Research centre operation
The Archive of Security Forces provides its services at three research centres:
- ABS Research Centre Prague – Siwiecova
Some archive materials were digitalised in the past by the predecessors of The Archive of Security Forces (Archive and File Service Section of the CR MoI and Office for Access to Documents of the CR MD). With regards to the poor quality of digitalisation, a substantial part of the digitalised documents are illegible. If the researcher is dissatisfied with the quality of the digitalised copy, the original archive materials may be accessed or a new digital copy may be generated on request. - ABS Research Centre Prague – Struha
- ABS Research Centre Brno – Kanice
Siwiecovaa Central Research Centre
- Address: Siwiecova 2, Prague 3 – Žižkov
- Telephone: +420 221 008 210, +420 221 008 472
- Fax: +420 222 718 944
- E-mail: badatelna.havelkova@abscr.cz
The central research centre of the Security Forces Archive presents archive materials for viewing according to Act No. 499/2004 Coll. and accessible according to Act No. 107/2002 Coll.
At this research centre, archive materials from the following sections are presented:
- Section of operative volumes of the counter-intelligence and investigation files
- Section of operative files
- Section of archive collection of MoI armies
- Section of archive collection of the CSR MoI
- Section of StB archive collection
Public opening hours
| Monday | 9:00 – 16:00 |     |
| Tuesday | 9:00 – 16:00 | |
| Wednesday | 9:00 – 18:00 | |
| Thursday | 9:00 – 16:00 |
Na Struze Research Centre
- Address: Na Struze 3, Prague 1
- Telephone: +420 221 008 134, +420 221 008 132
- Fax: +420 222 511 917
- E-mail: badatelna.struha@abscr.cz
The research centre enables onsite study of archive materials:
- Section of Federal MoI archives
- Section of StB archives
The character and nature of these documents corresponds to the extraordinary position of security in the totalitarian system, when the political police interfered in virtually all parts of everyday society.
Public opening hours
| Monday | 9:00 – 16:00 |    |
| Tuesday | 9:00 – 16:00 | |
| Wednesday | 9:00 – 18:00 | |
| Thursday | 9:00 – 16:00 |
Kanice Research Centre
- Telephone: +420 545 227 302
- Fax: +420 545 227 563
All materials in the archive are presented at this research centre.
Public opening hours
| Monday | 8:00 – 14:30 |     |
| Tuesday | 8:00 – 14:30 | |
| Wednesday | 8:00 – 14:30 | |
| Thursday | 8:00 – 14:30 |
Getting there
The archive building is located in the cadastral territory of Kanice (Brno-Country District), but is not accessible from this municipality. From the Brno train station, take tram no. 2 towards Stará Osada (Brno, Židenice, Stará Osada), about 12 minutes. Here, transfer to bus no. 201 or 202 and travel about 14 minutes to bus stop “Brno, Líšeň, Na Spáleništi” (stop upon request). Across the road from the bus stop, there is a service road. Take this road and in about 10-12 minutes you will reach the archive building.