Calder Gardens

Calder Gardens An oasis where Calder’s art moves with nature, architecture, and activations that shift how we see and feel. Now .

There’s often more than one thing in motion at Calder Gardens.A mobile shifts overhead, responding to the air around it....
09/03/2026

There’s often more than one thing in motion at Calder Gardens.

A mobile shifts overhead, responding to the air around it. Its shadow moves across the wall, becoming another composition alongside the sculpture itself. Nearby, “Sword Plant” holds a very different kind of balance in red and black.

Together, the works offer two expressions of Calder’s ongoing experiments with movement, equilibrium, space, and chance. Spend a little time here and the relationships between them keep changing, especially as you move through the gallery.

Next week, the installation at Calder Gardens will shift. The current installation of works will be on view until Monday, 7 September.

Plan your visit to Calder Gardens in Philadelphia ➡️ https://bit.ly/4e0AWUC

© 2026 Calder Gardens. All works by Calder © 2026 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Some conversations with art begin with a question.Walks at Calder Gardens offer a closer way to spend time with Calder’s...
08/31/2026

Some conversations with art begin with a question.

Walks at Calder Gardens offer a closer way to spend time with Calder’s work, the architecture, and the gardens. In small groups of no more than 10, specially trained guides lead 45-minute experiences through the galleries and landscape, making space for close-looking, conversation, and the perspectives everyone brings with them.

Rather than a traditional tour, each walk is shaped by what unfolds along the way. A mobile might shift overhead. A view into Piet Oudolf’s gardens might change the conversation. A work you’ve passed before might hold your attention differently this time.

Whether it’s your first visit or you’re returning, Walks at Calder Gardens offer another way into the relationship between art, architecture, nature, and well-being.

Walks at Calder Gardens
📅 Thursday–Monday
🕦 11:30am + 1:30pm
⏱ 45 minutes
👥 Limited to 10 visitors
🎟 Reserve your walk ➡️ https://bit.ly/4vP4lc0

Private walks are also available. Call 215.278.7250 for more information.

© 2026 Calder Gardens. All works by Calder © 2026 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Sometimes the best way to understand the scale of Calder’s work is to stand beside it.In the galleries, towering sheet m...
08/29/2026

Sometimes the best way to understand the scale of Calder’s work is to stand beside it.

In the galleries, towering sheet metal forms share space with mobiles suspended overhead, with architecture and visitors moving between them. From one vantage point, a sculpture can fill your entire field of view. From another, it becomes part of a much larger composition unfolding across the space.

Plan your visit to Calder Gardens in Philadelphia ➡️ https://bit.ly/4e0AWUC

© 2026 Calder Gardens. All works by Calder © 2026 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Out in the Vestige Garden, Calder’s sculptures share space with shifting sunlight, passing clouds, and plantings that lo...
08/24/2026

Out in the Vestige Garden, Calder’s sculptures share space with shifting sunlight, passing clouds, and plantings that look different from week to week. The work stays put, but everything around it keeps moving.

On a summer afternoon, that means blue skies overhead, shadows stretching across the ground, and Piet Oudolf’s landscape growing in every direction. Plan your visit to Calder Gardens in Philadelphia ➡️ https://bit.ly/4e0AWUC

© 2026 Calder Gardens. All works by Calder © 2026 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

There’s always more than one way to experience Calder Gardens.From above, Calder’s works begin to overlap, creating comb...
08/20/2026

There’s always more than one way to experience Calder Gardens.

From above, Calder’s works begin to overlap, creating combinations that change depending on where you’re standing. Walk downstairs and the same sculptures meet you at an entirely different scale. Move across the gallery and the relationships shift again.

The building creates these changing vantage points throughout the galleries, offering unexpected views of Calder’s work and the people spending time with it. Which way will you wander?

Plan your visit to Calder Gardens in Philadelphia ➡️ https://bit.ly/4e0AWUC

© 2026 Calder Gardens. All works by Calder © 2026 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

08/15/2026

The Moon Alignment Series continues August 27 with a gathering during the full moon and lunar eclipse. 🌕

Held each month during the new and full moons, the series follows the recurring alignment of the sun, moon, and earth as a framework for contemplative practice. This month, that rhythm coincides with a lunar eclipse, bringing another dimension to the relationship between our closest celestial neighbors.

Led by Calder Gardens Contemplative Arts Fellow Isha Strasser, the session begins with a brief discussion before moving through walking meditation, silent meditation, and closing reflections. Together, these practices create time to consider motion and stillness through both individual reflection and shared experience.

