“Spin the Wheel and Complete the Challenges!” - Our Debut as a Young Group

Written By Ana-Rita Lopes, with the support from the FAMP

In celebration of the International Museum Day, themed "Museums, Education, and Research," the National Coach Museum hosted its first heritage education fair. Our young group proudly made its debut at this event with an interactive and engaging booth featuring a “Wheel of Luck”. 

We invited attendees to spin the wheel to win prizes, including candy, themed bookmarks, and entry into a raffle for a basket filled with museum merchandise. Each spin presented participants with a choice between two challenges designed to connect them with the museum and its collection:

• Red: take a selfie with the Coach of the Oceans OR name five from a category (kings of Portugal, museums, painters, etc.).

• Orange: follow the museum’s social media OR identify your zodiac sign in the Coach of King João V.

• Yellow: suggest an activity for our young group to organize OR find specific items in the collection (a crown, a table, a boot, a dragon, a lantern).

• Blue: persuade someone to visit the museum OR answer a trivia question.

• Purple: write a message to someone telling them you’re visiting the National Coach Museum OR draw a coach in thirty seconds.

• Green: share your relationship with museums by answering a Google Form OR spin the wheel again.

Throughout the weekend, we engaged with numerous visitors, and the wheel quickly became a hit. Children, in particular, were our most enthusiastic fans! It was truly rewarding to bring them joy.

We praise the museum for organizing such a fun event and hope there will be more editions of the fair in the future. We look forward to participating in more activities that bring the community closer to the treasures of the National Coach Museum!