Scouting museums explained

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]

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.^{[2] [3]}

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^[4]
• Discovery Scout Centre, Singapore

Australia

• Tasmanian Scout Heritage Centre,^[5] Kingston, Tasmania
• South Australian Scout Archives,^[6] Henley Beach, South Australia
• Victorian Scout Heritage Centre,^[7] South Yarra, Victoria
• Scouts Queensland Heritage Centre, 'The Wheel House', Baden-Powell Park, Samford, Queensland.^[8]
• Baden-Powell House, Perth, Western Australia.
• Queensland Guide Museum,^[9] Brisbane, Queensland

New Zealand

• National Scout Museum,^[10] Blue Skies Conference and Training Centre, Kaiapoi, South Island, New Zealand

European Scout Region

Austria

• Pfadfindermuseum und Institut für Pfadfindergeschichte, Vienna ^[11]
• Pfadfindermuseum der Gilde Bruck an der Leitha

Belgium

• Scouts en Gidsen Museum / Musée du Scoutisme et Guidisme, Louvain^[12]
• Centre Historique Belge du Scoutisme / Belgische Historische Centrum voor Scoutisme, Brussels^[13]
• International Scouting Museum, Arlon ^[14]

Denmark

• Spejdermuseet Holmen ^[15]
• Esbjerg Spejdermuseum ^[16]
• Spejdermuseet Århus ^[17]
• Stenlændernes Spejdermuseum ^[18]
• KFUM-spejdernes korpshistoriske udvalg
• Sønderjysk Spejdermuseum ^[19]
• Tydal Spejdermuseum
• Silkeborg Spejdermuseum ^[20]
• Nordjysk Spejdermuseum ^[21]
• De historiske Samlinger, Aalborg ^[22]
• KFUK-Spejdermuseum (Randers) ^[23]
• Randers Spejdermuseum DDS
• De Gule Spejderes museum ^[24]
• Fyns Spejder- og FDF museum

Finland

• Suomen Partiomuseo – Finlands Scoutmuseum, Turku^[25]

France

• Musée Scout Réseau Baden-Powell, Thorey-Lyautey^{[26] [27]}

Iceland

• Scouting Museum Iceland^[28]

Ireland

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

Italy

• Scout Museum, Palermo^[29]

The Netherlands

• Scouting Nederland Museum, Baarn^[30]
• Scoutingmuseum Haagse Randstad, The Hague.^[31] Traveling museum without a permanent exhibition space.
• Scouting Museum "De Ducdalf", Rotterdam^[32]

Norway

• Norwegian Guide and Scout museum, Oslo^[33]

Poland

• Museum of Scouting, Warsaw^[34]
• 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^[35]
• Museu do Escutismo, Dume - Braga^[36]
• Centro de Interpretação e Documentação do Escotismo - Museu dos Escoteiros de Portugal, Cova da Piedade - Almada ^[37]

Slovakia

• Slovakia National Scouting Museum - Skautské múzeum Václava Rubeša v Ružomberku (Václav Rubeš Scouting Museum in Ružomberok),^[38]

Sweden

• Kjesäters Scoutmuseum & Archive, Vingåker^[39]
• Scoutmuseet, Göteborg^[40]
• Scoutmuseet i Malmö
• Nordvästra Skånes Scoutmuseum, Helsingborg^[41]

United Kingdom

• Baden-Powell House, London. A basic display and some artefacts.
• Gilwell Park, Chingford, north London.^[42] Closed in the Spring of 2016 as heritage preservation was affected by building lighting and humidity, but reopened before October 2017.^[43]
• Guide Heritage Centre, London
• Be Prepared - Scouting Museum Trust^[44] at Waddecar Scout Camp, West Lancashire.
• Youlbury Scout Activity Centre Oxfordshire
• Brownsea Island Scout camp, Poole Harbour, Dorset.
• Hertfordshire Scout Museum, Well End.^[45]

Interamerican Scout Region

Argentina

• Scout Museum "Baden Powell" - San Francisco, Córdoba^{[46] [47]}
• Scout Museum - Guaymallén, Mendoza^[48]

Brazil

• Cultural Centre of Scout Movement (CCME), Rio de Janeiro^[49]

Canada

• Scouts Canada National Museum - Ottawa, Ontario^[50]

Mexico

• Museo de Historia Scout - Puebla^[51]

United States

See also: Strengthen the Arm of Liberty.

