The Moravian Provincial Archives in Brno is a state institution which carries out state administration, performs professional activities and performs tasks in the field of archiving, defined by its factual and territorial scope.

The archive was founded in 1839 to study and explore the sources of the history of Moravia. Since 1855, it has served as archive for the preservation of documents that have been created within the provincial political, self-governing or judicial authorities. The activities of the archives cover the Vysočina region, the South Moravian region and the Zlín region of the Czech Republic. The archive is managed by the funds of state and non-state institutions, Moravian municipalities from the beginning of the 12th century, landfill funds, religious funds, funds of monasteries, aristocratic clubs, etc. Some archives are available in digitized form online.