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

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

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