Africa Day 2020: Showcasing our ongoing work on African collections
UCT Libraries is working with African Tongue to develop a new showcase of the ǂKhomani San community.
Celebrating Africa Day
This year marks 20 years since the ǂKhomani San Land Claim Agreement was signed at Molopo. Hugh Brody, a British anthropologist, writer and director, worked during the 1990s to document the project.
Tape: A paper conservators’ worst nightmare
Since the invention of pressure-sensitive tapes in the 1920’s, it became an ideal solution for a variety of applications. However, conservators know its long-term effects as disfiguring, damaging, and it is very very difficult to remove.