Two Curator’s - Two Decades - Two Exhibitions

Posted on December 10, 2020

Sian Tiley-Nel interviews Christopher Till as outgoing Director of Javett-UP

Creative clichés: UP Museums and the Javett-UP Art Centre applaud International Artists Day

Posted on October 23, 2020

The 25th of October is International Artists Day and the University of Pretoria (UP) Museums and the Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria (UP) are celebrating artists and the impact they have on society.

UP Museums flashback to Black October 1918

Posted on October 14, 2020

The Old Arts Building with its iconic wooden clock tower, black slate roof and courtyard has seen, experienced and witnessed many graduation ceremonies and celebrated many comings and goings over more than a hundred years since the establishment of the university. It also weathered Black October...

Local is lekker: UP Museums commemorate International Tourism Day

Posted on September 28, 2020

The 27 September 2020, marked International Tourism Day or World Tourism Day and it also coincided with Ancestor Appreciation Day. The University of Pretoria (UP) Museums commemorate both these occasions to continue to mark heritage month.

International World Rhino Day: The one and only gold rhino in the world @ the University of Pretoria

Posted on September 22, 2020

World Rhino Day has become a global phenomenon since its inception by WWF-SA ten years ago in 2010 and has become an international success. International Rhino Day is an opportunity to highlight rhino poaching, debunk the myths and diminish the demand for rhino horn. For more information:...

Candid heritage conversations: appropriations and misappropriations of culture

Posted on September 16, 2020

On 11 September 2020, the Head of the UP Museums and Curator of the Mapungubwe Collection, Sian Tiley-Nel participated in a public engagement Zoom webinar in conversation with Christopher Till, Director of the Javett-UP Art Centre/ Director of Apartheid Museum, moderated by Siseko Khumalo, Editor...

Museum's host internship for art collection and research in art conservation

Posted on September 07, 2020

The University of Pretoria Museums highlight one of the contributions they make to the academic programme. In this case, to art conservation and the internship that the UP Museum’s annually take on board to provide postgraduate students experiential research using artworks and items...

Meet the Museum's new Senior Administrator

Posted on September 06, 2020

Katlego Thoriso Moatshe serves as the new Senior Administrative Officer for the University of Pretoria Museums and PA to the Head of the UP Museums. He is a proud UP Graduate with a BCom Business Management Degree and was a Top-Five Finisher for Strategic Management. His studies introduced him to...