Mendel Museum has been an institution of Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic, since 2007. The museum was established in 2002 with the international co-operation of a number of organizations. The principal role in the creation of the museum itself was played by the Austrian society VFG and affiliated scientists and patrons.[citation needed] This workplace is located within the precincts of the Augustinian abbey in Old Brno, where the abbot and scientist Gregor Johann Mendel had worked.