The exhibition maps the path, which led to the establishment of one of the most significant Czechoslovak exile institutions of the second half of the 20th century. It also documents the efforts of a group of personalities from the cultural and political exile community supported by "domestic" and international allies. The exhibition seeks to highlight the various phases of activities and operations of the Documentation Centre, from the "home business" created by one individual, to today’s non-governmental organisation, incorporated into the structures of both domestic and international cultural and academic institutions.