Archives of Macao

The Archives of Macao is a general archive in São Lázaro, Macau. It collects, processes, protects and make available records pertaining Macau.

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.