The museum borrows its name from the ancient Egyptian architect Imhotep who designed and built the Step Pyramid of Djoser in the 27th century B.C.E.

Imhotep: the first architectural visionary. Imhotep, the pyramid’s creator, is a fascinating Egyptian figure in his own right. An architect, physician, priest and royal adviser, he was so ...

The pioneer "revolutionised architecture" in the ancient world, Mostafa Waziri, head of Egypt's Council of Antiquities, said. Imhotep, who lived in the third millenium BC, built the Djoser step ...

Egypt unveiled a cache of sarcophagi and bronze statuettes — including one of pioneering architect Imhotep — at the Cairo’s Saqqara site. The face on one of the 250 wooden sarcophagi dating ...

Nevine El-Aref, Tuesday 5 Dec 2023. The Imhotep Museum at the Saqqara Necropolis opened to the public this week, offering a window into the wonders of ancient Egyptian engineering and architecture ...

Nevine El-Aref, Thursday 2 Nov 2023. Imhotep Museum was built in commemoration of the ancient Egyptian architect Imhotep and the renowned French Egyptologist Jean-Philippe Lauer who spent his life ...

In a grand ceremony attended by Egypt's Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Issa, the Imhotep Museum in Saqqara Necropolis reopened its doors following a comprehensive restoration and ...

Egypt on Monday unveiled a cache of sarcophagi and bronze statuettes -- including one of pioneering architect Imhotep -- at the Saqqara archaeological site south of Cairo. The face on one of the ...

Egypt on Monday unveiled a cache of sarcophagi and bronze statuettes -- including one of pioneering architect Imhotep -- at the Saqqara archaeological site south of Cairo.