Calder Gardens

Calder Gardens opens this weekend in Philadelphia

The long-awaited project is not a museum but a contemplative, multi-sensory space—or an underground cathedral

Alexander Calder finally gets hometown space in Philadelphia

The $70m Calder Gardens is a unique space serving as both a celebration of the artist’s work and a meticulously landscaped oasis on the city’s grandest boulevard

New Alexander Calder institution in Philadelphia sets opening date

Calder Gardens, which will be housed in a Herzog & de Meuron-designed building on Benjamin Franklin Parkway, has also appointed a senior director of programmes

A first glimpse of Philadelphia's future Alexander Calder sanctuary

The $70m centre will feature indoor and outdoor spaces with rotating exhibitions of Calder’s work

A 'sanctuary' devoted to Alexander Calder will open in Philadelphia

The non-profit space, likened to the Rothko Chapel in Houston, will offer visitors a place to introspectively connect with Calder's work

Plans for Calder Museum in Philadelphia founder

Foundation fails to commit specific works to create the core of a permanent collection