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 (Chinese) Arquivo de Macau (Portuguese)
General information
Type	Archive
Location	São Lázaro, Macau, China
Coordinates	22°11′55.5″N 113°32′49.2″E
Opened	1952
Website
Official website

Archives of Macao
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	澳門檔案館
Simplified Chinese	澳门档案馆
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Àomén Dàng'ànguǎn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping ou3 mun4*2 dong2 on3 gun2
Macao General Archives
Traditional Chinese	澳門總檔案室
Simplified Chinese	澳门总档案馆
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Àomén Zǒng Dàng'ànguǎn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping ou3 mun4*2 zung2 dong2 on3 gun2
Historical Archives of Macao
Traditional Chinese	澳門歷史檔案室
Simplified Chinese	澳门历史档案馆
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Àomén Lìshǐ Dàng'ànguǎn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping ou3 mun4*2 lik6 si2 dong2 on3 gun2
Portuguese name
Portuguese	Arquivo 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]

See also

• List of tourist attractions in Macau
• History of Macau