• Avondale Scout Museum, Clinton, La
• Arizona Scouting Museum ^[52]
• Barbara Anderson Girl Scout Museum,^[53] Phoenix, Arizona
• Boyhaven Scouting Museum,^[54] Middle Grove, New York
• Central States Scout Museum,^[55] Larned, Kansas
• Central States Scout Museum ^[56]
• E. Urner Goodman Scout Museum,^[57] Owasippe Scout Reservation, Blue Lake Township, Michigan
• Fred H. Poppe Museum,^[58] Amarillo, Texas
• George E. Freestone Boy Scout Museum, Provo, Utah
• Girl Scout First Headquarters,^[59] Savannah, Georgia
• Girl Scout Museum and Archives, Girl Scout Headquarters, New York City, New York
• Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson Archive Museum,^[60] Camp Wendy, Wallkill, New York
• Girl Scout Museum at Cedar Hill,^[61] Camp Cedar Hill, Waltham, Massachusetts
• Girl Scout Museum at Daisy's Place,^[62] Girl Scouts of Tanasi Council Office, Knoxville, Tennessee
• Girl Scout Museum, Girl Scouts of Northern California,^[63] Oakland, California and at Camp Bothin in Fairfax, California
• Girl Scouts of Utah Heritage Museum,^[64] Salt Lake City, Utah
• Goodykoontz Museum of Girl Scout History,^[65] Houston, Texas
• Gregson Center and Museum,^[66] Pipsico Scout Reservation, Spring Grove, Virginia
• John Dyer-Hurdon Scout Collection at the Washington Historical Museum,^[67] Washington, Michigan
• Lawrence L. Lee Scouting Museum & Max I. Silber Scouting Library,^[68] Manchester, New Hampshire
  • Many Point Scout Camp History Center,^[69] Ponsford, Minnesota Miakonda Scouting Museum,^[70] Toledo, Ohio
• National Scouting Museum, Philmont Scout Ranch, Cimarron, New Mexico
• Nathan Dauby Scouting Museum, Lake Erie Council, Cleveland, Ohio
• Nathan Hale Heritage Center,^[71] June Norcross Webster Scout Reservation, Ashford, Connecticut
• Nawakwa Lodge #3 Museum,^[72] Camp T. Brady Saunders, Maidens, Virginia
• New Jersey Scout Museum,^[73] 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,^[74] Rutland, Vermont
• North East Regional Scout Museum,^[75] Rochelle Park, New Jersey
• North Star Museum of Boy Scouting and Girl Scouting,^[76] North St. Paul, Minnesota
• Osage County Historical Museum,^[77] Pawhuska, Oklahoma
• Otis H. Chidester Museum,^[78] Tucson, Arizona
• Ottawa Scouting Museum,^[79] Ottawa, Illinois
• Pioneers' Park Museum,^[80] Imperial, California
• Samoset Council Archives Room, Crystal Lake Scout Reservation, Rhinelander, Wisconsin
• Scout Heritage Museum,^[81] Three Harbors Council, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Ten Mile River Scout Museum,^[82] Narrowsburg, New York
• Thomas D. Trainor Boy Scout Museum,^[83] Metamora, Michigan
• W.C. Moorehead Museum,^[84] Camp Tuscazoar, Zoarville, Ohio
• William Hillcourt Scout Museum,^[85] Constantia, New York
• World Scouting Museum,^[86] Charleston, West Virginia
• World of Scouting Museum,^[87] Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
• Worth Ranch Museum,^[88] Palo Pinto, Texas

Virtual Museums

• Lawrence L. Lee Scouting Museum and Library,^[89] Manchester, New Hampshire
• Scout & Guide Museum page ^[90]
• Scouting Milestones Scout History Website^[91]

