Friends of the Montagu Museum

16/10/2026

THREE WONDERLAND CHARACTERS WALK INTO FRIDAY MILK TART MORNING… 🎩🐇🫖

“It’s the stupidest tea party I ever was at in all my life!” said Alice.
Well, Alice is entitled to her opinion! But we beg to differ.

👒 Mad Hatter’s Friday was a morning of extraordinary hats, garden-party fun, and a little madness — a delightful way to kick off our weekend.

The March Hare offered w**e (which, rather mysteriously, was nowhere to be found), while the Mad Hatter had a more practical suggestion: “Take some more tea!”

🎀 And even in Wonderland, there’s room for a little pink ribbon in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Our Garden Day SA celebrations aren’t over yet. 🌿
Join the Friends of the Montagu Museum (FOMM) and Animals Matter Langeberg (AML) tomorrow at Villa Victoria (26 Berg Street) for an open garden, plant sale, tea and scones.

15/10/2026

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15/10/2026

14/10/2026

GARDEN DAY SA | JOIN US AS WE MAKE A WEEKEND OF IT ❀𖤣𖥧𖡼⊱✿⊰𖡼𖥧𖤣❀

We have two ways to , celebrate , and support local causes this weekend.

🎩 Friday, 16 October | Get those wonderfully eccentric garden hats ready for Mad Hatter’s Friday at Joubert House. Hat judging will take place between 10h00 and 11h00, with 5 fabulous prizes up for grabs!

✿ Saturday, 17 October | Wander through Villa Victoria’s beautiful spring garden, browse the plant sale, and enjoy tea and scones.

08/10/2026

‼️ ATTENTION, MONTAGU CALENDAR CONNOISSEURS!

You asked. We listened.
The FOMM 2027 WALL CALENDAR | ❝WELCOME TO OUR GARDEN❞ has landed, and we think your wall is going to love it.

Featuring 13 beautiful photographs of the Joubert House Herb Garden, it brings a little piece of one of Montagu’s loveliest heritage gardens to your wall for the whole of 2027.

Need a good reason to buy one? Here are 12…
❶ Because it’s beautiful. Really. Very beautiful.
❷ Because it celebrates a special Montagu landmark.
❸ Because it supports local heritage. And we rather like that.
❹ Because it’s wall art with a practical purpose.
It’s pretty, it tells you what day it is, and it lets you record our annual rainfall. Win-win-win
❺ Because it makes a rather lovely gift.
❻ Because your phone calendar has never looked this good.
❼ Because you can hang it anywhere.
❽ Because it’s a limited edition. So, “I’ll get one later” may not be the cleverest plan.
❾ Because it has 13 photographs.
❿ Because it’s only R150. That’s just R12,50/month for a little garden eye candy.
⓫ Because we’re going to say it again: it’s SO beautiful.
⓬ Because January needs something pretty to look at. And so does February through December.

Buy one for your wall. Buy one for a friend. Buy one for someone who misses Montagu.
Most importantly, buy one knowing that you’re helping us care for the heritage that makes Montagu special.

📍Available at the Mission Church, Friday Milk Tart Mornings, and the Spring Open Garden.

07/10/2026

❗NO MILK TART MORNING THIS FRIDAY, 9 OCTOBER

A little pause this week while some important flooring restoration work gets underway at Joubert House.

So there will be no Milk Tart Morning this Friday, 9 October, but we look forward to welcoming everyone back through the doors next Friday, 16 October, for Mad Hatter’s Friday! 🎩

🚧 Thank you for understanding while we give this special historic house a little TLC.

06/10/2026

JOUBERT HOUSE TEMPORARILY CLOSED 🛠️

A quick notice for our community and visitors:
Joubert House will be closed from Wednesday, 7 October to Monday, 11 October while flooring restoration work takes place.

🎟️ The Old Mission Church remains open — and entry will be FREE during this period.

We look forward to welcoming you back to Joubert House when it reopens on Tuesday, 13 October '26.

Thank you for your understanding and support.

04/10/2026

YOUR SPRING OPEN GARDEN INVITE ❁✿❀❁✿❀

As a prelude to Garden Day SA on Sunday, 18 October, we thought, “Why not make a whole weekend of it?”

We’re getting things started on Friday, 16 October, with our Mad Hatter’s Milk Morning at Joubert House, then keeping the momentum going with our Spring Open Garden on Saturday, 17 October, at 'Villa Victoria.'

Join the Friends of the Montagu Museum (FOMM) and Animals Matter Langeberg (AML) for a morning in one of Montagu West’s most charming gardens.

​.⋆❀° WANDER THROUGH THE GARDEN | Free entrance
Take your time exploring the beautiful ‘rooms’ of Naas & Jenny Ferreira’s garden at 26 Berg Street, Montagu West.

🫖 TEA + SCONES WITH JAM & CREAM | R50
All tea and scone sales go directly to Animals Matter Langeberg (AML) 🐾

𖤣𖥧 SPRING PLANT SALE
Take a little piece of Jenny’s garden home with you. A selection of plants propagated from her garden will be for sale, with all proceeds going to the FOMM in support of our local heritage.

DATE | Saturday, 17 October 2026
TIME | 09:00–13:00
ADDRESS | 26 Berg Street, Montagu West

01/10/2026

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01/10/2026

GET A ‘HEAD START’ FOR NATIONAL GARDEN DAY AT OUR MAD HATTER’S FRIDAY! 👒

takes place on Sunday, 18 October, inviting us all to celebrate our gardens.

To kick off the festivities early, the Friends of Montagu Museum (FOMM) invite you to get a ‘head start' - literally - at our Mad Hatter’s event on Friday, 16 October.

Get creative and craft a playful Mad Hatter’s garden-themed hat. The best part? Your hat does double duty: wear it to our Friday Milk Tart Morning, and again on Sunday while you enjoy your garden for National Garden Day.

"We're all mad here," so the more wonderfully eccentric your hat, the better!

5 FABULOUS PRIZES UP FOR GRABS! 🎩
❶ PRIZE | A R500 voucher for New Beginnings Landscaping & Consultants
❷ PRIZE | A boxed carving knife and fork gift set with brass trim (R500 value)
❸ and ❹ PRIZES | Healing Hands 40-minute massage/reflexology vouchers (R410 value each)
❺ PRIZE | A 30-minute mineral jacuzzi session for 2 at Montagu Country Hotel Wellness Spa (R290 value)

EVENT DETAILS:
DATE | Friday, 16 October 2026
TIME | 09h30 – 11h30
VENUE | Joubert House Patio and Herb Garden
👒 ENTRY FEE | R50 per person (includes milk tart + tea/coffee)

The judging will take place between 10h00 and 11h00.