Posted on October 31, 2023
Security salute of distinction: UP Museums security awards conferred
Posted on October 26, 2023
Advocates for art conservation: The University of Pretoria Museums’ conservation efforts.
Posted on September 28, 2023
1000 steps into a digital direction: UP Museums have more digitised on Google Arts & Culture.
Posted on September 11, 2023
Celebrating Heritage Month at UP Museums
Posted on September 08, 2023
SNAP: Photo competition to celebrate Heritage Month with the UP Museums
Posted on June 06, 2023
The UP Museums mark International Archives Day on 9 June 2023.
Posted on May 23, 2023
UP MUSEUMS ARTOLOGY GOOGLE POCKET GALLERY – A FIRST IN South Africa
Posted on May 15, 2023
SUSTAINABILITY AND WELL-BEING: UP MUSEUMS ADVOCATE FOR INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY
Posted on May 05, 2023
University Museums in the post-pandemic era
Posted on April 20, 2023
Artology: The University of Pretoria Museums launch new curated art book
Posted on April 14, 2023
Artology exhibition by the UP Museums – 100 years of excellence.
Posted on February 28, 2023
Dr Sian Tiley-Nel and the two archivists in the University of Pretoria (UP) Museums are pleased to announce that the Mapungubwe Archive and UP Museum Archive of the UP Museums have joined the International Council on Archives (ICA) https://www.ica.org/en as of January 2023.
Posted on December 09, 2022
‘The wheelchair is more than just about providing better access and mobility’. “We are so excited to have our own dedicated wheelchair for the University of Pretoria Museums,” says Sian Tiley-Nel, the Head of the University of Pretoria Museums.
Posted on October 09, 2022
The UP Museums Heritage Month Competition asked students to brag about the artworks they see on any of the UP campuses and/or at the UP Museums located in the Old Arts and the Old Merensky Buildings.
Posted on September 21, 2022
The University of Pretoria’s Hatfield Campus has a striking new artwork outside the Old Merensky Building, named ‘Rain Goddess’ which is beautifully imposing and attracting loads of attention on campus.
Posted on September 13, 2022
The University of Pretoria (UP) Museums has welcomed the completion of the inaugural portrait of UP Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Tawana Kupe. The oil-on-canvas portrait was commissioned by UP’s Art Committee, chaired by Professor Carolina Koornhof, and Polokwane-born artist...
Posted on September 13, 2022
Celebrate Heritage month with the University of Pretoria Museums. Brag about the artworks you see on any of the UP Campuses and/or at UP Museums in the Old Arts and Merensky Building.
Posted on July 29, 2022
The UP Archives is the proud custodian of the University of Pretoria’s Art Archives – a remarkable assemblage of South African art heritage. Dating back to the 1930s, the Art Archives is a collection of records related to South African art and artists. During this era, the University...
Posted on July 29, 2022
The University of Pretoria (UP) Museums dedicated 67 minutes on 18 July 2022 to plan, install, display and deinstall, a spontaneous pop-up exhibition of three artworks of Mandela within the Institution’s collections.
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.
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