Type Archive Phone +853 2859 2919 | Opening 1952 | |
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Location São Lázaro, Macau, China Address 91-93 Av. do Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida, Macau Hours Closed now Tuesday9:30AM–6:30PMWednesday9:30AM–6:30PMThursday9:30AM–6:30PMFriday9:30AM–6:30PMSaturday1–6PMSundayClosedMonday9:30AM–6:30PM | ||
The Archives of Macao (Chinese: 澳門檔案館; Portuguese: Arquivo de Macau) is a general archive in São Lázaro, Macau, China. It collects, processes, protects and make available records pertaining Macau.
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History
The Archives of Macao was founded as Macao General Archives on 28 June 1952. In 1979, it was renamed as Historical Archives of Macao. In 2016, it was renamed to Archives of Macao.
Architecture
The archive is housed in a mansion with colonial style architecture. It was then restored by the Government of Macau.
Collections
The archive has more than 50,000 files, 70,000 photos and 10,000 publications.
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.
References
Archives of Macao Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA