José Miguel Sardica is the scientific curator of the exhibition at Galeria D. Luís do Palácio Nacional da Ajuda

José Miguel Sardica, professor and researcher from the Faculty of Humanities, is the scientific curator of the exhibition "D. Maria II. From Brazilian Princess to Queen of Portugal, 1819-1853", which will be on display at the D. Luís Gallery of the Ajuda National Palace, between May 26 and September 29, 2021.

The exhibition is the result of a partnership between the Museum of the Presidency of the Republic (MPR) and the National Palace of Ajuda (PNA), and its motto is the evocation of the figure and the time of D. Maria II, the first constitutional queen of Portugal, a true precursor of national contemporaneity. Bringing together about 400 pieces from a wide variety of institutional sources and private collectors, the Exhibition is complemented by the publication of the respective Catalogue, a work that brings together texts by specialists and reproductions of all the pieces and documents on display, also curated and edited by José Miguel Sardica.