Digging Deeper

Go behind the stones at Oakland with updates and in-depth looks at restoration projects, youth programs, events, and more!

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Oakland’s 2024 Preservation Intern Reflects on Her Experience

Oakland’s 2024 Preservation Intern Bethany Girard shares her thoughts on her time interning for Oakland’s Preservation team and what she learned doing hands-on restoration work.

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Remembrance and Renewal: Cemeteries and Art, Old and New

Burial grounds have long served as cultural and artistic gathering spaces. Oakland’s upcoming event illumine will modernize this tradition by illuminating the cemetery with art installations.

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Meet the Artists of illumine 2025

Announcing the artists of illumine 2025, in partnership with Cat Eye Creative: Vanna Black, Kevin Chambers, FRKO, Bojana Ginn, Angie Jerez, Navin June Norling, and VAYNE.

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In the Final Stages of Completion, Oakland Visitor Center Prepares for Grand Opening

Historic Oakland Foundation is thrilled to share that the new Visitor Center across from the cemetery’s western gate is near completion and has “soft opened” to the public.