TO ENGAGE AND INSPIRE, THROUGH ITS EXHIBITS, PROGRAMS, AND COLLECTIONS, A KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF AMERICA'S HISTORY, HERITAGE, CULTURE AND TRADITIONS WITH A FOCUS ON THE NATION'S FORMATIVE YEARS, FREEMASONRY AND FRATERNALISM. IT WILL BUILD INTEREST AND SUPPORT FOR ITS MISSION BY EMPHASIZING THEMES OF LIBERTY, PATRIOTISM, AND PERSONAL AND CIVIC VIRTUES. A NON-CIRCULATING RESEARCH LIBRARY AND SIGNIFICANT ARCHIVES WILL BE MAINTAINED FOR USE BY THE PUBLIC.