The Heide Story

Heide Museum of Modern Art began life in 1934 as the home of John and Sunday Reed and has since evolved into one of Australia's most important cultural institutions. Heide, as it is affectionately known, has a national reputation based upon the vision of the Reeds and their role in the development and promotion of modern art in Australia. For all who visit, Heide offers an inspiring, educational and thought-provoking experience of modern and contemporary art, architecture and landscape.

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  the reeds +

  John and Sunday Reed married in 1932 and two years later purchased the six-hectare property on which Heide stands today.

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  art +

  Heide occupies a unique position in the development of modern and contemporary Australian art and in the overall art and cultural history of Australia.

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  architecture +

  The built environment of Heide reflects the site's transformation from a rural homestead to the multi-venue public art museum it is today.

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  landscape +

  The six hectares of gardens and parklands at Heide have been developed over the past sixty-five years in tandem with its art and architecture.