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Museums are generally considered to be essential for our current society and to play a very important role in today’s world. They are a great source of knowledge, since they preserve our heritage and educate their visitors. In addition, museums tend to create a sense of community and unite people with the same interests. For these reasons, such an important museum as the Railway Museum of Catalonia is believed to add a lot of value to the community and always wants to offer a great service offering innovative activities. This report details the project “Interactive Activities for the Railway Museum of Catalonia” developed in 2021 by five international students of the EPS. This project was elaborated at the EPSEVG (Escola Politècnica Superior d’Enginyeria de Vilanova i la Geltrú) located in Vilanova i la Geltrú. The Railway Museum of Catalonia wanted to create a set of interactive activities for families, so children could discover the museum and learn important concepts related to trains in an entertaining way. This, added to the fact that the museum was being renovated, and that other museums also offer “games” for children and families, made them decide to contact the UPC to organize this project with the goal of creating an entertaining set of activities for boys and girls. First of all, extensive research was done. Many museums offer activities, so it is important to know what exactly they offer, and if their activities are effective to educate and entertain or not. Moreover, research about the psychology related to children and interactive activities was essential to understand how to attract children and catch their attention to educate them in an effective manner while they are entertained. The following step was to think about the activities that could fit the museum in Vilanova i la Geltrú. Taking into account the results obtained in the research, different possibilities were thought. Since we had several options, we evaluated them considering the advantages and disadvantages of each of them, and we came up with a final idea. Thirdly, the activity was entirely developed. We created a set of activities implemented on a booklet, and we created a little reward for children that participate in the game. In addition, we developed an online game. This online game has two functions: firstly, it offers a free activity to users that visit the Railway Museum webpage, so people that cannot come to the museum due to different reasons can enjoy it, and secondly, it serves as an appetizer, if someone plays and likes it, there is a greater probability that this person will come to the museum to enjoy the on-site activities. While we developed the face-to-face activity, we realized that people that wanted to complete the activities would need some materials to be able to play. These materials are not free. So, a budget was prepared, and together with our company supervisor, it was decided to look for a sponsor to fund the activities, so the museum could offer them for free. In addition, a test was done. A group of children was taken to the museum and they were asked to complete the activities. When they finished the game, they were asked some questions. Thanks to the results, we were able to incorporate their feedback. Taking into account the feedback received from the families that participated in the test, we adapted the questions that were either not clear enough or too difficult. Lastly, we have added to the report a section of conclusions, where there is an explanation of the results obtained and how the activity is going to be completely implemented at the museum.
