Prague - Kinsky Palace

(Local Name: Palác Kinskych) The headquarters for the National Gallery in Prague (Národní Galerie) are located at the Kinsky Palace (Palác Kinskych). The National Gallery's collection is housed in a variety of buildings throughout Prague, of which the rococo Kinsky Palace is one. The collection at the Kinsky Palace consists mainly of prints and drawings and is entitled "Prints and Drawings Collection".

The Kinsky Palace was built in the 18th Century on the foundations of three older buildings dating back to the 13th Century. Some remains of the previous buildings can be found in the cellars of the new. The Kinsky Palace looks out over the old town square and the Jan Hus monument.