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
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]