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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 |
Website | |
Official website |
Archives of Macao | |||||||||||
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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 name | |||||||||||
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]
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]
The archive is housed in a mansion with colonial style architecture. It was then restored by the Government of Macau. [4]
The archive has more than 50,000 files, 70,000 photos and 10,000 publications. [3] [4]