Heide Museum of Modern Art

Just 15 minutes from Melbourne's CBD, Heide Museum of Modern Art is one of Australia's leading public art museums. Within a unique environment of art and design, architecture and landscape, Heide has a rich and colourful social history and art heritage.

Often referred to as an incubator of Australian modernism, Heide was frequented by artists including Sidney Nolan, Albert Tucker, Arthur Boyd and Charles Blackman and offers changing exhibitions of modern and contemporary art and design. Explore Heide's 16 acres including the much-loved Kitchen Garden, Sculpture Park, heritage-listed Osage Orange groves and Yarra frontage extending to the famous Heidelberg Artists' Trail and nearby bicycle paths.

After all the exploring, enjoy lunch at the newly opened Café Vue at Heide, operated by leading Melbourne chef, Vue de monde's Shannon Bennett. Offering a diverse range of delicious meals utilising produce from Sunday Reed's original vegetable garden, the café is the ideal place for a casual lunch with friends. A highlight of the menu is Vue's famous Lunch Box, perfect for a sumptuous picnic in Heide's gardens.

Visit heide.com.au for information on Heide's exhibition, garden and kid's programs.