Science and research

Museum collections
Museum collections
OLOMOUC CENTRAL EUROPEAN FORUM (SEFO)
OLOMOUC CENTRAL EUROPEAN FORUM (SEFO)

Thanks to the number of works of art being administered (cca 185.000) the Olomouc Museum of Art is one of the most important institutions of its kind in the Czech Republic. The museum takes professional care of works belonging to the state and to the church, as well as private works of art, ranging from antiquity to contemporary art culture. The essential collection of the museum consists more 91.000 items.

Thanks to the number of works of art being administered (cca 185.000) the Olomouc Museum of Art is one of the most important institutions of its kind in the Czech Republic. The museum takes professional care of works belonging to the state and to the church, as well as private works of art, ranging from antiquity to contemporary art culture. The essential collection of the museum consists more 91.000 items.

Victor Vasarely's sculpture Diamond is part of the SEFO project
Victor Vasarely's sculpture Diamond is part of the SEFO project

The aim of the SEFO is to search for both for connections and differences in various fields of the visual art of Central Europe region from the end of the 19th to the 21st century. To fulfil this ambitious idea, we have created a strong team of professionals from Czech Republic and other Central European countries which is engaged in solid research and acquisition of new works of art for our collections. 

The aim of the SEFO is to search for both for connections and differences in various fields of the visual art of Central Europe region from the end of the 19th to the 21st century. To fulfil this ambitious idea, we have created a strong team of professionals from Czech Republic and other Central European countries which is engaged in solid research and acquisition of new works of art for our collections. 

Visualisation of the planned construction of SEFO
Visualisation of the planned construction of SEFO