Planning and operation of protection and storage facilities in the domestic and foreign Klettgau region for cultural assets and documents for extremely long periods and with a view to climatic extremes, as well as consulting companies and authorities in this field; can acquire or lease real estate; can plan, implement and operate a register for the precautionary relocation of cultural assets and documents in accordance with the decision on precautionary measures of April 12, 1957 (BVM); can issue and trade value rights for space claims in such protection and storage facilities; can participate in studies on tectonic and ice age research.