We have many exciting programs coming up at the museum and planetarium.
New Junior Archaeologist program
Our planetarium show to celebrate the International Year of Astronomy
Star show explores the Mithraic Mysteries
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Rosicrucian Park is proud to announce our 2009 Food Drive to support Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties. Our drive will assist Second Harvest to feed those struggling to eat during these tough economic times.
Each month Second Harvest serves an average of 207,566 people, a 17% increase over last year. For many callers, this is the first time they are tapping into the Food Bank's services. Let’s do our part to make sure no child, senior or family goes hungry this holiday season. We invite you to participate in supporting our community.
Where can I bring food?
At Rosicrucian Park, we are accepting food donations in the barrels located at the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum located at 1664 Park Ave (cross street Naglee) and the Rosicrucian Research Library located at 1355 Randol Ave (between Park and Chapman).
What is needed most?
Most needed foods include:
Meals in a can (Stew, Chili, and Soup)
Peanut Butter
100% Fruit Juices Canned Fruits
Canned Vegetables
Tuna/Canned Meat
Low Sugar Cereal
Cans with pop top lids
When can I donate?
Now! There is no time like the present to participate. Our barrels will be present until December 21.
Nothing else matters when you’re hungry. If your cupboards are full, please help others who don’t know where their next meal will come from.
In appreciation of your gift to Second Harvest Food Bank, and to introduce you to the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum and Rosicrucian Research Library, we are offering all participants who bring in a bag of groceries a complimentary Friend of the Museum membership (Bes level). In addition to complimentary admission into the museum for a year, you will receive 20 percent off in our museum store, through 2009, just in time for holiday shopping!
Thank you in advance for your participation!
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A sleepover graduation event for our Fall 2009 Junior Archaeologist Program Graduates!
Saturday, December 19, 2009
- Activities will include:
- Special tour of our underground tomb
- Games and activities
- Showing of the movie “Night at the Museum”
- Graduation ceremony
…and more!
Want to participate?
Find out more about our Junior Archaeologist Program and how to enroll.
Calling all adventurers! The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum has introduced its new Junior Archaeologist training program for young adventurers ages 5 to 17. This program includes behind the scenes training, hands-on learning opportunities, and the most fun graduation ceremony this side of the Nile!
Once the training is completed, the new Junior Archaeologist qualifies to lead a museum tomb tour for family members and friends, with his or her name posted in the Museum Welcome Center while they are on duty. They will also receive an official Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum Junior Archaeologist backpack and certificate.
Museum Director Julie Scott says, “Over the past eight decades we have hosted hundreds of thousands of young people at our museum. Our hope is to inspire as many of them as possible to learn more about people from other cultures and other periods in history. Best of all, we think we have also managed to make this hands-on training program engaging and fun!”
The Junior Archaeologist program is free with any Friend of the Museum Family Membership (how do I become a member?), which also includes complimentary admission to the museum for up to 4 people, priority entrance to featured exhibitions, discounts in the museum store, and volunteer opportunities as a member of museum committees. Scholarships are available for sincere applicants who may need financial assistance.
For more information, email programs@egyptianmuseum.org
Two Small Pieces of Glass – The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum presents this visually stunning program that chronicles the history of the telescope from the time of Galileo, its profound impact upon the science of astronomy, and how both have shaped the way we view ourselves in the midst of an infinite universe.
Produced to engage and appeal to audiences of all ages, Two Small Pieces of Glass traces the history of the telescope from Galileo's modifications to a child's spyglass—using two small pieces of glass—to the launch of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and the future of astronomy. It explores the wonder and discovery made by astronomers throughout the last 400 years.
Stephen Hawking says, "Galileo, perhaps more than any other single person, was responsible for the birth of modern science." Come see why.
This program is repeated every half hour.
Of the many riddles left to us by antiquity, none is more intriguing than that of the ancient Roman religion known as the Mithraic mysteries. The teachings of this ancient Roman "mystery religion" of Mithraism were guarded with the utmost secrecy, revealed only to select initiates. While the Mithraists never wrote down their secret doctrines, they did leave a key to them in the arcane iconography, which filled the walls of their underground temples. Until now, all attempts to decipher this iconography have proven fruitless. Most experts have been content with a vague hypothesis that these images somehow derived from ancient Iranian religion.
In a groundbreaking work, Dr. David Ulansey has recently offered a radically different theory. He argues that Mithraic iconography was actually an astronomical code, and that the cult began as a religious response to a startling scientific discovery. We present his theory of the mysteries concealed in Mithraic temple carvings that could reveal the central secret of the cult: a secret consisting of an ancient vision of the ultimate nature of the universe.
Planetarium shows are being presented Monday through Sunday at 2 pm with additional shows on Saturday and Sunday at 3:30 pm. Admission is complimentary. Tickets may be picked up at the admissions desk of the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum. Show running time: 35 minutes
This program is free with museum admission.
