The National Literature Memorial was founded in 1952 and is established for the purpose of acquiring, collecting, permanently preserving and making available to the public collections of a museum nature, specifically a collection of documents on the development of literature and book culture in the Czech lands, including documents related to the life, work and legacy of important personalities of Czech literature and book culture from the 18th century to the present day and a collection of fine art works.
The museum also has a rich archive with the remains of our leading writers.
Several branches are open to the public in Petschk's villa in Bubenč, where he moved from Strahov, in the Hvězda summer house and in the Petrkov castle.