There are 10 million antiques and rarities on display at the Museum Hub across 50 stalls. This includes old car licence plates. All photos: Ruel Pableo for The National
Old telecoms equipment on display at The Museum Hub, which recently opened at Souk Al Marfa, Deira, Dubai.
Owner Naser Sulaiman has been a dedicated collector of antiques for 45 years.
The objects being presented at the Museum Hub, worth about Dh100 million, are only a fraction of Sulaiman’s collection.
One of Sulaiman’s most prized aspects of his collection are his agals.
While some of the exhibited objects are for sale, the ones that hold most historical value will remain part of the collection.
Different types of coffee and tea.
Old medical items on display.
Different types of sewing machines.
The hub is set to expand by another 50 stalls in September, with 50 more opening every six months until Sulaiman’s full collection is housed at Souk Al Marfa — or at least, a lion’s share of it.
While a large part of Sulaiman’s antiques focus on regional history and heritage, his full collection includes rarities he has come across on his travels and these are housed around the world.
Phones and typewriters.
Fatima shows an old perfume.
Musical instruments.
Different types of walking sticks.
Sulaiman has 300,000 classifications of antiques.
Varieties of coffee pots made of different metals.
An old ice cream maker.
Perfumes and oud museum.
More musical instruments on display.
Different types of weighing scales.
The stalls are thematically curated.
Naser Sulaiman, founder of Museum Hub, says the collection’s true owners are the UAE’s leadership and people, and that he is merely its custodian.
