Papua New Guinea Archives and Libraries


 * Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm.
 * If you plan to visit a repository, contact them and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
 * Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the FamilySearch Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.

Archives
National Archives and Public Records Services of Papua New Guinea Office of Libraries Archives and Literacy P.O. Box 734 Waigani, National Capital District Papua New Guinea Telephone:[675] 3431451 Pacific Regional Branch: Introducing National Archives and Public Records Services of Papua New Guinea

National Archives of Australia National Archives National Office Kings Avenue Parkes ACT 2600 Australia Phone: +61 2 6212 3600 E-mail: archives@naa.gov.au Research Guide: Papua New Guinea records 1883–1942: microfilm collections Downloadable .pdf list of sources

Australian National University Archives Australian National University Canberra, Australia Telephone:+61 2 6125 5111 Website 220 archival descriptions results for Papua New Guinea]

Libraries
Office of Library and Archives PO Box 1202 Waigain, NCD Papua New Guinea Tel: +91 562 267 4332 Email: info@ola.gov.pg Website

National Library of Papua New Guinea Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Telephone: +675 323 7775 Facebook

Additional Libraries
The largest libraries are at the University of Papua New Guinea (440,000 volumes) and at the Papua New Guinea University of Technology (130,000 volumes). Local libraries are well established in urban centers. The National Library Service in Boroko has 85,000 volumes. The Papua New Guinea Institute of Public Administration in Boroko holds 90,000 volumes.

Museums
The Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery, in Boroko, has a good collection of art and general ethnography. The museum is implementing the National Cultural Property Act to protect the country's cultural heritage and to further establish appropriate museums. In 1981 the country opened the Madang Museum, Culture and Tourism Center in Yomba. The J. K. MacCarthy Museum, an ethnological collection, is located in Goroka.

Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery (NMAG) Waigani, Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Phone: (+675) 325 2405/325 2422 Email: nationalmuseum@museumpng.gov.pg Website

Record Offices
Civil Registry Office PO Box 470 WAIGANI National Capital District Papua New Guinea Website Sambra Haus - Waigani Telephone: + (675) 313 3000 Ext:7002 Civil Registry Office - Boroko Telephone: + (675) 323 6510