Heide Museum of Modern Art

One gallery worth getting out of town for is Heide, the former home of art patrons John and Sunday Reed, who helped nurture the careers of Australian artists, such as Albert Tucker and Sidney Nolan. Having outgrown their original space, a new “gallery to be lived in” was commissioned in 1964—the modernist structure is a pristine example of midcentury design, and the changing exhibitions offer unique insight into a significant period in Australian art. The beautiful grounds play host to sculpture exhibitions.