UP academic co-directs documentary on healthcare workers’ fight against COVID-19

Posted on September 13, 2021

UP’s Prof Leonie Scholtz has co-directed a riveting film about healthcare workers’ battle against COVID-19. Catch ‘Fighting Every Day for Everyone’s Tomorrow: Zero to Zero’ on DStv Premium on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) on 4 October at 8:30pm.

#HeritageMonthUP: Javett-UP – creating ‘a community for different publics’

Posted on September 13, 2021

The Javett Art Centre at UP is under new management, which is securing its status as one of the most dynamic art centres in Africa by partnering with leading arts festivals & other international stakeholders.

University of Pretoria students prove science and rap music rock

Posted on August 30, 2021

"Vaccinate, let us try and heal the nation. Wait, but there’s a debate. People are wondering why we should vaccinate." These are the lyrics of a catchy rap song by UP medical student Rostum Ogbuehi that aims to promote vaccination.

UP Museums becomes first university museum in South Africa to bring iconic museum collections online on Google Arts & Culture

Posted on August 11, 2021

Over 700 unique works from the University of Pretoria Museums can now be enjoyed virtually from anywhere in the world.

UP caps inaugural graduates of first Master’s in Tangible Heritage Conservation in sub-Saharan Africa

Posted on April 30, 2021

UP’s Tangible Heritage Conservation programme has capped its inaugural master’s students. The degree, launched in 2018, is the first of its kind in sub-Saharan Africa.

UP named top design institution in Africa and Middle East

Posted on March 18, 2021

Congratulations to UP’s Information Design division, which has been named the number one design institution in Africa and the Middle East by the Loeries.

Book your slot! The UP Museums welcome their first visitor for 2021 after 300 days of lockdown

Posted on February 12, 2021

More than 300 days after they closed their doors, the @UP_museums welcomed their first visitor, UP anthropology and archaeology student Tebogo Nkosi.

Lekgetho Makola appointed as new CEO of the Javett Art Centre at UP

Posted on February 02, 2021

Congratulations to Lekgetho Makola on his new position as the CEO of Javett-UP! “I am looking forward to guiding one of South Africa’s newest museums to a truly distinctive place in our heritage sector,” says Makola.