Heide Museum of Modern Art
Editorial
Joy Hester, Albert Tucker and Sidney Nolan are names known to even the most casual student of 20th century Australian art. And, they were names known well in this former dairy farm. Amid a slue of chaotic talent, these artists painted, lived and created a legacy that still finds its fullest expression in the bush at Bulleen.
Heide is a work in three parts. The first, Heide I, is the famous farmhouse. Styled to resemble a French provincial residence, it is an impeccably kept museum and exhibition space. It was here that Nolan completed the greater part of his extraordinary Ned Kelly series.
Heide II began life as the Reeds' second residence. And, the building itself is something to be hold. A triumph of chic, toilet-block, high modernism, it was a commissioned as a “gallery to be lived in.” Now, the impressively stark art-home houses nothing but art.
Heide III was purpose built as an exhibition space and opened to the public in 2005. While it might not be the architectural iconoclast of Heide Number Two, it is an impressive space that allows all the room you need for gaping in awe at art. The gallery space and gardens here are wheelchair accessible. However, people with a mobility impairment might find some portions of Heidi a little irritating. It's always best to call first.
The man behind Heide's noshery, Shannon Bennett, may be legitimately called extraordinary. The known aesthete inspires the dishes at Café Vue.
If you're thinking: this sounds like a wonderful place for my wedding or event, apparently, you're right. In partnership with Bennett's Vue de Monde, Heide delivers what is reported as a nonpareil event experience. Email heideevents@vuedemonde.com.au
Helen Razer, Citysearch
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