Museum of Scouting, Warsaw

Coordinates: 52°13′42″N 21°1′34″E / 52.22833°N 21.02611°E / 52.22833; 21.02611
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Museum of Scouting
History museum
DirectorKatarzyna K. Traczyk
CuratorAndrzej Janowski [pl]
Websitewww.muzeumharcerstwa.pl

The Museum of Scouting (

educational principles of Scouting
; and shape the values of those who come in contact with the collections.

Background

As far back as 1916, the idea of establishing a museum dedicated to the collection of mementos and diffusion of knowledge about scouting. During the

Lazienki Park. In 2010, the museum collections were moved to the building Headquarters of the Polish Scouting Association [pl
] in Warsaw.

Lazienki Park
- from 2005–2010 the home of the Museum of Scouting

To achieve its goals the museum collects cultural goods related to scouting; inventories, catalogs and processes of the collected museum objects and documentation materials; and secures and maintains museum exhibits. The collections are stored and organized in conditions that ensure their safety and easy access for scientific research. Permanent, temporary and traveling exhibitions are organized to educate in the realm of scouting and guiding - in cooperation with institutions and associations with similar goals.

Exhibitions

Lazienki Park
in Warsaw

From 2001 through 2013, the museum organized the following exhibitions:

Bibliography

  • Traczyk, Katarzyna K. "O muzeum". Strona Muzeum Harcerstwa (in Polish). Retrieved 2015-04-12.
  • OCLC 891234288. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link
    )

References

  1. ^ "Scouts Association Museum (Muzeum Harcerstwa)". warsawtour.pl. Archived from the original on 2011-07-02.

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