A New Cultural Destination Dedicated to the Art of Alexander Calder
Dedicated to personal contemplation and reflection, Calder Gardens will spotlight the art and ideas of one of the twentieth century’s most influential artists, who happened to be a native Philadelphian. It will feature a building conceived by Pritzker Prize-winning design practice Herzog & de Meuron and gardens by internationally acclaimed Dutch landscape designer Piet Oudolf. Read more.
Calder Gardens is scheduled to open in 2025. Please join us in bringing this vision to life through a tax-deductible gift.
Parkway Garden
Calder with Giraffe, Roxbury, 1941
Photograph by Herbert Matter
Highway and Tall Gallery
Open Plan Gallery
Vestige Garden
Sunken Garden
Apse
Calder in his New York City storefront studio, 1936
Photograph by Herbert Matter