With the exhibition DNA , the MAN presented the works of its permanent collection to the public through an itinerary organized by great authors, thematic areas and recent acquisitions and donations. The works of the MAN collection constitute the most intimate structure of the museum, they build its history, becoming the most visible witnesses of its constant growth. The increase in the heritage of works, through donations and acquisitions, responds to the nature of the museum.

10 years after the establishment of the original nucleus of 165 works, the MAN, faithful to its role as an institution, proposes a contemporary rereading of the history of Sardinian art of the twentieth century, with works that can be considered constitutive of the local artistic panorama. As has happened in the past, the new acquisitions are also the result of patient research work, inspired by the same guidelines that led to the creation of the original corpus, to give space to the testimonies of the artistic expressions that have characterized Sardinian culture, focusing on the most representative works of the first half of the twentieth century to continue with those of more recent or contemporary artists.

With this setup, which is the same as the MAN museum, DNA. The collection it recounted the heterogeneity of Sardinian artistic history, bringing together different worlds and styles, experiments and innovations, both from the point of view of themes and subjects, and from that of creative techniques.