We operate a museum that collects, processes and preserves applied art, craftsmanship and design. We conduct basic and applied research in the history of Czech and foreign applied art, design, book culture, photography and clothing.

Collection and preservation of domestic and foreign literature with a focus on technical and natural sciences and economics.

We conduct regular internet auctions of paintings, coins, sculptures, glass, porcelain, antiques, etc. It is also possible to sell and buy for cash outside the auction. We will immediately appraise your items after sending you photos for free, advise you on their sale, come anywhere in the Czech Republic. We will provide expert opinions.

We bring together cartoonists and caricaturists. We create jokes on a given topic. We organize competitions or award annual prizes.

We operate a research library with a study room. There is an on-line catalogue of books and internet access. We lend Czech and specialist literature. We provide lending, reference, reservation and reprographic services. We organize literary talks and other library events.

Bringing together local and international people interested in music. Organisation of scientific conferences and seminars. We provide sales of publications such as Miscellanea from annual conferences and Who's Who in Contemporary Czech Musicology.

We deal with the personality and lifetime work of the national artist František Tröster. We introduce the public to his work, organize exhibitions, and are working to publish a comprehensive monograph.

Promotion and dissemination of the work of the composer Bohuslav Martinů. The main aim is to collect all available documents from and about the pen of Bohuslav Martinů so that interested musicologists, performers and the general public can study the composer's life and work in the full context of the times.