Posted on August 19, 2019
Staff and students are welcome to experience and engage the heritage collections at UP
Posted on May 22, 2019
The UP Museums in association with UP Campus Tours hosted a successful scavenger hunt on Friday 17 May 2019 to celebrate International Museum Day
Posted on April 24, 2019
On Friday 12 April 2019 the annual awards ceremony of the Department of Historical and Heritage Studies took place in the Library Auditorium. As part of this ceremony, three graduating Honours students in the field of Heritage and Cultural Tourism were awarded the UP Museum Book Award.
Posted on April 18, 2019
The University of Pretoria Museums (UP Museums) are joining more than 40,000 museums in 152 countries to celebrate on and around the 18 May 2019, International Museum Day (IMD). This day represents a unique moment for the museum community to engage with their public and highlight the role of...
Posted on April 12, 2019
In April, the team from the UP Museums and Library Makerspace scanned The Basotho Witness (1907), an original work by the South African sculptor Anton van Wouw (1862 - 1945).
Posted on July 20, 2018
The Ambassador of France to South Africa, His Excellency Christophe Farnaud, the French Minister of Ecological and Inclusive Transition, Mr. Nicolas Hulot and his wife Mrs Florence Hulot, as well as a number of other French dignitaries were welcomed to the UP Museums.
Posted on July 19, 2018
The UP Museums played a small, but wonderful role in the World Choir Games that was recently held on the University of Pretoria’s Hatfield Campus.
Posted on May 31, 2018
The Department of UP Arts were grateful to be the recipient of a donation of two valuable artworks that were produced by the renowned Italian artist and a medical practitioner, Luigi Di Sarro.
Posted on May 31, 2018
International Museum Day was celebrated at the UP Museums during the month of May.
Posted on May 14, 2018
Enterprises have been the proud sponsor of the UP Campus Tours initiative for 15 years, and hopefully for many more to come.
Posted on May 11, 2018
UP Campus Tours is holding a scavenger hunt in collaboration with the UP Museums in order to celebrate International Museum Day on 18 May.
Posted on May 07, 2018
“Portrait of a Rabbi” is an artwork that has always been controversial because of its unverified attribution to the famous Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 -1669)
Posted on April 17, 2018
Each year on 18 May the world celebrates International Museum Day (IMD).
Posted on March 28, 2018
Each year on 09 April the world celebrates 'Cherish an Antique Day'. To do this, visit the UP Museums to see our very own Narnia Wardrobe!
Posted on February 16, 2018
The Department of UP Arts announces an upcoming international exhibition opening for the public on 02 March 2018.
Posted on January 30, 2018
A new temporary visual art exhibition is open for visitors in the Old Merensky Building.
Posted on October 02, 2017
In October 2017, the Department of UP Arts would like to highlight the unique public sculpture route at the University as a means of extending 'museums beyond walls'.
Posted on September 27, 2017
The Department of UP Arts has begun a major, long-term project to conserve over 8 600 unframed works of art on paper from the University of Pretoria (UP) Art Collection.
Posted on September 21, 2017
September is Heritage Month. In celebration of our continent and our country's rich history and heritage, we have published a new feature focussing on the past and present stories of Africa on the Research Matters website.
Posted on August 24, 2017
In August 1990 the Old Merensky Library on the UP Hatfield Campus was declared a national monument
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