Permanent Exhibition: Azorean Whaleboat
The Sala do Bote is a cultural and interpretive space dedicated to the world of the Azorean whaleboat, installed in one of the rooms of the Clube Náutico das Lajes do Pico. Designed to provide an immersive and sensory experience, it allows visitors to virtually "live" the navigation of an Azorean whaleboat — under sail and oar — in the bay of Lajes do Pico at any time of year, through virtual reality technology. Complementing the experience, the exhibition incorporates a set of bilingual panels covering the historical, technical and identity-related evolution of the Azorean whaleboat, from its origins in whaling to its preservation as the foremost symbol of Azorean maritime culture.
Format:
Exposição Permanente
Language:
PT
Subtitles:
EN
The Azorean Whaleboat exhibition is part of a heritage valorisation project dedicated to the memory, construction and preservation of the Azorean whaleboat, developed in complement to the book Azorean Whaleboat — A Legacy with a Future. The candidacy also included the restoration of an Azorean whaleboat structure donated by the Clube Náutico das Lajes do Pico, with training sessions led by naval builder João Tavares.
Concept and research: Sandra Cristina Sousa
Design: Mauro Santos Pereira
Production: Comunicar Atitude / Mauzuras
Financial management: Bizex
Institutional commissioner: Câmara Municipal das Lajes do Pico
Co-financed: PRORURAL+ / LEADER+ / Governo dos Açores / Portugal 2020 / União Europeia