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This dissertation is based on the understanding that the ecology of the arts is formed by countless contexts, forces and agents; and, consequently, that a museum, an exhibition is a place for the creation and legitimization of narratives and discourses and, therefore, a place for the dispute of power. From this political dimension of the act of exhibiting, it is understood that analyzing the exhibition practices of a museum is to delve not only into its artistic content, but also into a broader universe, addressing social, cultural and political contexts of an entire territory. In this sense, this dissertation presents itself as a case study on the Museum of Contemporary Art of Ceará – MAC-CE, with the objective of analyzing the construction of its narrative and the representation of its discourses based on its exhibition practice developed in its 25 years of existence (1998 to 2025). The meanings constructed by the Museum will be analyzed through the intersection between exhibitions, management/curatorial proposal and the sociopolitical and cultural context in which the Museum is inserted. We are also interested in analyzing whether the discourse constructed by this Museum reiterates the context in which it is inserted, that is, to what extent the MAC-CE discourse is a direct reflection of its context and where there is agency of this institution.