The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum (REM) is dedicated to ancient Egypt and is located at Rosicrucian Park in San Jose, California, United States. The Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis founded it (AMORC). The Rosicrucian Order continues to fund and develop the museum’s educational and scientific endeavors. The museum houses the biggest collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts in the Western United States and is adjacent to the headquarters of the Rosicrucians.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosicrucian_Egyptian_Museum
The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum began with a single little artifact, a statue of Sekhmet (the goddess of lions) that sat on the desk of H. Spencer Lewis, the founder of the Rosicrucian Order, AMORC. Today, the Museum holds the biggest collection of authentic ancient Egyptian artifacts on display in Western North America, with over 4,000 pieces. The Museum welcomes over 100,000 visitors annually, including 26,000 schoolchildren. The Museum, Alchemy Garden and Planetarium have become an educational institution that employs trans-disciplinary methods to promote historical, contemporary, and futuristic knowledge.
The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum comprises a composite model of an ancient Egyptian rock-cut tomb, based on photographs and sketches obtained by Rosicrucian trips to tombs at Beni Hasan, to provide visitors with the sense of being in an excavation. Below are images of the duplicate tomb inside, which contains numerous scenes from the Book of the Dead. The model tomb’s black inside is evident.
Other remarkable treasures include one of only 7 surviving ancient statues of Cleopatra, a Babylonian spirit house from 2600 BCE, an Apis bull head mummy mummified in the form of a pharaoh, and a tablet that contains a listing of planets and stars from 2750 BCE.
Hours:
Friday: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday – Sunday: 11:00 am-6 pm
Price: $8-$10 per person
Ticket prices:
$10.00 for Adults (18-64)
$8.00 for Adults (65 and older)
$8.00 for Students with ID
$8.00 for Children (ages 7 to 17)
Complimentary for Children 6 and below
A $1.00 discount is given for adult members of the Military and KQED with a valid ID
Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum
1660 Park Ave, San Jose, CA 95191, United States
Phone: 408-947-3635
Get on CA-87 from Park Ave7 min (2.1 mi)
Continue on CA-87 to Blossom Hill Rd. Take exit 4 from CA-85 S
7 min (6.3 mi)
Drive to your destination – Silicon Valley Dental Center 2 min (0.7 mi)