The Cedars

31/08/2026

With spring just around the corner outside, it felt right to shine a light on this one: Still life with dahlias, now on display as part of Heysen: A Shared Legacy.

🎨Still life with dahlias, Hans Heysen, 1929.

29/08/2026

This Father's Day, put the technology down and bring your dad somewhere real🌳.

Spend the day surrounded by beautiful nature and remarkable art at The Cedars, the very place where a father and daughter, Hans and Nora Heysen, built one of the most special bonds in Australian art history.🎨

There's nothing quite like standing in the place where that story began. Finish it off with morning or afternoon tea at our café — the perfect way to relax and reflect after your visit.💕🍰☕

📍 Open Tue to Sun 10am–4:30pm. Plan your visit — www.heysen.org.au

28/08/2026

The weekend's almost here - why not spend part of it at The Cedars?

📍 Open Tue to Sun, 10am–4:30pm. Plan your visit — www.heysen.org.au.

25/08/2026

Love art, history, and beautiful places? The Cedars is looking for volunteers.

We have a range of roles on offer: guides to share the stories of Hans and Nora Heysen with our visitors, retail volunteers to help in the shop, and garden volunteers to help care for the grounds that inspired so much of Hans's work.
It's a wonderful way to be part of something meaningful, meet like-minded people, and spend time in one of the Adelaide Hills' most beautiful settings.

Interested? Send us a message to [email protected]

23/08/2026

🎨 A remarkable Hans Heysen painting once commissioned, then rejected, by legendary ballerina Anna Pavlova has been reunited with its twin at The Cedars in Hahndorf 🩰 The artwork is a highlight of the new Heysen Gallery, which celebrates the shared legacy of Hans and Nora Heysen. Uncover the fascinating story behind the painting, the gallery’s opening and why this Adelaide Hills treasure is set to become a must-visit destination. Read the full article here:
https://www.seniorscard.sa.gov.au/weekendplus/arts-and-culture/painting-rejected-by-famed-prima-ballerina-reunites-with-its-adelaide-twin

22/08/2026

Art, garden, history... and scones worth the trip on their own. Our home-made scones are a firm visitor favourite. Grab a batch fresh from the café before or after exploring the house, the garden, or Heysen: A Shared Legacy in the new gallery.

📍 Open Tues–Sun, 10am–4:30pm. Plan your visit — www.heysen.org.au

21/08/2026

Are you a tea person? The Cedars shop is the place to go.

From our elegant Teabag Squeezer, to the fun Popsicle Tea Stick Infuser, a beautifully patterned Shangri-La Moonlight loose leaf strainer, right through to a gorgeous Mandala Tea Warmer to keep your pot cosy. We've got everything to make your next cuppa feel a little more special.

Pop into the shop next time you visit, or browse online — https://www.heysen.org.au/shop.

📍 Open Tues–Sun, 10am–4:30pm.

18/08/2026

Even the next generation is telling Hans Heysen's story.

ABC's Behind the News caught up with students from a school with its own historical link to Hans Heysen, sharing why they want their community to know about it.
A lovely reminder that his legacy is still being passed on. 🎨

Students tell us how they're sharing the story of a famous former pupil - one of Australia's famous landscape artists. ✏️

18/08/2026

Every kind of art at The Cedars

Before it was a gallery, before it was a museum, The Cedars was a garden.
Hans Heysen planted it himself, over a century ago, and it's now one of the oldest artist-planted gardens in Australia. He painted it, walked it, and drew endless inspiration from it, and so did Nora.
With spring just around the corner, this is where the story really comes to life. The blossoms, the light through the gums, the same paths the Heysens walked, it's art you can stand inside.
And when you're ready to see where that inspiration ended up, the house, studios and new Heysen Gallery are just steps away.

📍 Open Tues–Sun, 10am–4:30pm. Plan your visit — www.heysen.org.au/plan-your-journey

📷 Rhiannon Manfield

15/08/2026

"Looks in every way a member of the family"... that's how InReview's John Neylon described the new Heysen Gallery in his latest feature.
The piece dives into how the inaugural exhibition steps back from the big "blockbuster" moments to focus on the everyday and domestic side of Hans and Nora Heysen's story (flower still lifes, family photos, letters, and rarely-seen watercolours drawn largely from private collections).
Read the full review — then come see it for yourself. Heysen: A Shared Legacy is on now!
📍 Open Tues–Sun, 10am–4:30pm. Book your visit — https://www.heysen.org.au/tours.

The first exhibition at the long-awaited, multimillion dollar addition to The Cedars showcases moments of domesticity in lieu of predictable ‘blockbuster’ moments to refocus the story of father-daughter duo Hans and Nora Heysen.