Archives of Macao
| Archives of Macao | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Archive |
| Location | São Lázaro, Macau, China |
| Coordinates | 22°11′55.5″N 113°32′49.2″E / 22.198750°N 113.547000°E |
| Opened | 1952 |
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 澳門檔案館 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 澳门档案馆 | ||||||||||
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| Macao General Archives | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 澳門總檔案室 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 澳门总档案馆 | ||||||||||
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| Historical Archives of Macao | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 澳門歷史檔案室 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 澳门历史档案馆 | ||||||||||
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| Portuguese | Arquivo de Macau (Formerly Arquivo Geral de Macau and Arquivo Histórico de Macau) | ||||||||||
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]
History
[edit]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
[edit]The archive is housed in a mansion with colonial style architecture. It was then restored by the Government of Macau.[4]
Collections
[edit]The archive has more than 50,000 files, 70,000 photos and 10,000 publications.[3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Macao Archives". Cultural Affairs Bureau. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ Cultural Affairs Bureau (11 June 2011). "Open Day of Historical Archives of Macao and "How Many Are We?" Exhibition". Macao SARG Portal. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ a b "About Us". Archives of Macao. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Archives of Macao". Macau Government Tourism Office. 26 August 2016. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
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