Calder Gardens

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A New Cultural Destination for the Art of Alexander Calder

Calder Gardens is not a museum. It is a multilayered cultural space to be navigated and experienced in different ways.

Calder Gardens builds on the legacy of Alexander Calder, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century and a native Philadelphian. Centering Calder’s own passion for interdisciplinary collaborations, cross-media practices, impermanence, real-time experience, and experimentation at large, Calder Gardens is a place for art, culture, environmental awareness, introspection, and wellness.

An active series of ongoing and recurring activations transform Calder Gardens into an ever-evolving ecosystem of ideas, sounds, stories, and communities. Concerts, lectures, screenings, performances, readings, mindfulness practices, and wide-ranging programs create new understandings for the mind, body, and spirit.

Calder Gardens features a building conceived by Pritzker Prize–winning design practice Herzog & de Meuron and gardens by acclaimed landscape designer Piet Oudolf. It was founded in 2020 by a collective of Philadelphia philanthropists, in partnership with the Calder Foundation, New York; the Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia; the City of Philadelphia; and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

The Trustees of Calder Gardens is a separate entity that provides strategic and financial support to sustain the vision for Calder Gardens, while the Barnes Foundation provides operational and administrative support.

Note: The above descriptive information came from the place's About page.

In The News

• Calder Gardens Philadelphia’s New Art Destination Opens on Ben Franklin Parkway in September, South Philly Review, January 22, 2025.

Info

• Online Store: Shop
• X/Twitter: @caldergardens

See Also

• Barnes Foundation
• Parkway Museums District