The MAN museum was opened to the public in 1999, in a building from the 1920s that was formerly the seat of the provincial institution, located between the arteries of the historic center of Nuoro.

The idea of an art gallery for the Province soon developed into a museum project.

The collection was enriched by new acquisitions and the activity extended to the territorial context.

[citation needed] The Museum has organized major exhibitions of contemporary Italian and international artists.

[1] The MAN collection includes paintings by important authors of the Sardinian art history, including Edina Altara, Antonio Ballero, Giuseppe Biasi, Francesco Ciusa, Mario Delitala, Carmelo Floris, Maria Lai, Mauro Manca, Costantino Nivola, Salvatore Fancello and Giovanni Pintori.