COUPLE VLOG AT BAIT AL OTHMAN MUSEUM IN KUWAIT PART 2

2023-05-19 · YouTube · Salah and Chantal · 17 min

A couple vlog tour through a large Kuwaiti museum covering historic rooms and displays: the suite of Sheikh Abdullah Mubarak Al Sabah, a police station exhibit, carpentry and crime tools, traditional clothing and wedding garments (darra'a/abayas and jewelry), a replicas area (mosque, barber shop, cinema), Diwaniya artifacts and Arabic coffee ingredients, a historic kitchen with old appliances, taxidermy (pheasant), Islamic manuscripts and Qurans, and museum exits. Hosts explore interactive displays, try on or point out items, and comment on the size and heat of the museum before being closed out as it shuts.

Video guide

  1. 0:09 — Intro / entering exhibits
  2. 0:16 — Suite of Sheikh Abdullah Mubarak Al Sabah
  3. 0:41 — Police station and crime tools
  4. 3:13 — Carpentry, tools and firearms
  5. 5:18 — Women's clothing, wedding garments and jewelry (darra'a/abayas)
  6. 5:39 — Schoolroom mannequins and everyday life displays
  7. 6:34 — Barbershop, music and Victrola
  8. 7:35 — Replica mosque and prayer area
  9. 8:21 — Kuwaiti House / larger exhibits and Diwaniya items
  10. 9:47 — Marines / shipbuilding tools exhibit
  11. 10:43 — Diwania Arabic coffee ingredients and social gathering items
  12. 11:55 — Historic kitchen, appliances and taxidermy
  13. 13:45 — Cinema, cameras and Islamic manuscripts
  14. 15:13 — Shisha, barber shop memorabilia and cassette shop
  15. 16:55 — Ice Age display and animal diorama
  16. 17:20 — Wrap up and museum closing

People, places, food, and other named details

  • Place — Kuwaiti House Museum: Exhibit area referenced in video (visitor commentary: 'Hey Kuwait. Kuwaiti House Museum, Moscow, yalla.')
  • Place — Marines Museum: Exhibit area the hosts decide to check
  • Food — Arabic coffee: Traditional Arabic coffee discussed along with its ingredients for Diwania gatherings
  • Food — cardamom: Ingredient mentioned as part of Arabic coffee
  • Food — coriander: Spice listed among Arabic coffee components
  • Food — dry lemon: Dry lemon listed as an Arabic coffee ingredient
  • Food — pickles: Mentioned in a humorous complaint and as an object the hosts ask about
  • Food — chicken: Label or display in the museum kitchen exhibit
  • Food — pheasant: Taxidermy or preserved bird noted in an exhibit
  • Food — Fanta: Mentioned when offering a drink
  • Product — Bosch (fridge): Old refrigerator brand identified in the museum kitchen exhibit
  • Product — General Electric (fridge): Another historic appliance brand shown in the kitchen exhibit

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