See also

• Scouting memorials
• Scouting memorabilia collecting

External links

• Scouting History on Display . Scouting Magazine . Bill . Sloan . November 2003 .
• Web site: Baden-Powell Heritage Centre & Museum, Baden-Powell Park, Cash Avenue . Samford, Queensland.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Scouting Museums. USSSP.
2. Web site: Baden Powell Scouts Information Centre . Nyeri, Kenya. facebook.com.
3. Web site: Scouting family takes pilgrimage to Baden-Powell's grave in Kenya. Bryan. Wendell. 2014-04-11. Scouting Magazine. Bryan on Scouting.
4. Web site: Manila International Scout Museum . Pathfinder and Rover Explorer Scouts Association International . https://web.archive.org/web/20130422215013/http://www.manila-scoutmuseum.org/ . 2013-04-22 . 2013-04-22 . live .
5. Web site: Scout Heritage Centre . 2019-05-18.
6. Web site: Archives . SA Branch . Scout Association of Australia . 2019-03-06.
7. Web site: Scout Heritage Victoria. 2020-12-21. Scouts Victoria Australia. en.
8. Web site: Baden-Powell Heritage Centre & Museum . 2007-09-27 .
9. Web site: Queensland Guide Museum . https://web.archive.org/web/20080720060112/http://www.guidesqld.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=22&id=291&Itemid=34 . 2008-07-20 . 2008-07-20 .
10. Web site: National Scout Museum. 2020-12-21. New Zealand Museums. en.
11. Web site: Pfadfindermuseum und Institut für Pfadfindergeschichte - Home. www.pfadfindermuseum.org . de.
12. Web site: Scouts en Gidsen Museum Leuven – Museé du Scoutisme et Guidisme Leuven. lb.
13. Web site: Centre Historique Belge du Scoutisme. chbs.be. lb.
14. Web site: MUSEE DU SCOUTISME INTERNATIONAL. museescout.be. lb.
15. Web site: Startside. www.spejdermuseet.dk . da.
16. Web site: Esbjerg Spejdermuseum. www.esbjerg-spejdermuseum.dk. da.
17. Web site: Spejdermuseet Århus – Spejderhistorie om Østjylland. da.
18. Web site: Om museet. www.spejderstaven.dk. da.
19. Web site: Home. www.spejdermuseum.dk. da.
20. Web site: Silkeborg Spejderhistoriske Forening. da.
21. Web site: Nordjysk Spejdermuseum. spejdermuseum.jensbang.dk. da.
22. Web site: www.ryaasejladsen.dk/Default.asp?ID=194. da.
23. Web site: kfuk-spejdermuseetranders.dk/nyheder. www.kfuk-spejdermuseetranders.dk. da.
24. Web site: Museum: De Gule Spejderes museum. spejderes-museum.dk/ . da.
25. Web site: Partiomuseo. Suomen Partiolaiset. 29 January 2020 . fi.
26. Web site: Lyautey : un homme, un château, une animation - Site officiel - Accueil. lyautey.fr . fr.
27. Web site: Réseau Baden Powell. www.reseau-bp.fr/. fr.
28. Web site: fraedaseturskata . . is.
29. Web site: Scouting Museum Palermo . Facebook . 4 December 2022.
30. Web site: Scouting Nederland Museum . nl .
31. Web site: Scouting Nederland. Scouting Nederland . nl .
32. Web site: Scoutingmuseum. www.scoutmuseum.nl . nl .
33. Web site: The Norwegian Guide and Scout museum . no.
34. Web site: Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego. Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego . pl .
35. Web site: Museu do CNE . . pt.
36. Web site: Museu do Escutismo . pt.
37. Web site: Centro de Interpretação e Documentação do Escotismo . pt.
38. Web site: Skautske Muzeum . sk .
39. Web site: Kjesäters Scoutmuseum . sv.
40. Web site: Scoutmuseet . sv.
41. Web site: Nordvästra Skånes Scoutmuseum . sv.
42. Web site: UK National Virtual Museum . 2009-03-09.
43. Web site: Discovering Scouting Heritage. The Scout Association. 19 March 2018.
44. Web site: Story of Scouting Museum. Story of Scouting Museum . 2017-07-17.
45. Web site: Hertfordshire Scout Museum. 2013-02-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20130310144443/http://www.hertfordshirescouts.org.uk/index.php/county-archive. 2013-03-10. dead.
46. Web site: Museo Scout Baden Powell . https://web.archive.org/web/20130709112609/http://www.museobadenpowell.com.ar/ . 2013-07-09 . 2013-07-09 . live .
47. News: Noche de los Museos - Museo Scout "Baden Powell" . 2020-03-26 . RadioCanal . 2018-05-15.
48. Web site: Museo Scout . https://web.archive.org/web/20070817222743/http://www.museoscout.com.ar/ . 2007-08-17. 2007-08-17 .
