"After several years of building and delays, the doors are finally about to open at the Ahmed Baba Institute's new home - a 200 million rand (GBP16,428,265) project paid for by the South African government. "It's a dream come true," said South African curator Alexio Motsi, exploring the underground, climate-controlled storage rooms that will soon house some 30,000 manuscripts. On the ground floor, behind elegant colonnades and fountains, rows of empty desks are ready for newly trained workers to begin repairing and digitizing documents..."Sunday, December 06, 2009
Saving Africa's precious written heritage - BBC
"After several years of building and delays, the doors are finally about to open at the Ahmed Baba Institute's new home - a 200 million rand (GBP16,428,265) project paid for by the South African government. "It's a dream come true," said South African curator Alexio Motsi, exploring the underground, climate-controlled storage rooms that will soon house some 30,000 manuscripts. On the ground floor, behind elegant colonnades and fountains, rows of empty desks are ready for newly trained workers to begin repairing and digitizing documents..."
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