Museums near Loftus
Want to see the legendary gold rhino from Mapungubwe? This artefact, which is probably one of South Africa’s most valuable treasures, is on display less than 15 minutes walk from Loftus.
Within walking distance of Loftus Versfeld there are a number of museums which includes the University of Pretoria’s Mapungubwe collection.
Here’s a list of Pretoria’s museums less than 3km from Loftus Versfeld Stadium:
University of Pretoria Museums – 800m from Loftus
Mapungubwe Collection
Here you will find the University of Pretoria’s valuable collection of Mapungubwe artefacts which includes the famous gold plated rhino.
Museum Hours: Mondays to Fridays 08:00 to 16:00.
Address: Old Arts Building, Main Campus, University of Pretoria, Lynnwood Road, Hillcrest, Pretoria.
Contact Number: 0124203146
Edoardo Villa Museum:
Edoardo Daniele Villa was a South African sculptor of Italian descent who worked primarily in steel and bronze. The museum hosts over 143 of his works.
Museum Hours: Tuesdays to Fridays 10:00 to 16:00.
Address: Old Merensky Library, University of Pretoria, Lynnwood Road, Hillcrest, Pretoria.
Contact Number: 0124204017
Van Gybland-Oosterhoff Collection
This collection is the largest collection of objects, publications, memorabilia and photographs relating to Dutch culture outside of the Netherlands and housed at the University of Pretoria.
Museum Hours: Mondays to Fridays 08:00 to 16:00.
Address: Old Arts Building, University of Pretoria, Lynnwood Road, Hillcrest, Pretoria.
Contact Number: 0124204017
Van Wouw Museum
Here documents, photos, paintings and tools of Van Wouw can be found, as well as the mainly bronze maquettes and casts of Van Wouw’s sculptural work.
Museum Hours: Tuesdays to Fridays 10:00 to 16:00.
Address: Old Arts Building, University of Pretoria, Lynnwood Road, Hillcrest, Pretoria.
Contact Number: 0124607422
Other museums in the area
Pretoria Art Museum (1,5 km from Loftus)
The museum contains the largest collection of South African art such as Pierneef, Irma Stern, Maggie Laubser, Gerard Sekoto and Hugo Naude.
Museum Hours: Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 17:00
Address: Cnr Schoeman and Wessels Str, Arcadia Park, Arcadia, Pretoria
Contact Number: 0123441807/8
Claude Malan Museum (2.1 km from Loftus)
The military museum includes a collector’s showroom with a range of military items and minerals, china and antique jewellery with books and toys of years gone by.
Museum Hours: Mondays to Saturdays 08:00 to 16:00.
Address: 160 Lynwood Road, Hillcrest, Pretoria
Contact Number: 0123620654
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