49. Web site: Centro Cultural do Movimento Escoteiro . 2020-03-08.
50. Web site: Scouts Canada National Museum . Scouts Canada . 2018-06-23.
51. Web site: Exposición Permanente . Museo de Historia Scout . Todo Puebla . 2020-03-26.
52. Web site: Arizona Scouting Museum.
53. Web site: Barbara Anderson Girl Scout Museum. https://web.archive.org/web/20090221190209/http://www.girlscoutsaz.org/site/c.kkI1KgMZIxF/b.3539183/k.5C8B/Barbara_Anderson_Museum.htm. 2009-02-21.
54. Web site: Camp Boyhaven Scouting Museum. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080321003043/http://www.campboyhaven.org/. 2008-03-21.
55. Web site: Central States Scout Museum. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110222144519/larned.org/tourism/cssm.html. 2011-02-22.
56. Web site: Peregrine International Museum of Scouting.
57. Web site: Boy Scout E. Urner Goodman Owasippe Museum United States. 2020-12-20. Owasippe Museum. en.
58. Web site: Fred H. Poppe Museum. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200117175738/http://eightyscouts.org/fred-poppe-scout-museum. 2020-01-17.
59. Web site: Girl Scout First Headquarters. 2020-01-29.
60. Web site: Museum. 2020-12-20. Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson. en.
61. Web site: Girl Scout Museum. 2020-12-20. Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts. en.
62. Web site: Girl Scout Museum. 2020-12-20. www.artmuseumtouring.com.
63. Web site: Girl Scout Museum . Girl Scouts of Northern California. https://web.archive.org/web/20081001044116/http://www.girlscoutsbayarea.org/pages/resources/museums.html . 2008-10-01 .
64. Web site: Girl Scouts of Utah Heritage Museum. https://web.archive.org/web/20071212061036/http://www.gsutah.org/belong/gs_utah_heritage.php. 2007-12-12.
65. Web site: Goodykoontz Museum of Girl Scout History. https://web.archive.org/web/20081203192441/http://www.gssjc.org/news/2007/12-programplace.cfm. 2008-12-03.
66. Web site: Gregson Center and Museum.
67. Web site: John Dyer-Hurdon Scout Museum The Greater Washington Area Historical Society. 2020-12-21. www.washhistsoc.org.
68. Web site: L. L. Lee Scouting Museum. 2020-12-20. en-US.
69. Web site: Many Point Scout Camp History Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20060721104044/http://www.manypoint.org/history/histctr.htm. 2006-07-21.
70. Web site: Miakonda Museum. 2020-12-21. Erie Shores Council.
71. Web site: Nathan Hale Heritage Center.
72. Web site: Nawakwa Lodge #3 Museum. https://web.archive.org/web/20060711231152/http://www.nawakwa.org/museum. 2006-07-11.
73. Web site: New Jersey Scout Museum.
74. Web site: Norman Rockwell Museum of Vermont. 2020-12-21.
75. Web site: Northeast Region Scout Museum. 2020-12-21. en-US.
76. Web site: North Star Museum. 2020-12-21. en.
77. Web site: The Osage County Historical Society Museum. 2020-12-21. Visit The Osage. en-US.
78. Web site: Otis H. Chidester Museum.
79. Web site: Ottawa Historical and Scouting Heritage Museum. 2020-12-21. Ottawa Visitors Center. en.
80. Web site: Galleries at Pioneers Park Museum. 2020-12-21. Pioneers Museum.
81. Web site: Scout Heritage Museum. 2020-12-21. Three Harbors Council.
82. Web site: Ten Mile River Scout Museum. 2020-12-21. en.
83. Web site: Thomas D Trainor Scout Museum. 2020-12-21. Michigan Crossroads Council. 14 August 2018 . en-US.
84. Web site: W. C. Moorhead Museum. 2020-12-21. Camp Tuscazoar.
85. Web site: William Hillcourt Museum. 2020-12-21. en.
86. Web site: World Scouting Museum, 1615 Washington Street East Charleston, WV. 2023-09-15.
87. Web site: World of Scouting Museum. 2020-12-21.
88. Web site: Worth Ranch Museum. https://web.archive.org/web/20070928121104/http://www.worthranch.com/tour/museum.htm. 2007-09-28.
89. Web site: Lawrence L. Smith Scouting Museum and Library.
90. Web site: USScouts Scout & Guide Museum page (US and worldwide) .
91. Web site: Scouting Milestones Scout History Website . https://archive.today/20120913203603/http://www.scouting.milestones.btinternet.co.uk/ . 2012-09-13. dead . has over 55 fully researched articles with unique photographs of the rarest Scout artifacts .