RAK, historically known before as Julfar, was the capital of
pearl trading is evident from old documents by European travelers and sailors. The pearling industry collapsed in the Gulf
in the early 1930s with the Japanese invention of cultured pearls. So it means
a lot to open a museum for pearls here to revive the history of the pearl
trading in RAK. The museum belongs to RAK Pearls Holding Company and they are farming
cultured pearls since 2005 in RAK.
The museum is one of
a kind in the region; visitors feel like they are transported into a different
world, because of the interior design of thousands of shimmering empty oyster
shells along the walls. On the first floor is a historical journey, including a
detailed showcase of tools and gear worn by pearl divers. Divers use alg’reat
because their skin couldn't survive without this moisturizer.
The museum's second floor is lined with displays of the
world's famous pearls, and instruction on how to distinguish natural and
cultured pearls. There are small, 10mm, white-and-beige Akoya pearls, and
larger, black-lipped pearls and also there are Buddha oyster shells. At last
the Miracle of Arabia pearl is displayed there, sitting on a red velvet throne
inside the museum.
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