Emirati passports, Braille coins for the blind, other paper, daggers, wall and pocket watches, office, rare spoons, mailing envelopes, postcard cards, photocopiers, old phones, and others decorated with the halls of the symposium of Culture and Science in Dubai, to include the holdings of a group of Those who are curious about the acquisition of what is strange and rare, during the activities of the second session of the Emirates Exhibition for Hobbies and Private Collections, which was inaugurated by the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Mohammed bin Rashid Library, Mohammed Al Murr, in the presence of His Highness Adviser to His Highness the Ruler of Dubai for Humanitarian and Cultural Affairs, Ibrahim Bumelha, the businessman Jamal Al Ghurair and Chairman of the Board Bilal Alb War, and the Managing Director of the symposium Dr. Salah Al Qassim, and Dr. Saeed Hareb and a group of interested and concerned.

The exhibition tells stories and details about the passion that leads some people to the acquisition and collection of things from the world, for some that may be unfamiliar, such as an amateur showcasing a group of silver spoons of various sizes and shapes, and another that offers a set of soft drink bottles of various brands, including memorial bottles for specific occasions , To document an event or stage in the country.

playing cards

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Culture and Science, Bilal Al-Badur, told «Emirates Today» that «the exhibition during its second session highlights a variety of holdings that highlight hobbies, interests in various aspects of human experience, and knowledge curiosity».

Al-Badour indicated that he “participates in this session with various groups of playing cards from different countries of the world, which includes more than 100 forms and types.” He pointed out that “he started his hobby in collecting cards from a young age, especially after many types of cards passed through him in forms and qualities. Various, and he discovered the hobby of this record of cities, events and people, such as the sights of Dubai and the capitals and cities of the world, and famous literature and art ».

Architecture and character

University professor Saeed Hareb, a travel and travel enthusiast, expressed his happiness for his participation in the activities of the second session of the exhibition, saying: “This is his first participation in the exhibition, through a group of holdings that vary between architecture, handicrafts, and the daily life of the residents of the countries he visited.” "These holdings are nothing but a mirror reflecting the culture of the peoples of the countries that he visited in various geographical regions, between the beach, cities, agricultural plains and mountains." And he succeeded in investing his visit to more than 50 countries by obtaining a distinctive memorial to these countries, which reflects their nature, the culture of their people, and their activities for which they are famous. , Mastered through Hlath around the world to issue a number of books and the collection of short stories entitled «Alkaroaah» photo album entitled «Lens traveler».

Photocopiers

The amateur collector of old cameras, Rashid Al Balushi, translated his passion for the world of the image by owning cameras, especially the old ones, which date back to dozens of years of manufacture. Al-Balooshi said that he is “proud to have a large stock of camera cameras, which today amounted to about 300 cameras in his own holdings, to participate in this special session of the Emirates Exhibition and the holdings of 13 cameras of varying sizes, shapes and ages, the oldest of which dates back to 120 years.”

He continued, “Since childhood, he was impressed by the image in books, magazines and newspapers, and attached to it before learning to read and write, to be his first dream of owning a camera that records everything that he sees, until he had the opportunity to work in Dubai Police in 1990, and undergo training to work in the criminal photography department, "The forensic laboratory will be its first school in everything."

Braille coins

Wafa Khaled Al-Muhaisen, one of the participants in the exhibition this year, participated in a rare collection of coins and banknotes written in Braille, and this participation came to celebrate the 210th anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille, inventor of the typewriter for the blind.

The most important pillars

The participation of heritage and acquisition expert, Abdullah Jassem Al-Mutairi, is one of the most important pillars, as it contains a rare collection of silver spoons of various shapes, sizes and types, from different countries of the world, which included more than 50 designs, some dating back to 1776.

• Bilal Al-Badour participates in playing cards from different countries of the world.

• Saeed Harib succeeded in investing his visit to more than 50 countries by purchasing souvenirs.