Mapungubwe Museum, Archaeological museum at University of Pretoria, South Africa.

The Mapungubwe Museum occupies the Old Arts Building on the University of Pretoria campus and holds about 166,000 artefacts from the Mapungubwe site, excavated since 1933. The collection includes gold ornaments, ivory, bone, Chinese porcelain, clay figurines, beads, iron and copper, alongside research material such as potsherds and faunal remains.

Gold artefacts found on Mapungubwe Hill in 1932 led the University of Pretoria to secure research rights and begin large-scale excavations in 1933, continuing until World War II and again from the 1950s to the late 1990s. The permanent museum opened in June 2000, and in 2003 UNESCO listed the site, halting further excavation.

The collection shows ceramics, ivory, and metal objects that give a sense of how people lived and traded in this part of southern Africa. The trade glass beads on display are a visible sign that this community had connections reaching far beyond its immediate surroundings.

The museum sits inside the University of Pretoria campus, so visitors should be prepared to follow the university's entry procedures when they arrive. It is a good idea to check in advance whether guided visits are on offer, especially for groups.

The collection numbers about 166,000 artefacts from the Mapungubwe excavations, held by the University of Pretoria since 1933. Part of it is on loan to the Mapungubwe Interpretation Centre in Mapungubwe National Park, so objects from the same site are displayed in two provinces.