Scouting museums

Throughout the world there are many museums related to Scouting dedicated to preserving, communicating, and exhibiting the heritage of the Scouting movement for purposes of study, education, and enjoyment of society. A downloadable world directory of Scouting museums is available from the US Scouting Service Project.[1]

Scouting museums
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Africa

• Baden-Powell museum – Nyeri, Kenya, near Mount Kenya. Baden-Powell's Paxtu cottage, now a small museum, stands on the grounds of the Outspan Hotel. For years it served as a WAGGGS World Center.
• Scout Information Centre – Baden Powell's Gravesite, Nyeri, Kenya, near Mount Kenya. This is a fairly modern build which contains a small shop, a board showing badges (many collected during the 2010 World Scout Moot in Kenya) and various neckers (scarfs) from around the World. There are plans to develop it in to a fully fledged museum outlining the history of the association. Talks were under way with National Museums of Kenya to obtain suitable display cases, etc... during 2013. A number of historical items currently held at the Kenya Scout HQs in Rowallan Campsite, Nairobi are likely to be moved into the new museum once it has been completed. This includes a 1st Edition copy of Scouting for Boys.[2][3]

Asia

• Scout Museum at the National Training Centre, Mouchak, Gazipur, Bangladesh
• Hong Kong Scout Centre, Austin Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong
• Scout Association of Japan headquarters, Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Museum occupies one floor of the headquarters.
• Philippine Scout Center (at the back of Manila City Hall), the Philippines
• Manila International Scout Museum (MISM) (Tondo, Manila), the Philippines[4]
• Discovery Scout Centre, Singapore

Europe

Statue of Baden-Powell, in front of Baden-Powell House in London.

Austria

• Pfadfindermuseum und Institut für Pfadfindergeschichte, Vienna [5]
• Pfadfindermuseum der Gilde Bruck an der Leitha

Belgium

• Scouts en Gidsen Museum / Musée du Scoutisme et Guidisme, Louvain[6]
• Centre Historique Belge du Scoutisme / Belgische Historische Centrum voor Scoutisme, Brussels[7]
• International Scouting Museum, Arlon [8]

Denmark

• Spejdermuseet Holmen [9]
• Esbjerg Spejdermuseum [10]
• Spejdermuseet Århus [11]
• Stenlændernes Spejdermuseum [12]
• KFUM-spejdernes korpshistoriske udvalg
• Sønderjysk Spejdermuseum [13]
• Tydal Spejdermuseum
• Silkeborg Spejdermuseum [14]
• Nordjysk Spejdermuseum [15]
• De historiske Samlinger, Aalborg [16]
• KFUK-Spejdermuseum (Randers) [17]
• Randers Spejdermuseum DDS
• De Gule Spejderes museum [18]
• Fyns Spejder- og FDF museum

Finland

• Suomen Partiomuseo – Finlands Scoutmuseum, Turku[19]

France

• Musée Scout Réseau Baden-Powell, Thorey-Lyautey[20][21]

Iceland

• Scouting Museum Iceland, [22]

Ireland

• Larch Hill Scout Museum
• Mount Melleray National Scout Museum, Co. Waterford
• Togher Scout Museum, Cork City

The Netherlands

• Scouting Nederland Museum, Baarn[23]
• Scoutingmuseum Haagse Randstad, The Hague[24] Traveling museum without a permanent exhibition space.
• Scouting Museum "De Ducdalf", Rotterdam[25]

Norway

• "The Norwegian Guide and Scout museum" (in Norwegian).</ref>, Oslo

Poland

• Muzeum Harcerstwa (Polish Scouting Museum), Warsaw[26]
• Muzeum Harcerskie im. Olgi i Andrzeja Małkowskich (Olga & Andrzej Małkowski Scouting Museum), Zakopane
• Scouting Museum, Radom

Portugal

• Museu do CNE (Corpo Nacional de Escutas), Lisboa
• Museu do Escutismo, Dume - Braga[27]
• Centro de Interpretação e Documentação do Escotismo - Museu dos Escoteiros de Portugal, Cova da Piedade - Almada ]] [28]

