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.

Africa Scout Region

*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''.

Asia-Pacific Region

* 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
* Discovery Scout Centre, Singapore

Australia

* Tasmanian Scout Heritage Centre, Kingston, Tasmania
* South Australian Scout Archives, Henley Beach, South Australia
* Victorian Scout Heritage Centre, South Yarra, Victoria
* Scouts Queensland Heritage Centre, 'The Wheel House', Baden-Powell Park, Samford, Queensland.
* Baden-Powell House, Perth, Western Australia.
* Queensland Guide Museum, Brisbane, Queensland

New Zealand

* National Scout Museum, Blue Skies Conference and Training Centre, Kaiapoi, South Island, New Zealand

European Scout Region

Austria

*Pfadfindermuseum und Institut für Pfadfindergeschichte, Vienna
*Pfadfindermuseum der Gilde Bruck an der Leitha

Belgium

* Scouts en Gidsen Museum / Musée du Scoutisme et Guidisme, Louvain
* Centre Historique Belge du Scoutisme / Belgische Historische Centrum voor Scoutisme, Brussels
* International Scouting Museum, Arlon

Denmark

* Spejdermuseet Holmen
* Esbjerg Spejdermuseum
* Spejdermuseet Århus
* Stenlændernes Spejdermuseum
* KFUM-spejdernes korpshistoriske udvalg
* Sønderjysk Spejdermuseum
* Tydal Spejdermuseum
* Silkeborg Spejdermuseum
* Nordjysk Spejdermuseum
* De historiske Samlinger, Aalborg
* KFUK-Spejdermuseum (Randers)
* Randers Spejdermuseum DDS
* De Gule Spejderes museum
* Fyns Spejder- og FDF museum

Finland

* Suomen Partiomuseo – Finlands Scoutmuseum, Turku

France

*Musée Scout Réseau Baden-Powell, Thorey-Lyautey

Iceland

*Scouting Museum Iceland

Ireland

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

Italy

* Scout Museum, Palermo

The Netherlands

*Scouting Nederland Museum, Baarn
*Scoutingmuseum Haagse Randstad, The Hague. Traveling museum without a permanent exhibition space.
*Scouting Museum "De Ducdalf", Rotterdam

Norway

* Norwegian Guide and Scout museum, Oslo

Poland

* Museum of Scouting, Warsaw
* Olga & Andrzej Małkowski Scouting Museum pl, Muzeum Harcerskie im. Olgi i Andrzeja Małkowskich, Zakopane
* Scouting Museum, Radom

Portugal

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

Slovakia

* Slovakia National Scouting Museum - Skautské múzeum Václava Rubeša v Ružomberku (Václav Rubeš Scouting Museum in Ružomberok),

Sweden

* Kjesäters Scoutmuseum & Archive, Vingåker
* Scoutmuseet, Göteborg
* Scoutmuseet i Malmö
* Nordvästra Skånes Scoutmuseum, Helsingborg

United Kingdom

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

Interamerican Scout Region

Argentina

* Scout Museum "Baden Powell" - San Francisco, Córdoba
* Scout Museum - Guaymallén, Mendoza

Brazil

* Cultural Centre of Scout Movement (CCME), Rio de Janeiro

Canada

* Scouts Canada National Museum - Ottawa, Ontario

Mexico

* Museo de Historia Scout - Puebla

United States

* Arizona Scouting Museum
* Barbara Anderson Girl Scout Museum, Phoenix, Arizona
* Boyhaven Scouting Museum, Middle Grove, New York
* Central States Scout Museum, Larned, Kansas
* Central States Scout Museum
* E. Urner Goodman Scout Museum, Owasippe Scout Reservation, Blue Lake Township, Michigan
* Fred H. Poppe Museum, Amarillo, Texas
* George E. Freestone Boy Scout Museum, Provo, Utah
* Girl Scout First Headquarters, Savannah, Georgia
* Girl Scout Museum and Archives, Girl Scout Headquarters, New York City, New York
*Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson Archive Museum, Camp Wendy, Wallkill, New York
* Girl Scout Museum at Cedar Hill, Camp Cedar Hill, Waltham, Massachusetts
* Girl Scout Museum at Daisy’s Place, Girl Scouts of Tanasi Council Office, Knoxville, Tennessee
* Girl Scout Museum, Girl Scouts of Northern California, Oakland, California and at Camp Bothin in Fairfax, California
* Girl Scouts of Utah Heritage Museum, Salt Lake City, Utah
* Goodykoontz Museum of Girl Scout History, Houston, Texas
* Gregson Center and Museum, Pipsico Scout Reservation, Spring Grove, Virginia
*John Dyer-Hurdon Scout Collection at the Washington Historical Museum, Washington, Michigan
* Las Vegas International Scouting Museum, Las Vegas, Nevada
* Lawrence L. Lee Scouting Museum & Max I. Silber Scouting Library, Manchester, New Hampshire
* Many Point Scout Camp History Center, Ponsford, Minnesota
* Miakonda Scouting Museum, Toledo, Ohio
* National Scouting Museum, Philmont Scout Ranch, Cimarron, New Mexico
* Nathan Dauby Scouting Museum, Lake Erie Council, Cleveland, Ohio
* Nathan Hale Heritage Center, June Norcross Webster Scout Reservation, Ashford, Connecticut
* Nawakwa Lodge #3 Museum, Camp T. Brady Saunders, Maidens, Virginia
* New Jersey Scout Museum, Morganville, New Jersey
*Nobby Schnabel Museum and Nature Center, Camp Pollock, Cedar Glen, California
* Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge, Massachusetts
* Norman Rockwell Museum of Vermont, Rutland, Vermont
* North East Regional Scout Museum, Rochelle Park, New Jersey
* North Star Museum of Boy Scouting and Girl Scouting, North St. Paul, Minnesota
* Osage County Historical Museum, Pawhuska, Oklahoma
* Otis H. Chidester Museum, Tucson, Arizona
* Ottawa Scouting Museum, Ottawa, Illinois
*Pioneers' Park Museum, Imperial, California
* Samoset Council Archives Room, Crystal Lake Scout Reservation, Rhinelander, Wisconsin
* Scout Heritage Museum, Three Harbors Council, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
* Ten Mile River Scout Museum, Narrowsburg, New York
* Thomas D. Trainor Boy Scout Museum, Metamora, Michigan
* W.C. Moorehead Museum, Camp Tuscazoar, Zoarville, Ohio
* William Hillcourt Scout Museum, Constantia, New York
* World of Scouting Museum, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
* Worth Ranch Museum, Palo Pinto, Texas

Virtual Museums
* Lawrence L. Smith Scouting Museum and Library, Manchester, New Hampshire
* Scout & Guide Museum page
* Scouting Milestones Scout History Website

See also

* Scouting memorials
* Scouting memorabilia collecting

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