It was established in 1962 in the Pharaonic village .Dr. Hassan  Ragab  has performed a lot of tests to reach the same features of the old papyrus. His discovery is now everywhere in the world and became one of the touristic attractions.

The institute teaches the techs the techniques of papyrus manufacturing. The institute has the impotent works and paintings which were recorded on papyrus

Papyrus manufacture

·        The lower parts of the papyrus plants are cut after excluding the upper part. After that, they are tied in bunches and soaked in water for 24 hours after peeling the outer layer.

·        The inner part of the plant is dissected into thin slices according to the desired length.

·        The slices are put on a piece of  lineu cloth in two layers one is horizontal and the second is vertical.

·         After that it is hammered lightly with a wooden hammer so that the fibers of the two layers stick together.

·        The paper is covered with a piece of cloth and is pressed after that.