National Gallery in Prague - Schwarzenberg Palace
Schwarzenberg Palace, or Schwarzenberský palác, is the largest single site among the National Gallery Prague’s historic venues, and it anchors the city’s Bohemian aristocratic and Habsburg heritage in Baroque splendor. Built in the high Baroque style, the palace dates to the 17th century and today houses the gallery’s Baroque art collection, connecting you with a era when Prague’s noble houses shaped artistic taste across Bohemia. The National Gallery Prague itself is a state-owned institution founded on February 5, 1796, and its holdings are distributed among several historic buildings, with Schwarzenberg Palace standing alongside the Convent of St Agnes, the Kinský Palace, and the Sternberg Palace, among others. The gallery emphasizes Czech and international masterworks, reflecting the broader European context in which Bohemian aristocracy and the Habsburg court collected and commissioned art. …
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