A photographic exhibition showing Macau’s transformations over a century kicked off at the Archives of Macao on Friday.
Located near the Tap Seac Square, Archives of Macao is under the city’s Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC).
Organised by the Archives of Macao, the exhibition is held in celebration of the “China Cultural and Natural Heritage Day” and the “International Archives Day”.
Titled “City in Rephotography–Exhibition of Historical Photographs from the Archives of Macao”, the exhibition presents a selection of precious historic and contemporary photographs from the Archives of Macao, adopting a curatorial approach that juxtaposes historical images and contemporary rephotographs.
Through the camera lens as a bridge to connect the past and the present, it vividly presents precious details from different dimensions such as the changes in Macau’s streetscapes, people’s lives and infrastructure development, allowing the public to understand the city’s development through intuitive images and jointly preserve Macau’s historical memory, according to IC.
In addition, in order to allow the visitors to gain a deeper understanding of the city’s stories behind the images, the Archives of Macao will offer two additional guided tours in Cantonese every Saturday and Sunday at 11 am and 3 pm, from 13 June to 30 September, during the exhibition period. Each session will last approximately 40 minutes. Registration can be done onsite.
The Archives of Macao have long been dedicated to the collection, restoration, organisation and preservation of the historical archives in the region, continuously enriching the local historical documentation resources database and providing important physical evidence for the study of Macau’s history and the history of Sino-foreign trade and cultural exchanges.
Through this photography exhibition, it aims to present valuable archives to the world, deepen the public’s understanding of archival preservation and local history, and promote the popularisation and transmission of Macau’s history and culture, according to IC.
The exhibition is open from 10 am to 6 pm daily, except Mondays and public holidays, until 30 September. Admission is free. For more information visit Archives of Macao’s website. – GNM
Source and Photo: IC
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