Welcome Eleanor Gould!

Eleanor Gould has joined Mount Auburn Cemetery’s Executive Leadership Team as Vice President of Horticulture & Landscape, reporting directly to President & CEO Dave Barnett. In addition to being responsible for leadership and effective management of the Horticulture Department, comprising … Continue reading
Visitor Focus Group
Mount Auburn is free and open to the public 365 days and welcomes over 200,000 visitors each year. We are interested in hearing about your visit, why you came, what was memorable to you, and what we can do better … Continue reading
The Magic Hour at Washington Tower

Join us for a mostly silent sunset meditation at the Tower. The magic hour is that dazzling collection of moments when the sun is near the horizon just before and after sunset. The moments of The Magic Hour at Washington … Continue reading
Historical Collections Announces New On-Line Resource

Announcing the launch of a new on-line collections database that will give unprecedented access to many of the catalogued records that comprise the Cemetery’s Historical Collections & Archives. “People often have no idea what a cemetery would collect and preserve,” … Continue reading