The Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar Today

This section presents selected exhibitions of the Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar, also known as the Museum of Cherkas Global University.Established on August 1, 2024, the museum began developing four core collections: the Sword Collection, the Uniform Collection, the Badge Collection, and the Photo Collection, each reflecting different aspects of the material and visual culture of the Knights Templar in the United States.On November 1, 2025, a fifth collection-the Collection of Personal Belongings and Souvenirs-was initiated, significantly expanding the museum's thematic scope.By December 2025, the museum's holdings had grown to approximately 800 items.Special attention is given to the completion of the western exhibition space in December 2025, the centerpiece of which is an oil portrait of Sir Knight Joseph William Edwards (1832-1925) of Bethany Commandery No. 28, painted in 2025 by artist Lyudmila Nikolaevna Bogutskaya.Edwards served as Eminent Commander during two separate periods in the 1870s.The inclusion of this portrait highlights the museum's role in preserving personal memory, institutional history, and the artistic representation of prominent figures within American Templar Freemasonry.