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 [http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/scoutmuseums.asp US Scouting Service Project] .

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.

Asia

*Philippine Scout Center (at the back of Manila City Hall)
*Scout Museum at the National Training Centre, Mouchak, Gazipur, Bangladesh
*Hong Kong Scout Centre

Europe

Austria

*Pfadfindermuseum und Institut für Pfadfindergeschichte [http://www.pfadfinder-archiv.org/] , Vienna
*Pfadfindermuseum der Gilde Bruck an der Leitha

Belgium

* Scouts en Gidsen Museum / Musée du Scoutisme et Guidisme, Louvain [ [http://www.scoutsmuseum.be Scouts en Gidsen Museum - Musée du Scoutisme et Guidisme ] ]
* Centre Historique Belge du Scoutisme / Belgische Historische Centrum voor Scoutisme, Brussels [ [http://www.chbs.be Centre Historique Belge du Scoutisme - Belgisch Historisch Centrum voor Scoutisme ] ]

France

*Musée Scout Réseau Baden-Powell, Thorey-Lyautey [ [http://www.chateaulyautey.com Chateau Lyautey ] ] [ [http://www.honneur-au-scoutisme.com/france/thorey/thorey.htm Belles Choses Vues A Thorey ] ]

The Netherlands

*Dutch National Scouting Museum, Baarn [ [http://www.nationaalmuseum.scouting.nl Scouting Museum Nederland ] ]
*Scouting Museum, The Hague [http://www.scoutingmuseumhr.nl]
*Scout Museum, Rotterdam [ [http://www.scoutmuseum.nl Scouting Museum Rotterdam ] ]

Poland

* Muzeum Harcerstwa (Polish Scouting Museum), Warsaw [ [http://zhp.pl/index.php?do=standard&navi=0001,0002,0025 ZHP :: Strona główna - Muzeum Harcerstwa ] ]
* Muzeum Harcerskie im. Olgi i Andrzeja Małkowskich (Olga & Andrzej Małkowski Scouting Museum), Zakopane
* Scouting Museum, Radom

Ireland

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

United Kingdom

*Baden-Powell House
*Gilwell Park [ [http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/museum_gfx_en/AM14464.html UK National Virtual Museum] Accessed 20 January, 2007 ]
*Guide Heritage Centre, London
*Be Prepared - Scouting Museum Trust [ [http://www.storyofscouting.org.uk Be Prepared - The Story of Scouting Museum Trust ] ] at Waddecar Scout Camp, Scouting in West Lancashire
*Youlbury Scout Activity Centre Oxfordshire

North America

United States

* [http://www.campboyhaven.org/museum.htm Camp Boyhaven Scouting Museum] , Middle Grove, New York
* [http://larned.org/tourism/cssm.html Central States Scout Museum] , Larned, Kansas
* E. Urner Goodman Scout Museum, Owasippe Scout Reservation, Blue Lake Township, Michigan
* [http://www.toledobsa.com/museum.asp Erie Shores Council - Miakonda Scouting Museum] , Toldeo, Ohio
* [http://members.tripod.com/Troop80/museum.htm Fred H. Poppe Museum] , Amarillo, Texas
* George E. Freestone Boy Scout Museum, Provo, Utah
* [http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/profbvr/scouting_museums/virginia.html Gregson Center and Museum] , Pipsico Scout Reservation, Spring Grove, Virginia
* [http://www.scoutingmuseum.org Lawrence L. Lee Scouting Museum & Max I. Silber Scouting Library] , Manchester, New Hampshire
* [http://www.boyscoutmuseum.org Las Vegas International Scouting Museum] , Las Vegas, Nevada
* [http://www.manypoint.org/history/histctr.htm Many Point Scout Camp History Center]
* [http://www.bsamuseum.org National Scouting Museum] , Irving, Texas
* [http://www.nawakwa.org/museum Nawakwa Lodge #3 Museum]
* [http://www.nrm.org Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge, Massachusetts]
* [http://www.normanrockwellvt.com/BoyScouts.htm Norman Rockwell Museum of Vermont]
* [http://www.nssm.org North Star Museum of Boy Scouting and Girl Scouting] , North St. Paul, Minnesota
* [http://www.osagecohistoricalmuseum.com/scouts.html Osage County Historical Museum]
* [http://azscoutmuseum.com Otis H. Chidester Museum] , Tucson, Arizona
* [http://www.ottawascoutingmuseum.org Ottawa Scouting Museum] , Ottawa, Illinois
* [http://members.aol.com/GoScout/museum.html Peregrine International Museum of Scouting]
* [http://www.santafetrailnm.org/site558.html Scouting Museum of New Mexico]
* [http://www.dacbsa.org/Trainor-ScoutingMuseum.htm Thomas D. Trainor Boy Scout Museum]
* [http://www.tmrmuseum.org Ten Mile River Scout Museum] , Narrowsburg, New York
* [http://www.cnyscouts.org/about/museum.html William Hillcourt Scout Museum and Carson Buck Memorial Library] , Constantia, New York
* [http://www.worldofscoutingmuseum.org World of Scouting Museum] , Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
* [http://www.tuscazoar.org/museumpage.htm W.C. Moorehead Museum]
* [http://ojibwa.cvc-bsa.org/museum.htm Washington Scouting Museum] , Washington, Michigan
* [http://www.worthranch.com/tour/museum.htm Worth Ranch Museum] , Palo Pinto, Texas

"Virtual Museums'
* [http://www.scouting.milestones.btinternet.co.uk Scouting Milestones Scout History Website] has over 55 fully researched articles with unique photographs of the rarest Scout artifacts making it the most comprehensive virtual Scout Museum on the net.
* [http://www.scoutingmuseum.org/ Lawrence L. Smith Scouting Museum and Library] , Manchester, New Hampshire
* [http://www.boyscoutstuff.com/ Virtual Scout Museum]
* [http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/scoutmuseums.asp USScouts Scout & Guide Museum page (US and worldwide)]

Oceania

Australia

* Victorian Scout Heritage Centre [ [http://www.vicscouts.asn.au/Heritage/index.php Victorian Scout Heritage Centre ] ] , South Yarra, Victoria
* [http://heritage.scoutsqld.com.au/branch/support/programsupport/Heritage/ Baden-Powell Heritage Centre & Museum, Baden-Powell Park, Cash Avenue] , Samford, Queensland.
* Baden-Powell House, Perth, Western Australia

New Zealand

* National Scout Museum, Kaiapoi, New Zealand

South America

*None reported

See also

* Scouting memorials
* Scouting memorabilia collecting

External links

*http://www.scoutingmagazine.org/issues/0311/a-scou.html
* [http://heritage.scoutsqld.com.au/branch/support/programsupport/Heritage/ Baden-Powell Heritage Centre & Museum, Baden-Powell Park, Cash Avenue] , Samford, Queensland.

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