Mosaic Templars Cultural Center
The Mosaic Templars Cultural Center (MTCC) was founded as the Mosaic Templars of America Center for African American Culture and Business Enterprise under Act 1176 of 2001. MTCC was created as a museum of Arkansas Heritage to honor the story of the Mosaic Templars of America and all of Arkansas's African American history. The museum is dedicated to telling the story of the African American experience in Arkansas.
Our Mission
The mission of the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center is to preserve, interpret and celebrate African American history and culture in Arkansas. The museum's exhibits highlight fraternal organizations, African American entrepreneurs as well as integration.
Our Vision
The museum is dedicated to collecting, preserving, interpreting, and
celebrating African American history, culture and community in Arkansas
from
1870 to the present, and informs and educates the public
about black achievements – especially in business, politics and the
arts. Through
special events, education programs, ongoing research and exhibits such as the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame,
the
museum celebrates Arkansas’s African American heritage.
Tours of the museum provide a detailed look at the history of African
Americans in
Little Rock and Arkansas.
Our History
The Mosaic Templars Cultural Center (MTCC) was founded as the Mosaic Templars of America Center for African American Culture and Business Enterprise under Act 1176 of 2001. MTCC was created as a museum of Arkansas Heritage to honor the story of the Mosaic Templars of America and all of Arkansas's African American history.
The museum is dedicated to telling the story of the African American experience in Arkansas. The Center’s name is taken from the Mosaic Templars of America, a black fraternal organization founded in Little Rock in 1883 whose headquarters sat on the prominent West Ninth and Broadway location.
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Opportunities for internships and volunteering at Mosaic Templars Cultural Center!
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