To mark the date, we hosted the storytime session “Contos de Amor Além-Mar”, a journey through love stories that faced distance, crossed oceans, and endured over time. Inspired by the Age of Discoveries, these narratives reminded us of a simple, powerful idea: even when the sea separated continents, some feelings never lost their way.
And we didn’t stop there. During the Age of Discoveries, many navigators spent months, sometimes years, far from home. Letters became the most precious link between those who
left and those who stayed behind: words filled with longing, hope, and the promise of return.
Inspired by that tradition, we invited visitors to write their own “Carta Além-Mar”. Each person could create a special message and take it with them to hand-deliver to someone important.
The result? Emotion, smiles, and countless shared moments across our galleries.
The response confirmed what we believe every day: the museum is a living space, where History gains new layers through thematic, participatory experiences.
Initiatives like this one reinforce World of Discoveries’ commitment to creating unique moments that engage families, couples, groups of friends and schools, always with History as the starting point and emotion as the destination.
Because here, stories don’t stay in the past. They are lived. They are felt. And they continue to be written… every day.
National Historic Centres Day in Porto (March, 28th) is a chance to rediscover the city’s UNESCO-listed Historic Centre as living heritage. World of Discoveries joins with a guided visit that connects Porto, the riverfront and the human side of the Discoveries.
Pumpkin Awards celebrate the best of Portugal for families, and World of Discoveries is nominated for Best Weekend Activity – Porto. If you’ve visited us, or believe in bringing History closer to children, vote for World of Discoveries from 12–20 March 2026.
Carnival at World of Discoveries arrived with “Legends and Masks”, filling the Museum with colour, creativity and family-friendly energy. With theatrical moments, special décor and mask activities, each visit became participatory and memorable.
O projeto de investimento em apreço consubstancia-se na criação de um empreendimento de animação turística, uma exposição interativa assente numa componente lúdico-cultural, subordinado à temática dos descobrimentos portugueses. Esta recriação da rota dos descobrimentos portugueses permite aos seus visitantes navegar, através de um canal de água concebido para o efeito, ao longo dos caminhos marítimos desbravados pelos exploradores/conquistadores portugueses à descoberta de novas rotas de comércio.
Este projeto assume um elevado carácter inovador reunindo um conjunto apreciável de fatores de inovação/diferenciação e revela-se integrador de um conjunto de variáveis-chave para a concretização de uma oferta ao público-alvo fortemente diferenciadora e pautada pela qualidade e excelência.
Um projeto único a nível nacional e internacional, combina a oferta de uma experiência lúdica e empolgante para os visitantes com um caráter pedagógico e cultural relevante, que converte o legado histórico português num fator de competitividade e potenciação do turismo interno e externo assente na valorização dos nossos recursos endógenos.
Investimento: Euro 6.184.749
Investimento Elegível: Euro 5.932.988
Incentivo: Euro 2.172.116
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