The Norman Studios Silent Film Museum, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization formed in 2007 to protect and preserve the history of silent film and to celebrate the African-American experience and the role of filmmaker Richard E. Norman in the early days of the movie industry. It began when a group of passionate preservationists living and working in Jacksonville’s Old Arlington neighborhood recognized the historical significance of five wooden buildings and formed Old Arlington, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the neighborhood’s rich history.

Later, the Norman Studios preservation project proved to be a monumental undertaking and a separate 501(c)3 organization, the Norman Studios Silent Film Museum, Inc., was formed to focus efforts solely on the preservation of the Norman property and Northeast Florida’s film history.