11.906, on January 20, 2009, one of its main objectives is the promotion of programs and projects aimed at the organization, management, and development of museums.
The PNM was built in a democratic way with the participation of the museological sector from all over the country in 2002 and launched on May 16, 2003, in a ceremony held at the Museu Histórico Nacional (National Historical Museum), in the city of Rio de Janeiro (RJ), attended by the Minister of Culture Gilberto Gil.
[7][8] In compliance with the PNM, and as a first step towards the creation of a specific agency for the management of public policies for museums, the Department of Museums and Cultural Centers (Demu) was created in 2004, under the Institute of National Historic and Artistic Heritage (Iphan).
On January 20, 2009, the President of the Republic Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sanctioned Law 11.906, which made the Directorate of Museums and Museum Units independent from the Institute of National Historic and Artistic Heritage.
[11][12][13][14] Always considering the Brazilian museological diversity, Ibram dialogues democratically with this rapidly expanding universe, composed of more than three thousand and seven hundred museums of multiple tendencies, carrying out actions of fomentation, acquisition and preservation of collections, as well as integration between the various actors of the sector.