To mark the 100th anniversary of Alexander Calder’s arrival in France and the 50th anniversary of his passing, the Louis Vuitton Foundation presents the exhibition “Calder: Dreaming in Balance,” from April 15 to August 16, 2026.

The exhibition “Calder: Dreaming in Balance” spans half a century of creation, from the late 1920s and the first performances of the Calder Circus that captivated the Parisian avant-garde, to his monumental sculptures that redefined the concept of public art in the 1960s and 1970s. 

At the Fondation Louis Vuitton, located in the heart of the Bois de Boulogne in Paris, floating within the architecture of the spaces designed by Frank Gehry, his mobiles transform the exhibition into a choreographed dance. 

The exhibition, one of the most significant to date dedicated to Alexander Calder, was conceived in close collaboration with the Calder Foundation, which is the primary lender.

It also features loans from leading international institutions and private collectors, bringing together nearly 300 works: mobiles and stabiles—to borrow Calder’s terminology for kinetic and static abstractions—as well as wire portraits, wood sculptures, paintings, drawings, and even jewelry, conceived as true sculptures.

Spanning over 3,000 square meters and following a chronological narrative, the exhibition explores Calder’s fundamental artistic concerns: first and foremost, movement, but also light, reflection, humble materials, sound, the ephemeral, gravity, performance, and positive and negative space. 

 

Dates and opening hours:

April 15, 2026 – August 16, 2026​
Monday – Wednesday – Thursday: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Friday: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM

Saturday – Sunday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Closed: Tuesday

Admission:

Exhibition Full Price: €18.00 

Exhibition Reduced Price (under 26, students, and teachers): €10.00 

Exhibition Reduced Price (under 18, artists, and job seekers): €5.00

Exhibition Free Admission (under 3, journalists, ICOM/ICOMOS members, people with disabilities (with a companion)): €0.00

Family Admission (1–2 adults and up to 4 children under 18): €36.00

How to get to the Louis Vuitton Foundation from the Hôtel Jardin Le Bréa?

Louis Vuitton Foundation - 8, Avenue du Mahatma Gandhi, Bois de Boulogne, 75116 Paris

- From the Hôtel Jardin Le Bréa, take Metro Line 12 at Notre-Dame-des-Champs (5-minute walk), toward Mairie d'Aubervilliers, to Concorde station, then transfer to Metro Line 1, toward La Défense, to Les Sablons station (Jardin d'Acclimatation), the Louis Vuitton Foundation is then a 14-minute walk away,

or take Metro Line 4 at Vavin (1-minute walk), toward Porte de Clignancourt, to Les Halles station, then take the RER A, toward St-Germain-en-Laye, Cergy, or Poissy, to Charles-de-Gaulle Etoile station - Exit 2, where you will find a shuttle at 44 Avenue de Friedland, 75008 Paris, departing every 20 minutes during the Foundation’s opening hours. 

The total travel time from our hotel via both routes is approximately 40 minutes.

Practical Information

https://www.fondationlouisvuitton.fr/fr

Credits: ALEXANDER CALDER, Black Widow, 1948. Sheet metal, wire, and paint, 325.1 x 251.5 cm. Instituto de Arquitetos do Brasil – São Paulo Department. On deposit from the Artist, 1948. © 2026 Calder Foundation, New York / ADAGP, Paris. Courtesy of Calder Foundation, New York / Art Resource. Photograph by Tim Nighswander / IMAGING4ART. ALEXANDER CALDER, La Grande vitesse (1:5 intermediate model), 1969. Sheet metal, rod, wire, wood, and paint, 259.1 x 342.9 x 236.2 cm. Calder Foundation, New York. © 2026 Calder Foundation, New York / ADAGP, Paris. Photo courtesy of Calder Foundation, New York / Art Resource, New York
Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris
© ALEXANDER CALDER 2026