Venezuela Archives and Libraries

Archives
General Archive of the Nation of Venezuela (Archivo General de la Nación) Avenida Norte 1 Caracas 1010 Telephone: 58 212 5095783/582 8629907 Website: General Archive of the Nation Website #2: General Archive of the Nation (Venezuela) Website #3: General Archive of the Nation of Venezuela Website #4: General Archive of the Nation


 * The General Archive of the Nation or el Archivo General de la Nación (AGN) is a Venezuelan public institution under the Ministry of Culture. It has as principal objective the conservation, preservation, and diffusion of the documental patrimony of Venezuela of a historical and administrative nature, as well as the coordination of archival activities in the country. The oldest document is the Libro de Acuerdos de los Oficiales de la Real Hacienda de la Provincia de Venezuela, which is dated 1535. One of the most recent acquisitions is the Colombeia, an extensive compendium of the writings of Francisco de Miranda and the policy documents and correspondence of Simón Bolívar.

Principal Registry of Caracas (Registro Principal de Caracas) Avenida Urdaneta, Esq. From Pelota a Punceres, Building 30, in front of (CICPC) Libertador Municipality Caracas, Capital District Telephone: 58 212 277 9411/212 564 5604/212 564 5389 Email: [mailto:directorgeneral@saren.gob.ve directorgeneral@saren.gob.ve] Website: Office Main Registry Capital District Website #2: Main Registry opens office in Petare Website #3: Main Registry of Caracas with new headquarters in Sucre municipality


 * The Principal Registry of Caracas or Registro Principal de Caracas is perhaps the richest of the national archives. It is here that they keep the writings and public documents made under the hand of the Notaries.

Libraries
Aquiles Nazoa Public Library (Biblioteca Pública Aquiles Nazoa) Ruiz Pineda 1000 Caracas, Capital District Telephone: 58 212 4341853 Email: [mailto:bpaquilesnazoacaricuao@gmail.com bpaquilesnazoacaricuao@gmail.com] Website: Biblioteca Pública Aquiles Nazoa Website #2: Aquiles Nazoa Library Website #3: [http://avn.info.ve/contenido/caricuao-recuper%C3%B3-su-biblioteca-p%C3%BAblica-aquiles-nazoa Aquiles Nazoa Public Library

Central Library - UCV (Biblioteca Central - UCV) Central University of Venezuela Caracas 1053, Capital District Telephone: 58 212 6050893 Email: [mailto:bibliotecavirtualucv@gmail.com bibliotecavirtualucv@gmail.com] Website: About the Central Library Website #2: UCV Central Library Website #3: Biblioteca Central UCV

Library Los Palos Grandes (Biblioteca Los Palos Grandes) Plaza Los Palos Grandes, 3rd. avenue, between 2nd. and 3rd. transversal Caracas 1060, Miranda Telephone: 58 212 3264827 Website: Los Palos Grandes Library Website #2: Los Palos Grandes Library

Mérida Bolivarian Library (Biblioteca Bolivariana de Mérida) Avenida 4 Bolivar Mérida 5101 Email: [mailto:info@iamvenezuela.com info@iamvenezuela.com] Website: The Bolivarian Library of Mérida Website #2: The Bolivarian Library of Mérida

National Library of Venezuela (Biblioteca Nacional de Venezuela) Altagracia Parish, Final Av. Panteón, Foro Libertador, Headquarters Building, Avenida Panteón Caracas 1010, Capital District Telephone: 58 212 5059125/58 212 5059058 Fax: 58 212-5059124 Email: [mailto:bnmsala@educacion.gob.ar bnmsala@educacion.gob.ar] Website: National Library of Venezuela Website @2: National Library of Venezuela Website #3: Biblioteca Nacional de Venezuela Website #4: National Library of Venezuela Website #5: History and libraries: National Library of Venezuela

Public Library "Manuel Feo La Cruz" (Biblioteca Pública "Manuel Feo La Cruz") 2001, Valencia Carabobo Website: Manuel Feo La Cruz Public Library Website #2: Library "Manuel Feo La Cruz"

Simón Rodríguez Library (Biblioteca Metropolitana Simón Rodríguez) Avenida Sur 4 Caracas 1010, Distrito Capital Telephone: 58 212 8601981 Website: Simón Rodríguez Metropolitan Library Website #2: Simón Rodríguez Central Public Library Website #3: The restoration and change of use of the old Ministry of Education

Zulia State Public Library (Biblioteca Pública del Zulia) Avenida El Milagro Maracaibo 4001, Zulia Telephone: 58 261 7937333/58 261 4112700 Email: [mailto:prensa@bpz.org.ve prensa@bpz.org.ve] Email #2: [mailto:bpzulia@gmail.com bpzulia@gmail.com] Website: Biblioteca Pública del Zulia María Calcaño Website #2: Zulia Public Library Website #3: zulia public library

Museums
National Academy of History (Academia Nacional de la Historia) Palacio de las Academias Av. Universidad, Corner La Bolsa de San Francisco, Academies Palace, 1st floor 1010 Caracas Telephone: 58 212 4826720/4839435 /4813413 Fax: 58 212 4826720/4839435 Email: [mailto:informacion@anhvenezuela.org.ve informacion@anhvenezuela.org.ve] Email #2: [mailto:admin@anhvenezuela.org.ve admin@anhvenezuela.org.ve] Website: Academia Nacional de la Historia Website #2: Academia Nacional de la Historia de Venezuela


 * The National Academy of History or the Academia Nacional de la Historia of Venezuela is an ancient cultural institution, the primary objective is the study of the history of Venezuela and they are dedicated to the gathering of documents.