Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose

San Francisco, California, USA

Description

The Egyptian Museum is in a quiet 1960s neighborhood in San Jose. The grounds, which anyone can walk around, are gorgeous, with statues, sphinxs, blue and white columns, greenery, and a fountain. The museum itself, though, is not interactive enough to hold kids' interest. Adults who come alone will find the replicas of statues and the real mummies interesting. Kids enjoy walking through the tomb but this only lasts for a few minutes. The museum is run by a masonic-like church.
I'd recommend heading to the Children's Discovery Museum in downtown San Jose instead. Also in San Jose, I'd highly recommend the Tech Innovation Museum for kids.
A great playground very nearby with huge rope climbies and a carousel is Arena Green.

Photo Gallery

The research library and fountain.	The sunny fountain.	Statue in the garden.
Gorgeous sculpture in the garden.	I love the way this sculpture is positioned in the garden.	The entrance to the museum is impressive.
A replica of Tutankhamun's tomb- very nice!	Egyptian wall paintings inside the tomb replica.	A real mummy of an upper-class Egyptian man.
Model of the Temple of Rameses the Great.	Coffin of a priest and scribe. The phallic fertility images have been erased during the Victorian era.	Tablet.
Replica of a statue of Tutankhamun.	Replica of an Egyptian birthing room: the semi-outdoor room was sheltered with mats and aristolochia vines, the tincture of which induces labor.

Directions

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The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum is located at 1342 Naglee Avenue, on the corner of Naglee Avenue and Park Avenue just west of downtown San Jose. Call (408) 947-3636. Hours are weekdays 9-5 and weekends 11-6. Admission for adults is $9, seniors $7, and kids under 10 years old $5. Kids under 5 years old are free. Closed on New Years Day, Easter Sunday, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Years Eve. The garden is free.