Archives of Macao

The Archives of Macao (Chinese: 澳門檔案館; Portuguese: Arquivo de Macau) is a general archive in São Lázaro, Macau.[1] It collects, processes, protects and make available records pertaining Macau.[2]

Archives of Macao
澳門檔案館
Arquivo de Macau
General information
TypeArchive
LocationSão Lázaro, Macau
Opening1952
Website
www.archives.gov.mo
Archives of Macao
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese澳門檔案館
Simplified Chinese澳门档案馆
Macao General Archives
Traditional Chinese澳門總檔案室
Simplified Chinese澳门总档案馆
Historical Archives of Macao
Traditional Chinese澳門歷史檔案室
Simplified Chinese澳门历史档案馆
Portuguese name
PortugueseArquivo de Macau
(Formerly Arquivo Geral de Macau and Arquivo Histórico de Macau)

History

The Archives of Macao was founded as Macao General Archives (Arquivo Geral de Macau; 澳門總檔案室) on 28 June 1952. In 1979, it was renamed as Historical Archives of Macao (Arquivo Histórico de Macau; 澳門歷史檔案室). In 2016, it was renamed to Archives of Macao.[3]

Architecture

The archive is housed in a mansion with colonial style architecture. It was then restored by the Government of Macau.[4]

Collections

The archive has more than 50,000 files, 70,000 photos and 10,000 publications.[3][4]

Opening time

The archive is opened everyday from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on weekdays and from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on weekends.[2]

See also

References

  1. Cultural Affairs Bureau. "Macao Archives". Instituto Cultural do Governo de R.A.E. de Macau. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  2. "Open Day of Historical Archives of Macao and "How Many Are We?" Exhibition". Portal do Governo da RAE de Macau. 11 June 2011. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  3. Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao S.A.R. Government. "About us". Arquivo de Macau. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  4. "Archives of Macao". Macau Government Tourism Office. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.



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