"It was a very tough war, but in the end I was able to overcome it," says the founder of Egyptian Museum from Barcelona, ​​​​and hotelier, Jordi Clos. Proudly showing the statue of the vizier Sekhemanjptah (2416-2392 BC), which now guards access to the museum and centuries ago stood at the entrance to a mastaba (where high dignitaries were buried in Ancient Egypt). The statue was put up for sale at an auction in which Clos had to compete with representatives of museums from countries with deep pockets, such as Qatar. The vizier had belonged to a Canadian couple and was sold to create a fund for a university. Each piece in the Egyptian Museum helps us understand what Ancient Egypt was like, but it also has its own story, and some have traveled a long way.

"It was a very tough war, but in the end I was able to overcome it," says the founder of Egyptian Museum from Barcelona, ​​​​and hotelier, Jordi Clos. Proudly showing the statue of the vizier Sekhemanjptah (2416-2392 BC), which now guards access to the museum and centuries ago stood at the entrance to a mastaba (where high dignitaries were buried in Ancient Egypt). The statue was put up for sale at an auction in which Clos had to compete with representatives of museums from countries with deep pockets, such as Qatar. The vizier had belonged to a Canadian couple and was sold to create a fund for a university. Each piece in the Egyptian Museum helps us understand what Ancient Egypt was like, but it also has its own story, and some have traveled a long way.