This summer we invite young people and adults to embark on a ‘journey’ through the activity ‘The Challenge of Your Holidays: The Phoenix and the Unicorn’. Based on the book from the children's collection The Phoenix and the Unicorn: the story Ulysses didn't tell, this activity challenges participants to create their own travelling map. A map with plenty of challenges, stories and, of course, a few coins.

Each destination visited will be a ‘stop’. Each ‘stop’ will have several missions. At the end of the holiday, the map will be made up of photographs, drawings, recipes and other elements. It will be a very personal testimony of this holiday. 

At the Museu Casa da Moeda we believe that activities like this are fundamental because they provide moments of fun, creating experiences that engage participants through the exploration of pieces; mentally, by challenging participants to analyse the minted elements; and emotionally, by creating shared memories and fostering a sense of belonging to a community. These experiences allow each participant to take away new knowledge, but also the satisfaction of participating in the valorisation of numismatic heritage.

We invite young people and adults to join us in this challenge and share their stories with us. At the end of the holidays, send your travel maps and records of your adventures to museucasadamoeda@incm.pt.

We wish you all a holiday full of reading, discoveries and lots of fun.