Jagger Recovery
Special Collections remains in recovery to rebuild and restore its world-renowned collections after the Jagger Library fire in 2021. Follow our recovery progress.
Three year anniversary of the Jagger Fire
UCT Libraries staff have continued with the recovery, restoration and collection rebuilding efforts. You can read the message from our Executive Director, Ujala Satgoor.
Here are just a few facts and figures highlighting the significant progress achieved so far up to 18 April 2024.
We have also updated the timeline with some significant milestones from the past year.
Read What we lost in the Jagger Library fire, the open access article written by Special Collections team members Clive Kirkwood, Mandy Noble and Michal Singer, published in Africa Bibliography, Research and Documentation by Cambridge University Press.
Our thanks to the generous donors who have donated books and videos to the rebuilding on the library collections.
Other events
One year after the Jagger Fire
Explore the exhibitions held to commemorate the first year since the Jagger Fire. A collaborative initiative between the Centre for Curating the Archive and UCT Libraries.
Two years after the Jagger Fire
Explore the exhibitions held to commemorate the second year since the Jagger Fire. A collaborative initiative between UCT Libraries and DStv.
Jagger Fire & Recovery Digital Collection
The Jagger Fire and Recovery Collection was launched on 20 April 2022. The collection aims to be a window into disaster recovery, managing communication and the human experience. The website will also become the new home to follow our journey to recovery.
Follow our Recovery
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