Happy Birthday Hans Heysen
Hans Heysen was born in Hamburg Germany on Tuesday 8th October and so this year marks 142 years since his birth Hans Heysen, born in Hamburg, Germany in 1877, migrated to Adelaide in 1884 with his...
View ArticleA Rich Heritage: Art & Roses at The Cedars Hahndorf on Sunday 10th November2019
In association with the events being held during this all-day event at The Cedars there will be a number of special exhibition displays relating to the social and daily activities of life at The Cedars...
View ArticleSewing for House & Home
Selma ‘Sallie’ Heysen was an accomplished needlewoman and sewer who made most of her children’s clothes and many household furnishings such as curtains, hand embroidered tablecloths, table mats and...
View ArticleIndoor & outdoor games
Hans and Sallie Heysen’s eight children were well-educated, creative and physically active. A variety of their books, toys and board games plus sporting equipment used for a range of outdoor activities...
View ArticleClothing & personal accessories
A large collection of wonderful clothes, dress accessories and other small personal items have remained in the Heysen collection. Many of these clothes are now quite fragile and by the 1970’s the...
View ArticleMEDIA RELEASE
STAGE ONE OF NEW HEYSEN ART GALLERY AND CULTURAL PRECINCT ANNOUNCED TODAY 20 November 2019: The Hans Heysen Foundation has today announced that the first step in bringing the new Hans Heysen Art...
View ArticleJames and Diana Ramsay Foundation gives $38million to the AGSA
The announcement that the James and Diana Ramsay Foundation has given $38million to the AGSA has a connection to Nora Heysen. Mrs Ramsay fell under the spell of art while on a visit with her father to...
View ArticleShe Stoops to Conquer at The Cedars
Jazz era romp at The Cedars Blue Sky Theatre will perform an outdoor version of She Stoops To Conquer this long weekend as a benefit show in aid of the Hans Heysen Foundation. The open-air production...
View ArticleSTAGE ONE UPDATE
The festive season is well and truly upon us! I hope it’s been a positive and successful 2019 for you. To close off the year, I have a number of updates I wanted to share with our Heysen community....
View ArticleHANS HEYSEN FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES SELECTED ARCHITECT TO DESIGN CULTURAL...
20 March 2020: The Hans Heysen Foundation is thrilled to announce that the Adelaide-based studio of international architectural firm Snøhetta has been selected to design the cultural precinct at The...
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