Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center

Mission: To preserve, promote and perpetuate over 450 years of the African American story through the arts, educational programs, lectures, live performances and exhibits.

The Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center (LMCC) is an African American history museum located in the Lincolnville neighborhood of Saint Augustine, FL. The museum is housed in the historic Excelsior School Building, which served as the first public black high school in Saint Johns County in 1925. After desegregation, the school was closed and the building housed government offices until the mid 1980s. After the offices were phased out of use, a group of former Excelsior students and community members rallied to save the building from demolition. First operated as the Excelsior Museum and Cultural Center, the museum gained its current name in 2012.

The LMCC accomplishes its mission through exhibits, which are open during the hours of operations. Additionally the LMCC will hold special events, such as lectures, receptions, fundraisers and live performances. We have a yearly Jazz at the Excelsior series which is an evening program, showcasing local musicians.