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.
Join us for an in-depth look inside the workshop of Mount Auburn’s Preservation department where staff will display and discuss the tools and techniques used to maintain Mount Auburn’s diverse monuments and structures. In honor of Preservation Month have a look at projects in progress, mix and apply mortars and patching materials and discuss the […]
Come and explore Mount Auburn’s first chapel, originally constructed in the 1840’s. Staff and volunteers will be on hand to answer questions about the Chapel and point out some of its most interesting features. Drop by anytime between 1 pm and 5 pm. REGISTER HERE>> Registration is not required … Experience a deeper connection to […]
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 […]
Celebrated, scandalous, and unknown: meet some of the fascinating figures of Boston’s LGBT 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, and painter George Hawley Hallowell, among others, in recognition of Pride Month 2025. REGISTER […]
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 […]
Join Volunteer Docent Rosemarie Smurzynski for a late morning walk through Mount Auburn’s past. During this stroll we will visit the most celebrated locations within the Cemetery as prescribed by the Cambridge Railroad’s 1858 guidebook to Mount Auburn. What has changed? What is the same? REGISTER HERE>> Capacity: 30 people per walk Meet at Story Chapel ... […]
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 […]
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 […]