Museums today are not only places where we will look at historical objects, now they have an impact on society as a whole, on the economy, politics, and for this paper the most important educational aspect of society. Museums actually have a very difficult task of changing the way people think. It is not easy to encourage someones way of thinking that will lead to changes. The paper presents one such museum project – Kristina Leko' exhibition „The Way People Live“ and empirical research related to the main goal of the exhibition – to encourage students to think, strengthen awareness of the importance of changes and to take action. The research was conducted using a questionnaire filled out by high school students. The collection of information lasted nine months, and the total number of respondents was 97. Opinions were collected from students after visiting the exhibition and seven months after the visit. As part of the research, the manner of conducting the exhibition is described, and the results show similarities and changes in attitudes and opinions.