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5.5 Florida Art Walk project launched
The Florida Art Walk is a collaborative project between the Sustainability Office, Department of Art History, Visual Arts and Musicology, and University Estates. The Science Library was also invited to be a participant in the project. The Head of the Science Campus Library, Ms L Nhlapo, actively participated in the team from the inception till the launch of the project, and was later joined by a Junior Branch Librarian, Mr J Mokotedi. The project began in July 2019 to turn the walkway between the Pityana and Gerwel buildings on the Science Campus into an Art Walk. The Art Walk is a permanent feature that will allow our students and alumni to showcase their skills in order to create an interactive environment that is environmentally friendly and focuses on the principles of repurposing, recycling and reusing in art. It is notable that all materials used for the Art Walk are recycled. The launch of this project can be viewed at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IllsNtoRd3U
5.6 LIS exhibition
LIS held an exhibition capturing the University’s history as it celebrated 150 years and the birthday of Unisa LIS, established in 1946. The University of South Africa dates to 1873 when the University of the Cape of Good Hope was established. The Unisa Library commenced in 1946, and its first new building opened on 6 March 1959. The official inauguration of the present LIS building took place in March 1988, and on 21 August 2019, the building was renamed the Anton Lembede building. Ms Segametsi Molawa, Director of Information Resources Distribution Services, opened the exhibition in celebration of Library Week (20–26 March 2023), which coincided with Human Rights Day (21 March).
Figure 7: From left to right: Freeman Zulu, Acting Director: Client Services; Segametsi Molawa, Director: Information Resource Distribution; Dudu Nkosi, Director: Information Resource Content Management and Kgaladi Kekana, Director: Library Systems and Support Services
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