S-ABAOLA MUSEUM
Traditional museum of Albaola
We are going to see what the traditional museum of Albaola is like
Have you ever seen a whaleboat from the 17th century?
You are going to see the location of the Albaola Museum/Factory
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Albaola, The sea factory of the basques
Albaola is an innovative space located in Pasaia, close to San Sebastian, where the Basque maritime universe is explained and where the handcrafted maritime technology is recovered and given value. The core business of this Factory is the building of historical vessels. In Albaola, the Basque Maritime Factory, it is possible to know the building of a replica of the San Juan Galleon, an iconic whaleboat of the 16th century.
Enjoy learning about the history of Albaola Museum/factory
You are going to see with your own eyes how Albaola looks like
Learn the list of the concepts shown in the video
MAIN CONCEPTS OF ALBAOLA
WOODWORKING: woodworking is the skill of making items from wood, and includes cabinet making (cabinetry and furniture), wood carving, joinery, carpentry, and woodturning.
SAILS: A sail is a tensile structure, which is made from fabric or other membrane materials, that uses wind power to propel sailing craft.
BLUEPRINTS: A tracing piece os paper used to search for the suitable piece of wood from the proper tree
CABULRY: technique of making robs and nets.
WHALING BOAT: is a type of open boat that was used for catching whales, or a boat of similar designed that retained the name when used for a different purpose. Some whaleboats were used from whaling ships. Other whaleboats would operate from the shore.
Do again task 2.2 and 2.3.
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