We're so pleased to be hosting David Muehlenkamp as one of our featured artists at Illumine 2024! Check out David's interview below to learn more about his artistic process, background, and installation. View David's Infinity Shadows installation at Illumine 2024!…
Spring has sprung at Oakland and with that comes Oakland's first ever Spring to Life family festival on April 13! There will be so many different things to enjoy from our iconic Spring Plant Sale (which opens to the public…
Meet Janna Rhoden, native Georgian and a dedicated member of the Historic Oakland Foundation Gardens Team. Janna has worked in the African American section of Oakland Cemetery for coming up on three years. What brought you to Oakland Cemetery? Before I…
HOF Executive Director Richard Harker and Director of Capital Projects Neale Nickels update us on the construction of Oakland Cemetery’s new Visitor Center. Learn more about this project | Buy a personalized brick
There are so many reasons to love Oakland Cemetery. Nestled in the heart of Atlanta, Oakland is a community park, an eternal resting place, a beautiful garden, a venue, and so much more. We invite you to walk through the…
This year on Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service, Historic Oakland Foundation welcomed hundreds of volunteers to join us in a volunteer day on the grounds. During the course of the day, one of our youngest volunteers stumbled…
Historic Oakland Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of four directors to its board of trustees beginning January 1, 2024. “As Historic Oakland Foundation completes our first-ever capital campaign and is expanding its ability to deliver on its mission…
HOF Executive Director Richard Harker and Director of Capital Projects Neale Nickels update us on the construction of Oakland Cemetery’s new Visitor Center. Learn more about this project | Buy a personalized brick
Historic Oakland Foundation is excited to once again offer free tours of Oakland's historic African American Burial Grounds this February. From the inception of Atlanta’s municipal cemetery in 1850, the burial grounds for enslaved and free African Americans were, by…
When I talk to friends from high school, many of our conversations eventually turn to our shared love of Atlanta, the city we grew up in. Usually our discussions are lighthearted and include topics such as food, music, and funny…