Open-Air Museum
Open-Air Museum
- Address
- Karnak
- Price
- tickets at main ticket office, adult/student E£25/15
- Hours
- 6am-5.30pm summer, 6am-4.30pm winter
Lonely Planet review for Open-Air Museum
Off to the left (north) of the first court of the Amun Temple Enclosure is Karnak’s open-air museum. This museum is missed by most visitors but is definitely worth a look. The well-preserved chapels include the White Chapel of Sesostris I, one of the oldest and most beautiful monuments in Karnak, which has wonderful Middle Kingdom reliefs; the Red Chapel of Hatshepsut, its red quartzite blocks reassembled in 2000; and the Alabaster Chapel of Amenhotep I. The museum also contains a collection of statuary found throughout the temple complex.
