At the Fondation Louis Vuitton
Until August 16, 2026
The little + that makes the difference 💫
- It’s an exhibition that talks about movement, light, play and imagination
- The course is accessible from a very young age where you move, observe, imagine…
- A real poetic interlude in the heart of Paris ✨
- The architecture of the museum (which overlooks the Bois de Boulogne), designed by Franck Gehry, is a must-see
- The playbook for 7-12 year olds
- And for 8-12 year olds , an edutainment app for 8-12 year olds
Calder, dreaming in balance at the Fondation Louis Vuitton
A magical exhibition to experience with the family in Paris
With nearly 300 works on more than 3,000 m², it is one of the largest exhibitions ever devoted to the artist
Here, there is no “wise” exhibition where you whisper… You will discover a universe full of movement, colour and surprise imagined by the sculptor Alexandre Calder
Everyday objects become works of art,sculptures move, rotate with the air and play with light
This exhibition to experience with the family is a rare opportunity to discover 50 years of creation and the universe of this ingenious artist, his famous mobiles but also stabiles, mechanisms, and other wire sculptures where humor and poetry still reign
Photographs, drawings, and wooden sculptures enrich the visit and the famous “Cirque Calder” is a real surprise for the youngest! 🎠
Family activities
- 6 to 24 months – Baby course – Small steps in balance – duration 1 hour – Saturday and Sunday and every day during the holidays – Prices 7-18€
- 2 1/2 to 5 years old – Storytelling course – A suspended moment – duration 1 hour – Saturday and Sunday and every day during the holidays – Prices 7-18€
From 6 years old and from 11 years old
- Archi-zen tour – from 2pm to 3:30pm – duration 1h30 – Prices 7-18€ – Fr 🇫🇷🇬🇧
- Dance course – Dancing Calder – at 10:30 am or 11 am – duration 1 hour – Prices 7-18€ –
- 6-10 years old – Children’s workshop – Op’ op’ op’ – Saturday 10:30 am and 2:30 pm and Sunday 2:30 pm and every day of the holidays – duration 2h30 – Prices 9-20€ – Fr 🇫🇷 EN🇬🇧
- 11 to 14 years old – Teen Workshop – Optical Theatre – from 10:30 am to 1 pm – duration 2h30 – Prices 9-20€
Practical information
- WE LIKE : works of art that children understand without complicated explanations
- LOCATION : At the Fondation Louis Vuitton (Paris 16th; in the Bois de Boulogne)
- AGE: For everyone
- DURATION : 1h30
- DATE : Until August 16, 2025
- PRICE: €24
- FREE : For children under 3 years old
- WHEN : Every day – except Tuesday
- OPENING HOURS : from 10 am to 8 pm
- NOCTURNE : Friday until 9 p.m.
- CLOSED : Tuesdays (except during the Easter holidays) and May 1st
- NOTE: The premium ticket is skip-the-line for the exhibition, architectural tour, and entrance to the Jardin d’Acclimatation (excluding paid attractions)
Questions
The exhibition presents fifty years of Alexander Calder’s work, from his first performances in the late 1920s to his large sculptures of the 1960s and 1970s. See Calder’s mobiles in Frank Gehry’s architectural spaces at the Foundation.
Yes, of course! Calder’s universe is very funny, poetic and colorful
The museum is fully accessible to people with reduced mobility, mediation and visit assistance are adapted to the various disabilities and allow everyone to visit the exhibition and the museum
The premium ticket includes: the Fondation Louis Vuitton ticket, skip-the-line access to all temporary exhibitions, skip-the-line entry to the architectural trail, admission to the Jardin d’Acclimatation (paid attractions on site), the downloadable audio guide app with self-guided tours and exclusive content, as well as the shuttle service to/from Place Charles de Gaulle (round trip)
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