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Ribbon Cut at Calder Gardens as Philadelphia Prepares for Sunday Opening

The site pairs Herzog & de Meuron galleries with Piet Oudolf gardens to invite quiet, label-free encounters with Calder.

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Preliminary visualisation of Calder Gardens by Jacques Herzog
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Overview

  • Calder Gardens opens to the public on Sunday, Sept. 21, preceded by a free “Chaos and Kisses” parade on Saturday from LOVE Park to Maja Park featuring the Sun Ra Arkestra.
  • Located at 2100 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the 1.8-acre destination includes an 18,000-square-foot building with two subterranean galleries set within a landscape of more than 250 plant varieties.
  • The institution will present rotating works by Alexander Calder without wall labels, drawing from the Calder Foundation and loans, with the Barnes Foundation providing administration.
  • A Sept. 15 ribbon-cutting brought together Gov. Josh Shapiro, philanthropist Joseph Neubauer, architect Jacques Herzog and other civic and arts leaders.
  • Coverage differs on total project cost, with figures ranging from about $70 million to $90 million, and officials noting $20 million in public support.