# PHILADELPHIA | Calder Gardens **URL:** \ **Category:** Completed\ **Created:** [September 5, 2023, 12:18pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-calder-gardens/23078 "2023-09-05T12:18:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 12:18pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-calder-gardens/23078/1 "2023-09-05T12:18:29Z")
> **[Calder Gardens | Art and Nature in Philadelphia](https://caldergardens.org/)** > > Explore the Alexander Calder's artworks in a spectacular garden setting. Discover an oasis for introspection and connection. > **[Permits Issued for Alexander Calder "Sanctuary" on the Benjamin Franklin...](https://www.ocfrealty.com/naked-philly/logan-square/permits-issued-for-alexander-calder-sanctuary-on-the-benjamin-franklin-parkway/)** > > \[vc\_row\]\[vc\_column\]\[vc\_column\_text\]The Benjamin Franklin Parkway is one of the more striking boulevards in the entire country, if we may offer up a rather Philly-centric perspective. It’s great, with all the trees and museums and such, evoking the... A new initiative spotlighting the artistic genius and enduring impact of Alexander Calder will open in the heart of downtown Philadelphia. Featuring a building conceived by Pritzker Prize-winning design practice Herzog & de Meuron and gardens by internationally acclaimed Dutch landscape designer Piet Oudolf, Calder Gardens is dedicated to the art and ideas of Calder, a native Philadelphian and one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. [Read more](https://caldergardens.org/about/). The groundbreaking took place in fall 2022 and doors are scheduled to open to the public at the end of 2024. ![Sunken-Garden-1024x576](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/7/57319c7d51ec273202d6910a61cdb2b444a4da04.jpeg) ![Vestige-Garden-1024x787](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/4/b46c00a02d9fa259271357b7739ef89fc8708ab2.jpeg) ![Open-Plan-Gallery-1024x541](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/8/38713686c2b36b88852bfe9cd98bd78f2f8a25a2.jpeg) ![Tall-Highway-Gallery-1024x541](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/d/b/dbdda7c8786bed624dc348eda2ab41a79055fe26.jpeg) ![Parkway-Garden-1024x523](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/4/34ac7720e30c259acee5a4f3e51ecdc9fc4fff43.jpeg) ![Apse-1-1024x787](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/a/3a365d08307312a369607c2ea5a081105841ec53.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-calder-gardens/23078/2 "2023-09-05T12:21:41Z")
![Screenshot_20230905_082008_YouTube](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/4/34eae85420b687550644fc27bfaf05baaa42f5af.jpeg) ![Screenshot_20230905_082000_YouTube](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/4/b44abf6132ff1a0fcdf4b01904890de60cc63fe3.jpeg) [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/c/6c0d0e5d31e1f9bb7d2a6f4640a3722502c67668.jpeg "Philadelphia Skyline RELAXING 4K Meditation - Cinematic Aerial Drone Footage") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lxg52RnGJk) This is underway too. Can’t wait to see what they have on the Statue of William Penn, along with the Calder family’s other works in Philly ---
**Author:** ![SMCYB](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/smcyb/32/71640_2.png) [@SMCYB](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/SMCYB)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-calder-gardens/23078/3 "2023-09-06T16:53:59Z")
Looks like something IM Pei designed 50 years ago. Still cool though. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-calder-gardens/23078/4 "2023-09-06T17:05:34Z")
Why doesn’t the website say where in Philadelphia this is actually located? Does anyone know? ---
**Author:** ![rbrome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/rbrome/32/5724_2.png) [@rbrome](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/rbrome)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-calder-gardens/23078/5 "2023-09-06T18:48:35Z")
Both the web site _and_ the article have a map (the same map) showing the location clearly, along with a description. On the web site, go to FAQ: Where will it be located? A: The site is located on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway between 21st and 22nd Streets, across from the Barnes Foundation and the Rodin Museum. ---
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-calder-gardens/23078/6 "2023-09-23T15:33:16Z")
![Picsart_23-09-23_11-30-31-053](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/b/9b8b360aa254cdb0fe131773702e5c65067aa4cf.jpeg) Here’s the site map placed onto Google Earth. The green highlight in the center is the building, the circular parts are the entrance and sunken garden while the rectangular part is the two story exhibition. And of course, the rest of the site will be the parkway garden ---
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-calder-gardens/23078/7 "2023-10-17T14:36:56Z")
![20231016_194334](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/7/e75f0cf9202fcb882d6ebf7f09948509c6604752.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 12:42am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-calder-gardens/23078/8 "2024-01-01T00:42:19Z")
![FB_IMG_1704069649900](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/1/217ef87578f42fbf408e0b3afe6f1b1848a87e43.jpeg) ![FB_IMG_1704069651925](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/e/aefee0e420fec9dfb014356ea5d08721bf7278b3.jpeg) James Fennell on Facebook ---
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2024, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-calder-gardens/23078/9 "2024-01-11T22:34:50Z")
> **[LF Driscoll on Instagram: "Watch the project team pour over 1,800 cubic yards...](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1-TMESxGqW/?igsh=ODR1Y2cwaXI5Z2Zr)** > > 13 likes, 0 comments - lfdriscoll on January 11, 2024: "Watch the project team pour over 1,800 cubic yards of concrete to create the mat foundation for C..." ---
**Author:** ![apophenic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@apophenic](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/apophenic)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-calder-gardens/23078/10 "2024-01-12T15:27:48Z")
Bump to allow more updates. ---
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 4:23am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-calder-gardens/23078/11 "2026-04-14T04:23:20Z")
Opened September 21, 2025 > **[Plan Your Visit to Calder Gardens | Hours and Tickets](https://caldergardens.org/plan-your-visit/)** > > Explore Calder Garden's visiting hours, ticket options, and amenities. Plan your visit to Philly's newest cultural destination.