Imhotep Museum Saqqara

The Imhotep museum was built at Saqqara area in memory of Imhotep - the architect of the pyramidal tomb of King Djoser, and the first to use stone on a large scale for building an integrated hierarchical group. The museum consists of six halls displaying a varied: statues, coffins, paintings, utensils, architectural elements and other excavated objects from Saqqara archaeological site. 

The most distinctive halls in the Imhotep museum are: a complete simulated tomb that displays a mummy, a wooden coffin, and a number of funeral furniture, in addition to a hall dedicated to the memory of the architect and archaeologist Jean-Philippe, who devoted his life to the restoration of King Djoser's pyramid collection.

The Imhotep Museum boasts six expansive halls, each a treasure trove of wonders. Marvel at Ptolemaic mummies, unearthed by the legendary Zahi Hawass during the Pyramid of Teti excavation, or stand in awe of the colossal double statue near Unas complex's causeway, showcasing the 19th Dynasty's High Priest of Mut, Amenemopet, and his wife.

The museum includes the “Saqqara Missions” hall, which displays the results of the Egyptian and foreign missions in Saqqara, and the “Architecture” hall, which displays the architectural elements of the funerary group of King Djoser II, with the aim of showing the splendor of the engineering architecture carried out by Imtaheb.

In the same hall, a bronze statue of the engineer Imhotep is shown, with a shaven head and wearing a necklace with a papyrus in his hands.

The "Saqqara Styles" hall tells about the Saqqara antiquities area's distinction from the rest of the archaeological sites in terms of the presence of distinguished wooden statues, stone statues, utensils, which is considered as a private school characterized by It has Saqqara.

There is a hall called “Saqqara Tombs” that includes a model of a tomb that includes the oldest royal mummy of King “Marnara” son of King Pepi I. It was found in the king’s burial chamber in the south of the Saqqara ruins.

Among the most important artifacts in the museum is the painting of King Unas or Wanis, the last king of the Fifth Dynasty, which is called the “Famine” painting, which tells the story of sending an army to bring stones for King Unas, and the trip was in the desert, and they met a group of Bedouins suffering from famine, The king has been informed of the story of these Bedouins, and the king has ordered to send them food, and the king has ordered the embodiment of that story to the people on a stone inscription, to confirm that the king is kind and merciful.

The museum also includes the “Louer Library” hall, which is the library of the Egyptologist “Jean-Philippe Lauer”, who devoted his life to restoring Djoser’s hierarchical collection for 70 years, and it includes more than 300 books and his personal belongings from the camera, compass, and photographs, and there are graphic panels that speak On Lauer and his works at Saqqara.

Services provided to visitors have also been improved by adding informational signs and interactive display screens showing videos and photos about some of the archaeological discoveries at the Saqqara necropolis. Facilities have been provided for visitors with disabilities, including dedicated restrooms and pathways. Cafeterias and bazaars have been added to the site to enhance the visitors' experience in line with the importance of the museum and the archaeological site as a whole.