Who we are

Die Afrikaanse Taalmuseum en –monument (ATM), also known as The Afrikaans Language Museum and Monument, is situated in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa. The museum and our administrative office are in Pastorie Avenue and the monument is on Paarl Mountain.

Mandate
By virtue of the powers bestowed on him by section 3 of the previous Cultural Institutions Act, 1969 (Act 29 of 1969), the then Minister of Education declared the ATM Paarl as an institution which falls under the terms of that Act with effect from 1 June 1977. Since then the Cultural Institutions Act of 1969 has been replaced by the Cultural Institutions Act, 1998 (Act 119 of 1998). The ATM receives an annual subsidy from the Department of Arts and Culture.

Vision
The vision of the ATM is to run the national Afrikaans Language Museum and Language Monument in such a way that all South Africans can respect and appreciate Afrikaans.

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Opening Hours
Open: Mon. to Fri. 09:00–16:00
Closed: weekends, public holidays, Christmas to New Year's Day
 
Entrance fee from 1 April 2011: adults R15, students R10, children R5, pre-booked school groups R2 per learner

Take Exit 55 from the N1 (which leads to Paarl's Main Road, the R45)
Download a map with directions

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