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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!

 



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Spring Migrants

Spring Migrants

Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge

Join us for a spring bird walk searching for both migrant and breeding birds. Bring your binoculars and field guide. All skill levels welcome. Registration Required. REGISTER HERE>> Tuesday Walks […]

Undiscovered Country: Shakespeare and Mount Auburn

Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge

“And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.” Many monuments at Mount Auburn are adorned with quotations from the great English poet and playwright, William Shakespeare, and several theatre […]

Spring Migrants

Spring Migrants

Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge

Join us for a spring bird walk searching for both migrant and breeding birds. Bring your binoculars and field guide. All skill levels welcome. Registration Required. REGISTER HERE>> Tuesday Walks […]

Spring Migrants

Spring Migrants

Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge

Join us for a spring bird walk searching for both migrant and breeding birds. Bring your binoculars and field guide. All skill levels welcome. Registration Required. REGISTER HERE>> Tuesday Walks […]

Spring Migrants

Spring Migrants

Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge

Join us for a spring bird walk searching for both migrant and breeding birds. Bring your binoculars and field guide. All skill levels welcome. Registration Required. REGISTER HERE>> Tuesday Walks […]

Spring Migrants

Spring Migrants

Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge

Join us for a spring bird walk searching for both migrant and breeding birds. Bring your binoculars and field guide. All skill levels welcome. Registration Required. REGISTER HERE>> Tuesday Walks […]

Spring Migrants

Spring Migrants

Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge

Join us for a spring bird walk searching for both migrant and breeding birds. Bring your binoculars and field guide. All skill levels welcome. Registration Required. REGISTER HERE>> Tuesday Walks […]

Sensing Mount Auburn: A Landscape in Motion

Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge

Mount Auburn Cemetery is not a static repository of memory but a living, evolving landscape shaped by movement, perception, and time. Sensing Mount Auburn: A Landscape in Motion presents the […]

Memories of Mothers: Walking Tour

Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge

Join us for this Mother’s Day stroll with Volunteer Docents Nancy Callan & Ginny Brady to explore the symbols of motherhood found on monuments while visiting the graves of some […]