VISIT to Macau Science and Culture Centre, Lisbon

22 Março 2018, 10:00 • Shiv Kumar Singh

I and my students went to the Macau Science and Culture Centre, Lisbon. The purpose of the visit was to introduce the library and museum of the centre. The library has a rich collection of books related to our present teaching subject entitled ‘Indian ocean and Pacific Asia’. It contains many volumes in a wide range of both languages, i.e. English and Portuguese regarding our subject. The use of modern and dynamic language, didactic and interactive language is supported with the latest Technologies so as to attract the attention of the young as well as a general public.
Introduction of Centre : The Centre was established through the initiative of governments of Portugal and Macau (under Decree-Law no. 85/95, 28 April 1995). It has been created to encourage the study of Macanese history, culture and society and to promote its dissemination. It especially aims to promote Portuguese-Chinese relations.

The Centre is composed of various departments covering:

1.     Research and Science

2.     Culture and Museology

3.     Information and Documentation

The Macau Scientific and Cultural Centre is open to researchers, especially those from Portugal and China. It aims to partner with universities, libraries, research centres and museums. An associated museum (Macau Museum in Lisbon) at the site is open to the general public, presenting the history of Macau on the ground floor and decorative arts of Macau on the upper floor.

 It also helped out students to enhance their knowledge about wide cultures of countries in the region of India and Pacific ocean. Therefore the trip was full of knowledge and learning.