The Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar was founded on August 1,   2024, as part of Cherkas Global University.

The museum is dedicated to the preservation, documentation, and study of the historical and cultural heritage of the American Knights Templar.

The museum's motto is Ad perpetuam rei memoriam (“In Perpetual Remembrance”).

Emblem of the Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar

The museum currently maintains seven collections:

Collection 1. Swords.

Collection 2. Uniforms.

Collection 3. Badges and Ribbons.

Collection 4. Photographic Materials.

Collection 5. Personal Belongings and Souvenirs.

Collection 6. Artifacts of Other Masonic Orders.

Collection 7. Portrait Gallery.

As of September 2026, the museum’s holdings comprised approximately 1,000 artifacts, of which 440 were on display. Twelve artifacts were more than 200 years old.

Artifacts from the museum's collections have served as primary sources for books and scholarly articles on the history of Knights Templar in American Freemasonry.