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 and various neckers 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, the Philippines
Manila International Scout Museum , 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 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, County 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, Zakopane
Scouting Museum, Radom

Portugal

Museu do Corpo Nacional de Escutas, 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,

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, Rio de Janeiro
Carajás Scout Museum São Paulo

Canada

Scouts Canada National Museum - Ottawa, Ontario
Victoria Scout and Guide Museum - Victoria, British Columbia

Mexico

Museo de Historia Scout - Puebla

United States

Avondale Scout Museum, Clinton, La
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
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 Scouting Museum, Charleston, West Virginia
World of Scouting Museum, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
Worth Ranch Museum, Palo Pinto, Texas

Virtual Museums

Lawrence L. Lee Scouting Museum and Library, Manchester, New Hampshire
Scout & Guide Museum page
Scouting Milestones Scout History Website