Knížák to step down as head of National Gallery in 2011

Milan Knížák will next year step down as the head of the Czech National Gallery after over a decade in the job. He is leaving the post on agreement with the minister of culture, Václav Riedlbauch, a spokesperson for his ministry told reporters. Mr Knížák, who is himself a visual artist, is a controversial figure who has frequently been embroiled in disputes over his views on art and politics.