Former Federal Assembly building conveyed to Culture Ministry

The building of the former Czechoslovak Federal Assembly near Prague's Wenceslas Square has been conveyed from the ownership of the Finance Ministry to the Culture Ministry. The government approved the transfer on Wednesday. The steel-and-glass building which now houses Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty will in future serve as a depository for the nearby National Museum. According to Culture Minister Martin Stepanek, with its 3,000 square metres of exhibition space, the building could eventually become part of the museum.