deathawareness

Please Note

The cemetery is closed to dogs every Saturday from
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM

The cemetery is closed to dogs every Saturday from
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Choose Your Own (Corpse’s) Adventure

Historic Congressional Cemetery Gatehouse 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United States

The one thing we cannot do for ourselves is take care of our body after we’ve died. But that shouldn’t keep us control freaks from telling others what to do! [...]

Collaging Memory: A Reflective Writing Workshop on Grief and Remembrance

Historic Congressional Cemetery Chapel 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United States

As part of our Death Awareness programming at Congressional Cemetery, and facilitated by our Death Doula in Residence, join us for a writing workshop by teaching artist and playwright, Mary Hall Surface.

Death Cafe at Congressional Cemetery

Historic Congressional Cemetery Chapel 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United States

Reserve your seat for one of our monthly death cafes, held in the chapel of our historic cemetery.

Death Cafe at Congressional Cemetery

Historic Congressional Cemetery Chapel 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United States

Death Cafe is a global movement to encourage discussion about the often-taboo subject of death. These are intimate informal gatherings where we discuss death while eating cake and drinking tea to remind us of comfort and sweetness even in difficult times.

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