article  // 03 Aug 2022

Reimagining the Jagger Library – together

When the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Jagger Library burnt to the ground in April 2021, there was no question that it would be restored. However, instead of embarking on the usual closed tender process, the UCT campus and wider Cape Town
article  // 24 Aug 2022

UCT Libraries Annual Report 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic and the Jagger Library fire are two unprecedented situations that foreground the latest Library Annual Report. Snapshots of the salvage and recovery operations and our teaching and learning efforts are also shared.
page  // 19 Apr 2023

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.
page  // 20 Apr 2021

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.
page  // 18 Apr 2024

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.