Professor José Miguel Sardica is the curator of the exhibition "D. Maria II. From Brazilian Princess to Queen of Portugal, 1819-1853", at Galeria D. Luís do Palácio Nacional da Ajuda, 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 personality and the epoch of D. Maria II, the first constitutional queen of Portugal. 

The exhibition catalog includes texts by Professors José Miguel Sardica (organizer) and Jorge Vaz de Carvalho.