University of Pretoria researcher and curator sheds new light on Mapungubwe in a book published by UK’s top academic publisher

Posted on July 05, 2022

Mention Mapungubwe and many think of the iconic national treasures such as the gold rhino from the 1000-year-old Iron Age site in Limpopo. But Mapungubwe has another history that lies beyond the archaeological finds excavated in the 1930s.

Interview with Dr Sian Tiley-Nel Head of UP Museums: Celebrating International Museum Month and 100 years of collecting [1922-2022]

Posted on June 27, 2022

“We are trying to get as many students, employees, and members of the UP community as possible to promote IMD2022, which includes visiting scholars and academics. The museums want the backbone staff of Professional Services such as Security Services, Cleaning Services, Administration,...

Prof Koornhof gifts rare Mapungubwe book to UP Mapungubwe Archive

Posted on May 23, 2022

Professor Carolina Koornhof, Executive Director of Finance and Business Initiatives at the University of Pretoria (UP), has donated a rarely found book about Mapungubwe to the Mapungubwe Archive of the UP Museums.

Museum Art Conservator joins international Scientific Advisory Board for new online research platform

Posted on May 06, 2022

The UP Museums are proud to announce that the Museum Art Conservator, Sandra Markgraaf, has been invited to join the Scientific Board of the Netherlands Institute for Art History (RKD) in conducting an exploration to develop an online research platform for gathering and sharing information about...

UP and US Embassy host ceremony to launch Mapungubwe Archive

Posted on February 24, 2022

The University of Pretoria (UP) and the Embassy of the United States of America in Pretoria recently hosted a ceremony to open the Mapungubwe Archive as a research repository held under the curatorship of the UP Museums. A plaque was also unveiled during the event to acknowledge the US...

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.

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.

Retired Deputy Chief Justice Dr Dikgang Moseneke pays UP a visit

Posted on February 12, 2021

Former Deputy Chief Justice Dr Dikgang Moseneke recently had the opportunity to tour UP’s latest establishments and projects.