Green-Wood – National Historic Landmark in Brooklyn, NY

478 Acres of Art, History, AND NATURE
in the heart of brooklyn

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478 Acres of Art, History, AND NATURE
in the heart of brooklyn

Free and Open to the Public 365 Days a Year

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478 Acres of Art, History, AND NATURE
in the heart of brooklyn

Free and Open to the Public 365 Days a Year

PLAN YOUR VISIT

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Brooklyn, NY

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7:03am4:28pm EST

Feels like: 43°F
Wind: 7mph SW
Humidity: 48%
Pressure: 30.08"Hg
UV index: 1

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Dec 4

10:00am – 4:30pm

After the End

Dec 4

11:00am – 4:00pm

Latent Teloneum

Dec 4

1:00pm – 3:00pm

Discover Green-Wood: Trolley Tour

Dec 5

7:15am – 8:45am

Birding in Peace

$20 – $25

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EVERGREEN TRIBUTES

Remember loved ones this holiday season

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Latent Teloneum

An exhibition by Heidi Lau and Nikholis Planck

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Brooklyn, NY

46°

Fair

7:03am4:28pm EST

Feels like: 43°F
Wind: 7mph SW
Humidity: 48%
Pressure: 30.08"Hg
UV index: 1

GIVE A GIFT

CEMETERY SERVICES

PLAN YOUR VISIT

Dec 4

10:00am – 4:30pm

After the End

Dec 4

11:00am – 4:00pm

Latent Teloneum

Export Events

Evergreen Tributes

Remember loved ones this holiday season

Learn More

Latent Teloneum

An exhibition by Heidi Lau and Nikholis Planck

Learn More

EXPLORE GREEN-WOOD HISTORY

GREENEALOGY

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research & holdings

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BURIAL SEARCH

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HISTORIAN’S BLOG

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School programs

Virtual and on-site educational programs
for Pre-K to 12th grade students.

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distinctive arboretum

Green-Wood offers countless natural wonders
and striking landscapes to explore.

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A glimpse of the Historic Chapel through the aster

A glimpse of the Historic Chapel through the aster. Our Chapel Meadow is breathtaking year-round. 📸 @theglorifiedtomato #historicgreenwood #greenwoodcemetery #landscape #architecture #brookklyn

Once a burial takes place, it’s all about restin

Once a burial takes place, it’s all about resting in peace for eternity, right? Well, that wasn’t always the case! In the nineteenth century, the shockingly profitable “resurrection” business emerged as grave robbers stole bodies from cemeteries under the cover of night to sell them to physicians, teachers, and scientists. Join us virtually on December 7th at 6pm for our FINAL History Happy Hour of the year: A GRAVE CONCERN, PART 2 and we dig even deeper into this nefarious business, focusing on the pseudoscience of phrenology and the skull snatching frenzy that followed. 📸 Wooden case containing 60 small phrenological heads, by William Bally, Manchester or Dublin, 1831. Photo by @wellcomecollection via WikiCommons #historicgreenwood #greenwoodcemetery

Don’t miss AFTER THE END—a site-specific insta

Don’t miss AFTER THE END—a site-specific installation by artists @candychangland @mrjamesreeves in Green-Wood’s Historic Chapel. This weekend is your LAST CHANCE to stop by and contribute your message of grief and hope to the evolving public altar. Thousands have already contributed to the growing archive of responses. On closing day, Monday December 6th, join the artists *after hours* for a free special edition DEATH CAFE. You’ll get one final opportunity to experience the installation before jumping into an intimate conversation on death, dying, and mourning. Open through December 6th, 10am-4:30pm. More info via link in bio 📸 Walter Wlodarczyk #historicgreenwood #greenwoodcemtery #publicart

Feeling a bit of that mid-week “funk”? A strol

Feeling a bit of that mid-week “funk”? A stroll around Green-Wood is sure to correct that. 🚶‍♀️🚶🚶‍♂️Come for a brisk walk; directions, hours and all the details you need are via link in bio. 📸@jonezykarona #historicgreenwood #greenwoodcemetery #brooklyn

Photo Credits (From top, left to right, approximate, excluding thumbnails): Moonrise by Maike Schulz, After the End by James A. Reeves, Membership by Walter Wlodarczy, School Programs by Art Presson, Arboretum by Art Presson, Newsletter by Art Presson, Services by Sara Evans