The foundation aims to: promote local history in the municipalities of Bolligen, Ittigen, Ostermundigen and the parish of Bolligen; collect culturally and historically valuable objects and other items important for understanding the population, their way of life and their history; establish and expand a collection center where documents significant to the population and their history are collected; create a venue for works and publications on local history, focusing on the population's way of life and history, the cultural and political activities of their municipalities, and the historical development of these. To this end, the foundation covers the costs for the expansion and equipment of the local museum, administrative costs, as well as operating and maintenance costs of the local museum. For further details, please refer to the foundation charter.