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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.

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Discover Mount Auburn Introductory Walking Tour

Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge

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 […]

Discover Mount Auburn Introductory Walking Tour

Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge

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 […]

Open Archives 2024: Archives Roadtrip! 

Joan Lorentz Park, 449 Broadway 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA

✨🚗 Open Archives 2024: Archives Roadtrip! ✨🚗 Date: September 14, 2024 Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Location: Joan Lorentz Park, 449 Broadway Free Buckle up for a fun-filled afternoon as we hit the […]

The Hurricane That Changed Mount Auburn

Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge

The Great New England Hurricane of 1938 (aka the Yankee Clipper or Long Island Express) was the deadliest and most damaging hurricane to ever strike New York and New England. […]

Members Week: Indian Ridge Horticulture Walk

Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge

Indian Ridge Horticulture Walk with Rie Macchiarolo  In 2019, Mount Auburn began a three-phase project to restore the landscape along Indian Ridge Path, one of our oldest and most significant […]

Discover Mount Auburn Introductory Walking Tour

Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge

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 […]

Discover Mount Auburn Introductory Walking Tour

Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge

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 […]

Discover Mount Auburn Walking Tour

Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge

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 […]

Longfellow Birthday Celebration

Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge

2025 Longfellow Birthday Celebration: A Community Reading at the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution 10:00-11:00 AM Opening remarks and poetry reading 11:00-11:30 AM Coffee and cake reception 11:30-12:00 PM […]

Discover Mount Auburn Introductory Walking Tour

Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge

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 […]