Slovakia

• Slovakia National Scouting Museum - Skautské múzeum Václava Rubeša v Ružomberku (Václav Rubeš Scouting Museum in Ružomberok), [29]

Sweden

• Kjesäters Scoutmuseum & Archive, Vingåker[30]
• Scoutmuseet, Göteborg[31]
• Scoutmuseet i Malmö
• Nordvästra Skånes Scoutmuseum, Helsingborg[32]

United Kingdom

• Baden-Powell House, London. A basic display and some artefacts.
• Gilwell Park, Chingford, north London.[33] Closed in the Spring of 2016 as heritage preservation was affected by building lighting and humidity, but reopened before October 2017.[34]
• Guide Heritage Centre, London
• Be Prepared - Scouting Museum Trust[35] at Waddecar Scout Camp, West Lancashire.
• Youlbury Scout Activity Centre Oxfordshire
• Brownsea Island Scout camp, Poole Harbour, Dorset.
• Hertfordshire Scout Museum, Well End.[36]

North America

Canada

• Scouts Canada National Museum - Ottawa, Ontario[37]

Mexico

• Museo de Historia Scout - Puebla[38]

United States

See also: Strengthen the Arm of Liberty

• Arizona Scouting Museum [39]
• Barbara Anderson Girl Scout Museum [40], Phoenix, Arizona
• Boyhaven Scouting Museum [41], Middle Grove, New York
• Central States Scout Museum [42], Larned, Kansas
• Central States Scout Museum [43]
• E. Urner Goodman Scout Museum, Owasippe Scout Reservation, Blue Lake Township, Michigan
• Fred H. Poppe Museum}}</[44], Amarillo, Texas
• George E. Freestone Boy Scout Museum, Provo, Utah
• Girl Scout Museum and Archives, Girl Scout Headquarters, New York City, New York
• Girl Scout First Headquarters [45], Savannah, Georgia
• Girl Scout Museum at Cedar Hill [46], Camp Cedar Hill, Waltham, Massachusetts
• Girl Scout Museum at Daisy’s Place [47], Girl Scouts of Tanasi Council Office, Knoxville, Tennessee
• Girl Scout Museum, Girl Scouts of Northern California [48], Oakland, California and at Camp Bothin in Fairfax, California
• Girl Scouts of Utah Heritage Museum [49], Salt Lake City, Utah
• Goodykoontz Museum of Girl Scout History [50], Houston, Texas
• Gregson Center and Museum [51], Pipsico Scout Reservation, Spring Grove, Virginia
• Las Vegas International Scouting Museum [52], Las Vegas, Nevada
• Lawrence L. Lee Scouting Museum & Max I. Silber Scouting Library [53], Manchester, New Hampshire
• Many Point Scout Camp History Center [54]
• Miakonda Scouting Museum [55], Toledo, Ohio
• National Scouting Museum, Irving, Texas
• Nathan Dauby Scouting Museum, Lake Erie Council - Cleveland, Ohio
• Nathan Hale Heritage Center [56] June Norcross Webster Scout Reservation, Ashford, Connecticut
• Nawakwa Lodge #3 Museum [57]
• New Jersey Scout Museum [58], Morganville, New Jersey
• Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge, Massachusetts
• Norman Rockwell Museum of Vermont [59]
• North East Regional Scout Museum – Rochelle Park, New Jersey [60]
• North Star Museum of Boy Scouting and Girl Scouting [61], North St. Paul, Minnesota
• Osage County Historical Museum [62]
• Otis H. Chidester Museum, Tucson, Arizona [63]
• Ottawa Scouting Museum [64], Ottawa, Illinois
• Samoset Council Archives Room, located at the Crystal Lake Scout Reservation, Rhinelander, Wisconsin
• Scout Heritage Museum, Three Harbors Council, Milwaukee, WI
• Scouting Museum of New Mexico [65]
• Ten Mile River Scout Museum [66], Narrowsburg, New York
• Thomas D. Trainor Boy Scout Museum [67]
• W.C. Moorehead Museum [68]
• Washington Scouting Museum [69], Washington, Michigan
• William Hillcourt Scout Museum [70], Constantia, New York
• World of Scouting Museum [71], Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
• Worth Ranch Museum [72], Palo Pinto, Texas

