Bulleen’s Heide Museum of Modern Art keeps gardens open and launches online videos during coronavirus closure

If you’re stuck at home with children and need somewhere to explore, a popular art gallery’s outdoor gardens could give you your fresh air fix, provided you do so safely.

The Heide Museum has closed until April 13 due to the coronavirus outbreak, but its gardens are still open to explore. Picture: Penny Stephens

If you’re stuck at home and itching for a bit of fresh air and outside fun, the sculpture garden at a popular Manningham art museum could give you your fix — provided you do so carefully.

Bulleen’s Heide Museum of Modern Art has closed its doors until April 13 due to the coronavirus outbreak.

But visitors can still explore its gardens, provided you adhere to social distancing rules.

Heide’s sculpture garden in Bulleen. Picture: Penny Stephens.

The gardens have more than 30 sculptures including works by Anish Kapoor, Anthony Caro and Neil Taylor.

There’s also cow sculptures which recognise Heide’s past as a former dairy farm.

Heide’s sculpture garden has more than 30 sculptures to find. Picture: Penny Stephens.

Families can download a free trail sheet from the Heide website to discover more about the park and sculptures.

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The museum has also launched an online series on its social media channels, Heide At Home, to give art fans an inside look at its collection and information on upcoming exhibitions.

You can view the series by following Heide on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

Heide’s artistic director Lesley Harding and executive director Tim Sligo said the museum would provide updates on its website and through social media channels over the coming weeks as the coronavirus situation evolves.

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