On the web, there are projects from those interested in leading NG

Prague - The Art History Society (UHS) has published on its website projects from some candidates for the position of director of the National Gallery in Prague (NG). However, only works from four of the seven applicants are available, and only one of the three candidates recommended to his successor by the Minister of Culture Václav Riedlbauch. Two of the published projects propose specific and radical changes in the organization of collections, the management of the institution, or the usage of certain properties.
    Economist Vladimír Rösel did not respond to the request, UHS states. NG director Milan Knížák allegedly replied that UHS does not trust him, and therefore he refused to publish his project. Jiří Fajt promised to publish his project only after the competition concludes. The only one of the three finalists whose project can be read is the director of the Moravian Gallery Brno, Marek Pokorný.
    He criticizes, for example, the increase in the number of NG properties, which disproportionately raised both operational and financial demands at the expense of the museum's core functions. Pokorný agrees with centralized management of NG in areas such as investment, operations, property management, or fundraising, but believes that this should be accompanied by the delegation of authority to individual collections.
    And despite the fundamental changes, including the establishment and cancellation of long-term exhibitions in the past ten years, he claims there are no relevant analyses or strategies that outline the main goals and priorities of NG.
    Pokorný proposes merging the collections of 19th-century art and modern and contemporary art. He would like NG to operate only in its own properties, with some being returned to their original owners (e.g., St. George's Monastery to the Administration of Prague Castle) or to other state institutions (Salmovský Palace to the Museum of Applied Arts in Prague).
    He would negotiate with the National Museum (NM) about a shared location for their collections of art from non-European civilizations – he personally prefers the construction of a new facility. Until last year, the Oriental collection of NG was rented at Zbraslav Castle. NG planned to open a new exhibition in the Kinský Palace in the first half of this year, which has yet to happen.
    Pokorný would like to negotiate with the Museum of Applied Arts about the possibility of establishing a joint exhibition of art and culture from the 19th century at the Rudolfinum, and whether to incorporate the activities and team of the Galerie Rudolfinum into a possible Collection of Art from the 19th century to the present and move them to the Veletržní Palace. Seven years ago, Milan Knížák also proposed merging the Oriental collections of NM and NG in his concept for 2020, and he considered utilizing the Rudolfinum for the needs of NG.
    Another competitor in the contest, Vít Vlnas, director of the Collection of Old Art at NG, sees a fundamental reform of both the organizational and economic aspects of NG as unavoidable. He particularly focuses on the need for NG to separate its function as a museum of art from that of a kunsthalle. Many criticize Knížák for NG's lack of exhibitions and its focus on building collections, but he stands behind the idea of an art museum as NG's primary function.
    Like Pokorný, Vlnas wants a new arrangement of collections that would allow for cost reduction. According to Vlnas, it is also necessary to renovate the Veletržní Palace, which Knížák has recently started discussing as well. The palace reopened in 1995 after a long repair process. Vlnas believes NG needs to decide whether to enter a multi-year interim related to reconstruction or abandon the property. A guiding factor may be the fact that last year, Veletržní Palace accounted for 52 percent of NG’s operating costs, while contributing only 28 percent of its visitor numbers.
    Vlnas would relocate collections located in the Veletržní Palace to Salmovský Palace (19th-century art and French art from the 19th and 20th centuries) or to the Convent of St. Agnes, from which medieval art could possibly be moved to the St. George's Monastery at the Castle; however, he believes it would be optimal to construct a new building and suggests using the plot near the ČVUT campus at Vítězné náměstí. According to him, the investment and operational costs for a new building would not reach the levels of the costs for the renovation and operation of the Veletržní Palace.
    Vlnas concludes his project by stating that by 2014, NG should transform into a pure art museum and stop involving itself with the purchasing of contemporary works.