The Mandarin Museum & Historical Society's mission is to provide a venue to foster greater understanding, appreciation, enjoyment, and stewardship of the natural and cultural heritage of the lower St. Johns River basin through time.

To achieve this goal, the Mandarin Museum & Historical Society will research topics, collect, preserve, interpret and exhibit documents, objects, and oral histories that relate to the history of Mandarin within the context of regional, Florida, and national history.

As a private, not-for-profit, education and research institution, operated for the benefit of the community, the Mandarin Museum & Historical Society will disseminate this information to adults and children through tours, educational programs, special events, publications, and the museum archives.