Imhotep Museum Travel Guide: Top Sights in Egypt, Tours & Travel

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Imhotep Museum- Travel Tips What to See, How to Plan & Tours: Historical & Cultural; Egypt; 5 Reviews

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Suggested Duration: 3 hours

The Imhotep Museum, located at the Saqqara necropolis near Memphis, Egypt, showcases the rich history of the site and its monumental architecture. Opened in 2006, the museum is named after Imhotep, the architect of the Step Pyramid of Djoser, the first stone structure of its kind. With six large halls, it displays significant finds from the Saqqara plateau, including a Ptolemaic mummy and a statue of the High Priest Amenemopet. The museum also features architectural artifacts, tools from monument construction, and a gallery dedicated to Jean-Philippe Lauer, who spent over 75 years working at the site. Designed with secure, climate-controlled storage, the museum ensures the preservation of these invaluable relics.

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Reviews of Imhotep Museum

Steeve

4
Reviewed: 2024-08-01

Brand new museum with AC, in very good condition with 1 mommy King, sarcophagus but very small … in 20 minutes you have seen the 5 rooms…
Jacob

5
Reviewed: 2024-03-20

The museum is open again and is an awesome quick stop that you have to see for yourself! I love that they included a small library / reading room; extremely well kept/clean and an amazing addition to Saqqara!
John

5
Reviewed: 2024-03-08

Breathtaking and very well organized. Worth a repeat visit to Sakkara just to see. Also a nice air conditioned break from the heat. The ticket booth takes all major credit cards. It is also wheelchair accessible.
Panther ISS

5
Reviewed: 2024-03-08

Very nice museum, small but new build. This is a place to visit.
Ross Daniels

5
Reviewed: 2023-12-06

This is about 20km from the Giza Pyramids, and is quite impressive being the near the site of the Step Pyramid and the mortuary complex of King Zoser (Djoser), the Pyramid of Unas, the Teti Pyramid, Old Kingdom tombs with scenes of daily life, and much more. So there are a lot of things to see and the place is well set out and well signed with lots of information.