The state will allocate three billion crowns for the repairs of national institutions

Prague - The state will allocate three billion crowns for the repair of neglected buildings of national institutions by 2017. The funds will be distributed over three years to the Program for the Care of the National Cultural Heritage, which is managed by the Ministry of Culture. Czech Radio (ČRo) informed about this today. Thus, the ministry can begin this year to reconstruct the Prague Museum of Decorative Arts and likely launch the long-delayed repair of the historic building of the National Museum this fall. The ministry will receive the money from the government.
    "One billion for the Program for the Care of the National Cultural Heritage, for the years 2015, 2016, and 2017. It has a lasting impact and is enshrined in the chapter of the Ministry of Culture," said ČRo Economic Deputy of the Ministry René Schreier. Funds will also be available for this year. The ministry has investment resources available that have remained from previous years.
    The reconstruction of the Prague Museum of Decorative Arts will cost approximately 420 million crowns, ČRo reported. Its new depositories are also being constructed. The long-delayed repairs of the National Museum are expected to begin this fall, with new exhibitions estimated to cost more than two billion crowns.
    From the care program, for the allocated funds, repairs could be made, for example, to the State Opera, where some technologies are in a state of emergency, ČRo reminded. There are also plans for a new headquarters for the National Film Archive, which has been in temporary premises for years, and there is consideration of a new building for the National Gallery. However, it is still unclear where it will be located and what the budget will be.
    Overall, according to ČRo, Deputy Schreier calculated the investment needs of the ministry at around six billion crowns.