Virtual Museums

• Lawrence L. Smith Scouting Museum and Library [73], Manchester, New Hampshire
• Scout & Guide Museum page [74]
• Scouting Milestones Scout History Website[75]

Oceania

Australia

• Tasmanian Scout Heritage Centre, Hobart, Tasmania [76][77]
• South Australian Scout Archives.[78]
• Victorian Scout Heritage Centre, South Yarra, Victoria.[79]
• Baden-Powell Heritage Centre and Museum, 'The Wheelhouse', Baden-Powell Park, Samford, Queensland.[80]
• Baden-Powell House, Perth, Western Australia.
• Queensland Guide Museum - Brisbane.[81]

New Zealand

• National Scout Museum, Blue Sky scout campgrounds, Kaiapoi, South Island, New Zealand

South America

Argentina

• Scout Museum "Baden Powell" - San Francisco, Córdoba [82][83]
• Scout Museum - Guaymallén, Mendoza [84]

Brazil

• Cultural Centre of Scout Movement (CCME), Rio de Janeiro[85]

See also

• Scouting memorials
• Scouting memorabilia collecting

External links

• Sloan, Bill (November - December 2003). "Scouting History on Display". Scouting Magazine. Check date values in: |date= (help)
• "Baden-Powell Heritage Centre & Museum, Baden-Powell Park, Cash Avenue". Samford, Queensland.

