Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum

This is a very well laid out and interesting museum. They have a unique collection of Egyptian artifacts and it's laid out in a way where things of various functionality go together - like here's the section on family life, here's information about the tax system, etc. The tomb on the lower level is pretty interesting and it really feels like you are going under the earth to see a tomb. I didn't do the audio tour that is available from a phone app. I also didn't walk around the gardens but they said they have six acres of gardens.It's only $10 to get in and there is plenty of street parking and they have a lot nearby. It was easy enough to get a ticket online ahead of time. When I went on a Saturday, there were a good number of people there. I think this would be fun for kids. I also saw that you could rent the area out for children's birthday parties which would be fun.

This notable and quaint museum is a great option for those with small children or elementary students, or those that are not super into museums. This place is NOT to be compared with other well known museums. I would describe it as a fairyland children's park as opposed to a major thrill seeking theme park. There is a wide variety of Egyptian artifacts and cast models. They also have a cast model of a tomb which is by guided tour every 1/2 hr.The museum experience can take 2-3 hrs depending on how much one reads and does the interactive activities here at the museum. Parking: on street, Location is across from a middle schoolEntrance fee: $10 adultThe staff was friendly, very helpful and fun tour guides for the tomb experience. Overall recommendation: perfect place for 1/2 day activity or children's educational museum. 3.5 stars

The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in San Jose is a great weekend destination, featuring an incredible collection of artifacts. The exhibit includes some replicas from the British Museum (Sekhmet statue), and artifacts mostly from the New Kingdom and Ptolemaic period. I really liked the Alchemy section with Thoth, an AI-driven humanoid robot that answers questions. Another highlight is the life-size tomb replica, meticulously built based on the founders' photos and visits to Egypt. This three-story-high tomb can be toured on your own, with other visitors, or with a guided tour. The serene outdoor garden features a tranquil fountain, perfect for a mini meditation in the middle of San Jose.

This is surprisingly a well informative and fun museum. It is a well informed museum of the culture of ancient Egypt among other cultures related to mummifications or other countries inspired by Egypt. They even have a replicated Egyptian tomb you can walk through. I was a little surprised that there was one little section dedicated to Rosicrucianism religion, which I had no idea was a religion until going here. The reason Rosicrucianism is involved is because the museum was founded by Harvey Spencer Lewis who was a Rosicrucian who was interested in Egyptology. There's even a beautiful garden surrounding the outer area of the museum. Highly recommended.

Good parking, excellent collection, helpful staff, reasonable entrance fee, what's not to like?We've visited many times over the years, and the kids still love this place.The garden and labyrinth is a nice little sanctuary in the city, and the museum collection is more extensive than you would think. If you're in the area and are curious, stop in and check them out!

Me and my babe came to see real Egyptian mummies. This place was awesome has so many artifacts, and very detailed to what we were looking at. We enjoyed the layers and layers of tears and tears of ancient memorabilia.It was a wonderful walk we really enjoyed it They even have an audio for people who want to learn more.It's only 10$ to get in which is wow factor super cheap. We also walked through their peace garden very lovely. A lot of Egyptian culture added on the walls and floors we saw everything we wanted to what made us come here was us wanting to get out and see some ancient things so hubby decided to come here which I'm really glad he did.

The smell of the museum was the first thing I noticed but it's a good rainy day activity with a lot of information. Something to note is that many of the larger pieces if not all of them are casts and not the actual thing. However there are some real mummies which is definitely worth it. The gardens are small but nice as well.

This place is awesome! The grounds are big The museum itself is a medium size but there's plenty of things in there to spend two solid hours of reading and looking at stuff. They have a animatronic that is powered by chat GPT and you talk to it through the laptop and microphone and it answers all the questions with the robot moving. It is quite an amazing application using large language model and robotics. This other awesome thing is the tomb tour where you go into a room that is modeled after two rooms inside a tomb And they talk about the hieroglyphs and some other cool stuff. It reminded me of a Disney attraction albeit I'm a lot smaller one. And that part is free. If you're into Egyptian history this is definitely a place to go and it's really cheap to get in.

I made the decision to start going to musuems at least once a month to embrace human history.Rosicrucian Museum was my first escapade, and I rate it 5 stars, Size wize, its around medium length with a good amount of room to navigate. Students or any particiular occupational visitor has a discount but general visitors are held at 10$ entrance fees.So this joint has a large number of duplicates/replicates of original Egyptian Artifacts. Personally I don't have an issue with it as none of them gave off the feeling of a cheap DUP or copy whatsoever.Besides the Artifacts themselves, this Musuem did an excellent job describing each sculpture in short yet compressed summaries. I didn't find myself trailing off, if anything I was impressed there was a general summary next to the list of item descriptions to at least explain the concept behind them.For example:Linen was considered a valuable currency amongst the Egyptian citizens and was often used to barter for goods as this material contributed to mummification.They should of constructed some kind of store for the merchandise, i would of been open to getting a few things due to the impressive construction of this place.I recommend this place to anyone who just wants to get into a refreshing change of environment.

If you're lucky enough to be in the area in May, this museum is very close to the Municipal Rose Garden. To make it worth your while, visit both while the roses are in full bloom.Regarding the Egyptian museum, there are areas of interest both inside and out. Walk the exterior and you'll notice nice architecture with fountains, gardens, and statues along the way. Great opportunities for pictures. If you haven't paid to enter the museum, it's worth visiting once. There are many art displays inside (several floors), a spooky labyrinth-like crypt your kids may enjoy walking through, and a chance to learn of Egyptian history and culture.