This great Gothic building is now a gallery of Czech art of the 14 and 20C.
He added: "Critical reflection in general is lacking in Czech art.
Waldes was also a passionate art collector of contemporary Czech art.
His work is counted among the fundamentals of modern Czech art.
Srnec Theatre belongs among the most important representatives of the Czech art in the world.
He always insisted that his paintings came purely from within and from Czech art.
These first fourteen years were the most important for the future development of modern Czech art scene.
At this point, its primary goal was promotion of Czech art along with introduction and commenting on international art scene.
An important movement of Czech art in the 20th century was Cubism, the most creative period being 1910-19.
In 1994, the building was made a center for Czech art and culture.