Notes

1. "Scouting Museums". USSSP.
2. "Baden Powell Scouts Information Centre". Nyeri, Kenya: facebook.com.
3. Wendell, Bryan (2014-04-11). "Scouting family takes pilgrimage to Baden-Powell's grave in Kenya". Bryan on Scouting. Scouting Magazine.
4. "Manila International Scout Museum". Pathfinder and Rover Explorer Scouts Association International. Archived from the original on 2013-04-22. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
5. "Pfadfindermuseum und Institut für Pfadfindergeschichte - Home". www.pfadfindermuseum.org (in German).
6. "Scouts en Gidsen Museum Leuven – Museé du Scoutisme et Guidisme Leuven" (in Luxembourgish).
7. "Centre Historique Belge du Scoutisme". chbs.be (in Luxembourgish).
8. "MUSEE DU SCOUTISME INTERNATIONAL". museescout.be (in Luxembourgish).
9. "Startside". www.spejdermuseet.dk (in Danish).
10. "Esbjerg Spejdermuseum". www.esbjerg-spejdermuseum.dk (in Danish).
11. "Spejdermuseet Århus – Spejderhistorie om Østjylland" (in Danish).
12. "Om museet". www.spejderstaven.dk (in Danish).
13. "Home". www.spejdermuseum.dk (in Danish).
14. "Silkeborg Spejderhistoriske Forening" (in Danish).
15. "Nordjysk Spejdermuseum". spejdermuseum.jensbang.dk (in Danish).
16. "www.ryaasejladsen.dk/Default.asp?ID=194" (in Danish).
17. "kfuk-spejdermuseetranders.dk/nyheder". www.kfuk-spejdermuseetranders.dk (in Danish).
18. "Museum: De Gule Spejderes museum". spejderes-museum.dk/ (in Danish).
19. "Partiomuseo". Suomen Partiolaiset (in Finnish).
20. "Lyautey : un homme, un château, une animation - Site officiel - Accueil". www.lyautey.mosaiqueinformatique.fr (in French).
21. "Réseau Baden Powell". reseau-bp.blog4ever.com (in French).
22. "fraedaseturskata" (in Icelandic).
23. "Scouting Nederland Museum" (in Dutch).
24. "Scouting Nederland". Scouting Nederland (in Dutch).
25. "Scoutingmuseum". www.scoutmuseum.nl (in Dutch).
26. "Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego". Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego (in Polish).
27. "Museu do Escutismo" (in Portuguese).
28. "Centro de Interpretação e Documentação do Escotismo" (in Portuguese).
29. "Skautske Muzeum" (in Slovak).
30. "Kjesäters Scoutmuseum" (in Swedish).
31. "Scoutmuseet" (in Swedish).
32. "Nordvästra Skånes Scoutmuseum" (in Swedish).
33. "UK National Virtual Museum". Retrieved 2009-03-09.
34. "Discovering Scouting Heritage". The Scout Association. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
35. "Story of Scouting Museum". Story of Scouting Museum. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
36. "Hertfordshire Scout Museum". Archived from the original on 2013-03-10. Retrieved 2013-02-21.
37. "Scouts Canada National Museum". Scouts Canada. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
38. "Exposición Permanente". Museo de Historia Scout. Todo Puebla. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
39. "Arizona Scouting Museum".
40. "Barbara Anderson Girl Scout Museum". Archived from the original on 2009-02-21.
41. "Camp Boyhaven Scouting Museum".
42. "Central States Scout Museum".
43. "Peregrine International Museum of Scouting".
44. "Fred H. Poppe Museum".
45. "Girl Scout First Headquarters". Retrieved 2020-01-29.
46. "Girl Scout Museum at Cedar Hill".
47. "Girl Scout Museum at Daisy's Place".
48. "Girl Scout Museum". Girl Scouts of Northern California. Archived from the original on 2008-10-01.
49. "Girl Scouts of Utah Heritage Museum". Archived from the original on 2007-12-12.
50. "Goodykoontz Museum of Girl Scout History". Archived from the original on 2008-12-03.
51. "Gregson Center and Museum".
52. "Las Vegas International Scouting Museum".
53. "Lawrence L. Lee Scouting Museum & Max I. Silber Scouting Library".
54. "Many Point Scout Camp History Center". Archived from the original on 2006-07-21.
55. "Miakonda Scouting Museum". Erie Shores Council.
56. "Nathan Hale Heritage Center".
57. "Nawakwa Lodge #3 Museum". Archived from the original on 2006-07-11.
58. "New Jersey Scout Museum".
59. "Norman Rockwell Museum of Vermont".
60. "North East Regional Scout Museum".
61. "North Star Museum of Boy Scouting and Girl Scouting".
62. "Scouts". Osage County Historical Museum.
63. "Otis H. Chidester Museum".
64. "Ottawa Scouting Museum".
65. "Scouting Museum of New Mexico".
66. "Ten Mile River Scout Museum".
67. "Thomas D. Trainor Boy Scout Museum".
68. "W.C. Moorehead Museum". Archived from the original on 2006-08-20.
69. "Washington Scouting Museum".
70. "William Hillcourt Scout Museum and Carson Buck Memorial Library". Archived from the original on 2006-07-11.
71. "World of Scouting Museum".
72. "Worth Ranch Museum". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28.
73. "Lawrence L. Smith Scouting Museum and Library".
74. "USScouts Scout & Guide Museum page (US and worldwide)".
75. "Scouting Milestones Scout History Website". Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. has over 55 fully researched articles with unique photographs of the rarest Scout artifacts
76. "Scouts Tasmania". Scout Association of Australia. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
77. "Scout Heritage Centre". Retrieved 2019-05-18.
78. "Archives". SA Branch. Scout Association of Australia. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
79. "Scouts Victoria Australia". Scout Association of Australia. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
80. "Baden-Powell Heritage Centre & Museum". Retrieved 2007-09-27.
81. "Queensland Guide Museum". Archived from the original on 2008-07-20. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
82. "Museo Scout Baden Powell". Archived from the original on 2013-07-09. Retrieved 2013-07-09.
83. "Noche de los Museos - Museo Scout "Baden Powell"". RadioCanal. 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
84. "Museo Scout". Archived from the original on 2007-08-17. Retrieved 2007-08-17.
85. "Centro Cultural do Movimento Escoteiro". Retrieved 2020-03-08.