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-watermark.JPG "exterior of the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in San Jose, California")
The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum displays the largest collection of authentic ancient Egyptian artifacts in western North America. Highlights include mummies, fine jewelry, and a full-size reproduction of a tomb--the only one in the United States. Begin in the After Life Room, where you’ll see plenty of mummies, including a child, a baboon (it is actually an ancient fake), and a partially unwrapped adult. A guided tour of the composite 4,000-year-old rock tomb reproduction featuring colorful wall paintings is worthwhile for illumination, then just wander around. Must-sees are the exact replica of Nefertiti (the real one is in Berlin, where people wait in a very long line to see it) and the outside 18th-dynasty Peace Garden featuring plants that would have been grown in that time (people come from far away to see it, even from Egypt). The planetarium is currently closed.
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Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum & Planetarium
The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum displays the largest collection of authentic ancient Egyptian artifacts in western North America. Highlights include mummies, fine jewelry, and a full-size reproduction of a tomb--the only one in the United States. Begin in the After Life Room, where you’ll see plenty of mummies, including a child, a baboon (it is actually an ancient fake), and a partially unwrapped adult. A guided tour of the composite 4,000-year-old rock tomb reproduction featuring colorful wall paintings is worthwhile for illumination, then just wander around. Must-sees are the exact replica of Nefertiti (the real one is in Berlin, where people wait in a very long line to see it) and the outside 18th-dynasty Peace Garden featuring plants that would have been grown in that time (people come from far away to see it, even from Egypt). The planetarium is currently closed.
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More ideas for exploring Northern California.
image ©2012 Carole Terwilliger Meyers
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