Paraguay Archives and Libraries

Archives
Library and Central Archive of the National Congress (Biblioteca y Archivo Central del Congreso Nacional) Asunción Telephone: 59 521 414 5000 Email: [mailto:baccnpy@gmail.com baccnpy@gmail.com] Facebook

National Archive of Asunción (Archivo Nacional de Asuncion) Mariscal Estigarribia esq. Iturbe Asunción Telephone: 59 521 447 311 Email: [mailto:archivonacionaldeasuncion@gmail.com archivonacionaldeasuncion@gmail.com] Website
 * Welcome to the official website of the National Archive of Asunción, the historical archive of the Republic of Paraguay. Here you can consult some of our collections online, find out about our news and communicate with us.

Libraries
National Library of Paraguay (Biblioteca Nacional Paraguay) De la Residenta 820 casi Perú Asunción 3110 Telephone: 59 521 204 670 Email: [mailto:biblioteca.nacional.py@gmail.com biblioteca.nacional.py@gmail.com] Website Facebook

Museums
Casa de la Independencia Museum (Museo Casa de la Independencia) 14 de Mayo esq. Presidente Franco Asunción 1214 Telephone: 59 521 493 918 Email: casa.independencia.py@hotmail.com Facebook


 * Nowadays, the building houses the Casa de la Independencia Museum. The furniture, artwork, weapons, and everyday tools on display are from the 1800s. Original documents related to the revolution and signed by patriots are kept in the office, one of the rooms in the museum. The building itself is one of the few remaining examples of colonial architecture in the city of Asunción.

Jewish Museum of Paraguay (Museo Casa de la Independencia) Eligio Ayala Asunción Telephone: 59 521 233 282 Email: [mailto:museojudiodelparaguay@hotmail.com museojudiodelparaguay@hotmail.com] Website
 * The Paraguay Jewish Museum shows historica objects, documentary and artistic value. Three themed rooms allow visitors access the complex symbolic environment of Hebrew culture, with a thoughtful look at the Holocaust and highlights the presence of Jews in Paraguay.

Record Offices
Dirección General del Registro del Estado Civíl Concepción entre Lapacho y Cedro Asunción, Paraguay

Telephone: +(595 21) 560 403/7

For the regional civil registration offices, see [http://registrocivil.gov.py/oficinas/ Offi