Strahov Monastery Competitors

The city's public transit company was founded on 1 September 1897 as Elektrické podniky královského hlavního města Prahy [The Electrical Companies of the Royal Capital City of Prague]. At that time, aside from operating urban mass transit, it was also in the business of generating and distributing electricity. In 1946, after the nationalization of the energy industry and the gradual splitting-off of power stations gas works and waterworks, Prague's City Companies were changed to the Public Transit Companies of the Capital City of Prague. In later years, the company's name, organizational structure and management changed several times. In 1991, the Public Transit Co. was changed to a joint-stock company, whose sole shareholder is the City of Prague.

National Gallery Prague, whose tradition dates back to 1796, is one of the world's oldest public art collections. It currently owns the largest art collection in the Czech Republic, which presents in seven historic buildings representing the rich architectural development of Prague. The collections of the National Gallery include the masterpieces of the Central European Middle Ages, outstanding works of world masters from Rubens through Gauguin to Picasso, Asian art and, last but not least, the key personalities of Czech fine art. Free entry to all short-term exhibitions and permanent exhibitions for visitors under 16.

The National Museum consists of five specialised institutes - the Museum of Natural Sciences, the Historical Museum, the Library of the National Museum, the Náprstek Museum of Asian, African and American Cultures (part of the National Museum since 1932), the Czech Museum of Music (part of the National Museum since 1984) and two technical and administrative departments – the Department of Economic Management and the Department of Central Exhibiting and Collecting Work. The National Museum accumulates collections of material documents of natural history, prehistory and history of Czech and foreign provenance, especially in the field of mineralogy, geology, petrology, paleontology, hydrobiology, micology, botanics, entomology, zoology, antropology, prehistory and protohistory, medieval archeology, classical archeology, Czech history, ethnography, numismatics (including non-European), history of theatre, history of physical education and sport, prehistory and ancient history of the Near East and Africa, non-European ethnography, Asian culture, musicology and bibliology. Collections are created in line with scientific research and according to the museum’s own conception of collecting work. The museum is in charge of the historical book fund, castle libraries, a specialised public library and a specialised archive.