Penha Hill, Macao, c. 1920
The Archives of Macao under the auspices of Cultural Affairs Bureau will present an exhibition “Memories of Moments - Macao and Lusophone African and Asian Regions in Photograph Postcards” to celebrate China Cultural Heritage Day and International Archives Day. To be inaugurated at 6:30pm on 8 June at the Archives of Macao on Tap Siac Square, the exhibition will run from 10 June to 4 December 2016. Lectures related to the exhibition are also scheduled during the exhibition period, the first one will take place at 6:30pm on 15 June. Members of the public are welcome to attend. A photograph postcard is a dual source of information, where an image on the front, which demonstrates the photographer's vision of the society, is complemented with a personal message on the back. Messages on postcards are written accounts of experiences and happenings in different parts of the world and thus enhance the value of postcards as documents. The 20th century marked the beginning of international circulation of postcards and popularization of photography in world history. The exhibition features a selection of over 260 photograph postcards from the image collection of the Archives of Macao to present a big picture of the history and art, urban-architecture, ethnography, economic development, natural environment and other aspects of life in Macao and Angola, Cape Verde, the former Portuguese India, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, São Tomé and Principe and East Timor since the first decades of the 20th century. The first lecture related to the exhibition, entitled "Photograph Postcard - Corroboration of the History: Macao and Lusofone African and Asian Regions after the Popularization of Photography", will be delivered by senior researcher Luís Sá Cunha to provide a look at the people, culture and history of Macao and Lusofone African and Asian regions through photograph postcards of different periods. The lecture will be conducted in Portuguese with Cantonese simultaneous interpretation at the Auditorium of the Cultural Affairs Bureau on Tap Siac Square at 6:30pm on 15 June. Admission is free. The exhibition at the Archives of Macao is open with free entry from 10am to 6pm daily, except from Mondays and public holidays. For enquiries, please visit official website: www.archives.gov.mo or call 28592919 during office hours.
