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Help us make it rightThe Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum began with one small artifact, a Sekhmet (lion goddess) statue, which stood on the desk of H. Spencer Lewis, the founder of the Rosicrucian Order, AMORC. In the 1920s AMORC supported the excavations of the Egypt Exploration Society in Tell el-Amarna (Akhetaten), the city of the Pharaoh Akhnaton. In 1927 H. Spencer Lewis conceived public collection. In 1929 AMORC...
The Egyptian Museum at Rosicrucian Park has been a fixture of San Jose life for so long that it is difficult to conceive of a time without it. Hundreds of thousands of residents and visitors to Northern California have experienced "history coming alive" through the exhibits, tours, lectures and other activities at the Museum. How did this landmark come to be here in the Valley first known for...
The Rosicrucian is associated with an ancient Egyptian educational organization that strongly advocated belief in the afterlife and reincarnation. Permanent exhibitions display human and animal mummies, funerary boats, canopic jars, and a replica of a noble Egyptian's tomb. Less morbid artifacts include Egyptian jewelry, pottery, and bronze tool collections. The Planetarium features shows at...
This museum is relatively small but it contains lots of artifacts (many are replicates) and even a tomb chamber replicate! Check the workshop schedule (weekend only) before hand and make it a half-day event of much fun for kids and adults alike!
We have been taking sixth graders to the Rosicrucian Museum for many years. It provides a wonderful glimpse into life in ancient Egypt. It isn't just for students, however, as there is plenty to engage even the most ardent "Egyptophile".
This museum is located in a very peaceful area and has a nice garden besides it. The museum has couple of real mummy placed there and has good collection some ancient artifacts. Good place for kids to visit!
A small museum but fascinating. The original mummy is the biggest attraction while copies of the Rosetta stone and Hammurabhi's code are almost like the original. Definitely worth the couple of hours I spent here.
We took our boys, ages 4 and 8, for a day of fun over the Christmas school break. We went during one of the treasure hunts. Unfortunately, they got a little hungry and cranky during our visit since you aren't allowed to eat inside the museum and there is no snack/cafe area. They loved the tomb and found every excuse...
Rosicrucian Order is located at 1342 Naglee Ave in San Jose and has been in the business of Social Associations since 1928.
Rosicrucian Order can be found at Naglee Ave 1342. The following is offered: Marketing Agencies. The entry is present with us since Sep 9, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In San Jose there are 97 other Marketing Agencies. An overview can be found here.
Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum can be found at Naglee Ave, San Jose 1342. The following is offered: Entertainers. The entry is present with us since Sep 9, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In San Jose there are 33 other Entertainers. An overview can be found here.
Best Attractions & Activities, Museums: If you're entranced by the culture, technology, and philosophy of ancient peoples, you'll definitely want to visit this museum, which boasts one of California's most extensive collections of ancient Egyptian art and artifacts. Tour a replica of a tomb, see a garden of palms and papyrus, and marvel at a few mummies. The museum's planetarium shows films...
Architecturally inspired by the Temple of Amon at Karnak, it houses the largest collection of Egyptian artifacts on exhibit in western North America, including objects from pre dynastic times through Egypt's early Islamic era.
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