Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center (St. Augustine, Florida)

African American Civil Rights Network

The Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center is an African American history museum located in the Lincolnville Historic District in Saint Augustine, Florida. The mission of the museum is to preserve, promote, and share with the public over 450 years of the African American story through the arts, educational programs, lectures, live performances, and exhibits.

The museum is housed in the historic Excelsior School building, which served as the first public high school for African Americans in Saint Johns County, Florida. After U.S. public schools were desegregated in 1954, the school was closed and the building housed government offices until the mid-1980s. The offices were eventually phased out of use and a group of former Excelsior students and community members rallied to save the building from demolition. The museum was opened as the Excelsior Museum and Cultural Center in 2005 and renamed the Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center museum in 2012.

Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center became part of the African American Civil Rights Network in 2023.

The African American Civil Rights Network recognizes the African American Civil Rights Movement in the United States and the sacrifices made by those who fought against discrimination and segregation. Created by the African American Civil Rights Act of 2017, and coordinated by the National Park Service, the Network tells the stories of the people, places, and events of the U.S. African American Civil Rights Movement through a collection of public and private resources to include properties, facilities, and programs.