The Regional Museum in Olomouc continues the tradition of older Olomouc museums, dating back to the mid-19th century, and of a number of formerly separate museums in the city and its surrounding area. For many years it covered the former Olomouc Region and later a substantial portion of the Northmoravian Region. Today, the museum’s activity is formally defined by the territory of the Olomouc District. With regard to the nature of its collections in the fields of prehistory, history and present time in the social and natural sciences it covers not only central Moravia, but a wider area with forays into foreign countries. Along with professional treatment and evaluations of collections the Museum also deals with completion and registration of applications for the export of cultural objects.