High School Field Trip to Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum

Last week, the PRINTS high school students traveled to San Jose to visit the wonderful Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum. We are studying Egypt as the first topic in our exploration of the African continent this year, and we are so fortunate to have a world-class museum filled with Egyptian antiquities right here in the Bay Area.

At the elaborate entrance to the Rosicrucian Museum http://www.egyptianmuseum.org/

 We spent well over two hours exploring all of the amazing galleries including a replica of an exact tomb from Egypt complete with sarcophagus, wall paintings and canopic jars. There were mummies, models and real artifacts including jewelry, amulets, pots, stele and - of course - many, many references and artworks regarding their pharoahs, dynasties and religion.

The museum also boasts extraordinary gardens laid out in an authentic ancient Egyptian manner. This museum is well-worth the trip to San Jose for a visit!

Visiting the beautiful labyrinth behind the museum. It is based on the labyrinth at Chartres Cathedral

A beautiful artifact from inside the museum depicting Ramses II's son.

A replica of an Egyptian temple in the gardens of the museum.

Fountain in front of one of the research buildings in the complex.

Overall, the trip added an enormous amount to our learning and understanding of Ancient Egypt.