BMHSL Stop 2: The Main Reading Room
From here, you can access all other sections of the library, and make use of several different services.
BMHSL Stop 5: Group Study Room and Wolfson Computer Labs
The group study room on level 6 is the perfect place to study when you have group assignments or just enjoying working with your friends.
Brand van Zyl Law Library
The Brand van Zyl Law Library serves the Faculty of Law and has one of the best legal collections in Africa.
Housing Is Half the Battle – Lessons in Preventive Conservation
In conservation, the smallest actions often make the biggest difference. It’s not glamorous work. Cutting, folding, labelling, measuring. But it’s smart work.
Conservation vs Restoration: Why Stabilisation Comes First
In heritage care, conservation and restoration are often confused, but they differ in both purpose and practice.
A 104 year old publisher and the Khoesan of South Africa
I am a physical anthropologist with an interest in the peopling of southern Africa over the last ten thousand years or so. Most of my research has been on the bony remains of long dead people...
Unbanned: the Films South Africans Were Not Allowed to See
This exhibit coincides with World Press Freedom Day on 3 May 2019. World Press Freedom Day is intended to highlight issues of censorship, restraint, and oppression...
The Art of Paper Handling: Understanding the Skill of moving Paper Objects
Within an archive, library or museum, handling is a major consideration. Poor handling is a cause of damage and as such professional handling is almost an artform in itself in these institutions.
Little Dot to Disaster: Mould, Books, and the Art of Preventative Conservation
It all starts as an innocent little dot on a page. Combine microscopic mould spores with the perfect environment of damp surfaces, oxygen, organic material and what do you get? A recipe for disaster.