The MNSR reorganised its long-term exhibition with the support of the National Arts Plan (PNA) in defining strategies, exhibition concepts and communication models. The aim was to be in line with the new dissemination policies in cultural democracy practices.
At the same time, the Soares dos Reis National Museum team worked with students from various educational areas of the University of Porto to see how museums of this type were perceived by younger generations and how they could be of greater interest to them.