Moon Alignment Series: Full Moon - Lunar Eclipse
📅 Thursday, August 27
🕚 11am–12:30pm
📍 Calder Gardens
🎟️ Limited capacity. Reserve your spot ➡️ https://bit.ly/4zilFrV

Listening begins with making space for another perspective. ✨Inspired by Indigenous talking circles, the Listening Circl...
07/28/2026

Listening begins with making space for another perspective. ✨

Inspired by Indigenous talking circles, the Listening Circles series brings people together to reflect, listen deeply, and learn through shared stories and lived experiences. Guided by Denise Dunkley, master artisan, educator, and member of the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation, each gathering creates opportunities for intergenerational exchange and collective conversation.

For the summer session, Dunkley is joined by Sebastian Medina-Tayac (Piscataway Indian Nation), an Indigenous food sovereignty advocate, farmer, and educator whose work centers on ancestral agricultural knowledge and Indigenous relationships to land, food, and community. Together, they will explore what Indigenous farming traditions can teach us about stewardship, reciprocity, and the connections between human and ecological well-being.

For many Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon rainforest, círculos de la palabra, or circles of the spoken word, are spaces where knowledge, memory, and care are shared across generations. Elders, adults, and children gather in a non-hierarchical circle, recognizing that wisdom emerges through presence, reciprocity, and time. This gathering draws inspiration from those traditions, inviting participants to listen with curiosity and contribute to a shared conversation.

Summer Listening Circle
📅 Tuesday, August 11
🕕 6–7:30pm
📍 Calder Gardens Disc (outdoor area near the main entrance)

🎟️ Free. Capacity is limited, and registration is encouraged. Reserve your spot ➡️ https://bit.ly/4wmnvX6

Help visitors experience Calder Gardens in a deeper way. 🌿☀️We're looking for volunteers to join our Garden Walk docent ...
07/23/2026

Help visitors experience Calder Gardens in a deeper way. 🌿☀️

We're looking for volunteers to join our Garden Walk docent team, leading small groups through Piet Oudolf's landscape and exploring the gardens' design, intentionality, and interplay with Calder's art and Herzog & de Meuron's architecture.

The images in this post capture two moments in the life of the gardens. The first shows the landscape today, full of summer growth. Swipe to the second, and you'll find our Horticulture Manager planting just a few months earlier. Much of what visitors experience begins long before the flowers bloom, and Garden Walk docents gain an inside perspective on the care, planning, and seasonal rhythms that shape the gardens throughout the year.

If you enjoy gardens, art, and connecting with people, we'd love to hear from you! Learn more and apply ➡️ https://bit.ly/3RT43Ca

© 2026 Calder Gardens. All works by Calder © 2026 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Silence can change the way we experience a place.Once a month, Calder Gardens sets aside two after-hours hours for quiet...
07/02/2026

Silence can change the way we experience a place.

Once a month, Calder Gardens sets aside two after-hours hours for quiet attention. During Silent Days, the galleries and gardens remain open with reduced capacity, inviting visitors to move through the space without conversation or electronic devices.

There is no prescribed way to spend the evening. You might walk slowly through the galleries, settle into meditation, read, sketch, write, or simply sit and observe. Designated areas for reflection are available throughout the site, with chairs, tables, and meditation cushions provided.

Conceived as a place for contemplation, Calder Gardens brings together Alexander Calder's work, Herzog & de Meuron's architecture, and Piet Oudolf's gardens in an environment that rewards careful attention. Silent Days offer time to experience these spaces differently, while creating a reduced-sensory environment that supports visitors with autism, dementia, and other sensory sensitivities, as well as anyone seeking a quieter, more spacious way to spend time.

Silent Day at Calder Gardens
📅 Monday, July 27
🕔 5–7pm
📍 Calder Gardens

🎟️ Free! Reserve your spot ➡️ https://bit.ly/4aZ349W

The Moon Alignment Series returns June 29 with a gathering during the full moon. 🌕Held each month, the series offers a c...
06/18/2026

The Moon Alignment Series returns June 29 with a gathering during the full moon. 🌕

Held each month, the series offers a contemplative practice shaped by the relationship between the sun, moon, and earth. These recurring alignments provide a framework for reflecting on motion and stillness, both in the world around us and within our own experience.

Led by Calder Gardens Contemplative Arts Fellow Isha Strasser (), each session begins with a brief discussion before moving into walking meditation, silent meditation, and time for reflection. Together, these practices invite participants to slow down, pay attention, and spend time with what emerges in the moment.

Drawing on decades of contemplative practice, Strasser's approach brings together mindfulness, movement, and observation, creating space for individual reflection within a shared experience.

Moon Alignment Series: Full Moon
📅 Monday, June 29
🕒 11am–12:30pm
📍 Calder Gardens

🎟️ Limited capacity. Reserve your spot ➡️ https://bit.ly/4e6Ivci

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