celebrated, scandalous, and unknown: meet some of the fascinating figures of Boston’s LGBTQ past on a walk led by docent and historian Robin Hazard Ray. We will visit the resting places of Senator Charles Sumner, actress Charlotte Cushman, poet Amy Lowell, […]
Celebrating Pride Month 2026 and exploring the tapestry of Boston's LGBTQ past and present. Celebrated, scandalous, and unknown: meet some of the fascinating figures of Boston’s LGBTQ past on a walk led by docent and historian Robin Hazard Ray. We will visit the resting places of Senator Charles Sumner, actress Charlotte Cushman, poet Amy Lowell, […]
What do monuments teach us about slavery, emancipation, and the long struggle for civil rights? In honor of Juneteenth, join us at Mount Auburn Cemetery for a walking tour that explores how public memory is constructed in stone, landscape, and story. Juneteenth, now a national holiday, commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in […]
Replenish your mind, body, and soul at Summer SOLSTICE on Sunday, June 21. With offerings of free and paid activities including mindfulness walks, yoga, a cyanotype making workshop, meditation, a poetry reading, and community concert, Summer SOLSTICE will be a restorative and healing experience for people of all ages. Sunday, June 21, events all day […]
Join us on Wednesday, July 8th, at 2pm in Story Chapel for a discussion of "The Dante Club" by Matthew Pearl. This month we will discuss The Dante Club By Matthew Pearl (2006). In this suspenseful novel, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Oliver Wendell Holmes and James Russell Lowell team up to use their knowledge of Dante’s […]
An outdoor Guided Meditation, Relaxation and Sound Experience. Sound Healing practitioner Marlene Boyette welcomes all to be held by the earth, to find refuge, to rest, and to be led through a guided meditation intended to bring the mind and the body into unison, while also engaging the senses. Weaving together the sounds, vibrations, and energy of […]
Every gravestone tells a story—if you know how to read it. Step into the rich visual language of the Victorian-era cemetery and uncover the meanings hidden in Mount Auburn's landscape that shaped 19th-century memorial art and mourning culture. Together, we’ll examine how changing attitudes toward death, remembrance, religion, and nature influenced the design of monuments […]
This 1.5-mile walking tour will focus on stories of history, monuments, and the lives of those buried here. 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 […]
Join author and artist Madge Evers to celebrate the release of Printing With the Sun: Capturing the Beauty of Nature With Cyanotypes. Join author and former Artist-in-Residence Madge Evers (2022-2023) to celebrate the release of Printing With the Sun: Capturing the Beauty of Nature With Cyanotypes. Madge will talk about her book, share her own history with the cyanotype […]
Join us for a hands-on summer bouquet workshop led by a member of Mount Auburn’s Greenhouse team. Learn the basics of floral arranging while creating your own seasonal bouquet inspired by the beauty of the landscape! All materials and supplies will be provided by Mount Auburn. Event Capacity: 35 REGISTER HERE>> Experience a deeper connection to […]