The National gallery in Prague is the oldest cultural institution in the Czech Republic and its history goes back to 1796. The National Gallery in Prague has been perceived as one of the attributes of Czech statehood for more than two centuries. The National Gallery in Prague manages the most important and prestigious collection of artworks in the Czech Republic. There are more than 400 000 objects of art in the collection - paintings, graphic sheets, drawings and sculptures. The artworks represent all the eras of art - from 1st century AD to very contemporary art, including significant and globally recognized collections of the Old Masters and the French Modern Art.