• Jasim Al Ali shows off his antique cameras in his home museum in Sharjah. Pawan Singh / The National
    Jasim Al Ali shows off his antique cameras in his home museum in Sharjah. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Old instruments on display at the museum of Jasim Al Ali at his home in Sharjah. Pawan Singh / The National
    Old instruments on display at the museum of Jasim Al Ali at his home in Sharjah. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Jasim Al Ali holds a picture of Sheikh Zayed which he keeps on display in this museum at his home in Al Jurainah, Sharjah. Pawan Singh / The National
    Jasim Al Ali holds a picture of Sheikh Zayed which he keeps on display in this museum at his home in Al Jurainah, Sharjah. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Typewriters on display Jasim Al Ali's museum in his Sharjah home. Pawan Singh / The National
    Typewriters on display Jasim Al Ali's museum in his Sharjah home. Pawan Singh / The National
  • An old Emirati bed on display in the home of Jasim Al Ali in Sharjah. Pawan Singh / The National
    An old Emirati bed on display in the home of Jasim Al Ali in Sharjah. Pawan Singh / The National
  • An antique, painted cupboard on display in Jasim Al Ali's museum home in Sharjah. Pawan Singh / The National
    An antique, painted cupboard on display in Jasim Al Ali's museum home in Sharjah. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Antique cameras on display at the museum of Jasim Al Ali in his Sharjah home. Pawan Singh / The National
    Antique cameras on display at the museum of Jasim Al Ali in his Sharjah home. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Antique radios on display in Jasim Al Ali's Sharjah home. Pawan Singh / The National
    Antique radios on display in Jasim Al Ali's Sharjah home. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Old cosmetic items on display in the home of Jasim Al Ali an Emirati collector who has converted his Sharjah home into a museum. Pawan Singh / The National
    Old cosmetic items on display in the home of Jasim Al Ali an Emirati collector who has converted his Sharjah home into a museum. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Old locks on display in Jasim Al Ali's Sharjah home. Pawan Singh / The National
    Old locks on display in Jasim Al Ali's Sharjah home. Pawan Singh / The National

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Emirati collector showcases his antiques in his Sharjah home - in pictures

Julie Nicholson

June 10, 2016

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  • Arabic

Emirati Jasim Al Ali’s passion for the past has seen him snap up everything from old photos of Sheikh Zayed to soda bottles made before the formation of the UAE, vintage cameras, radios, gramophones, clocks, and even sewing machines used by Emirati women to make traditional outfits in the 1950s.

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