The process of re-imagining UCT’s Jagger Library that required input from various stakeholders, including members of the public, has now been concluded.
The work will be on display in the Molly Blackburn Hall on UCT’s upper campus today.
The historic Jagger Library was gutted in a devastating Table Mountain fire in April 2021. The library was home to the African Studies collection, started in 1953, as well as other collections: journals, ephemera, manuscripts, film and video, maps and rare antiquarian books.
“Our programmes were designed to recognise the immense loss that the fire caused, as well as pivot to the various opportunities for resultant growth,” said project manager, Dr Heeten Bhagat.
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