Research Rooms

The Security Services Archive has two Research rooms for public researchers. All the necessary information about requesting materials can be found here.

• Research Room in Praha – Na Struze St.
• Research Room in Brno – Kanice

Research Room in Prague, Na Struze Street

• Address: Na Struze 229/3, Praha 1, CZ
• Telephones: +420 221 008 132
• E-mail: badatelna.struha@abscr.cz

Archival materials from all departments are accessible to researchers at this site.

How to find us: The research room is located very close to the National Theatre, opposite the Goethe-Institut Prague, and is best accessed by public transport either from the “Národní třída” metro station (5 minutes walk) or by trams no. 2, 9, 17, 18, 22, tram stop “Národní divadlo” – map .

Public opening times

Dear Researchers,

we would like to inform you that the reading room of the Security Services Archive, located at Na Struze 229/3, Prague 1, will be closed for a longer period than usual during this summer.

Due to operational reasons (the delivery and installation of a new passenger elevator), the reading room will be closed from 15 June 2026 to 4 September 2026.

During this three‑month period, responses to your research inquiries will provide information only about the archival materials and the records relating to them. Archival materials will not be automatically prepared for consultation. If you wish to have materials prepared for study, please contact the staff member handling your request by email from the beginning of September 2026.

While the Na Struze reading room is closed, you may use our second reading room in Brno‑Kanice. If you would like archival materials to be prepared there, please indicate this in your research request.

The eBadatelna application will remain available throughout this period: https://ebadatelna.cz/

Thank you for your understanding, and we apologize for any inconvenience caused.

Reading room in Brno, Kanice

• Address: Kanice 176, Brno-venkov, CZ
• Telephone: +420 221 008 178
• E-mail: badatelna.kanice@abscr.cz

Archival materials from all departments are accessible to researchers at this site.

How to find us: The building is located near the village of Kanice (Brno-venkov District) and is the most easily accessible from Brno. Take tram no. 2 from Brno train station towards Stará Osada (Brno, Židenice, Stará Osada), which takes about 12 minutes. From there take bus no. 201 or 202 and travel about 14 minutes to the bus stop “Brno, Líšeň, Na Spáleništi” (a request stop). Opposite the bus stop there is a smaller road running alongside a forest. Take this road and after some 10–12 minutes you will reach the archive building – map.

Public opening times