The article deals with the circumstances of founding, subsequent development and the most important characteristics of the Časopis Matice moravské (founded in 1869). It also describes and analyses the institutional and social-political context of the important milestones in the history of this periodical that belongs to the oldest scientific journals in Central Europe focused on history, linguistics and cultural history.
The article deals with the circumstances of founding, subsequent development and the most important characteristics of the Časopis Společnosti přátel starožitností (founded in 1893). It also describes and analyses the institutional and social-political context of the important milestones of the history of this periodical that belongs to the oldest scientific journals in Central Europe focused on history.