The Girl Scout Museum and Archives is part of the Girl Scout National Historic Preservation Center at the
Girl Scouts headquarters located at 420
Fifth Avenue in
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...
. It was founded in 1987 to promote and preserve scouting history and its
collection dates back to 1912 when the Girl Scouts were founded. The museum holds more than 60,000 photos, 7,000 publications, 650 uniforms and an
a/v collection dating back to 1918.
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Fifth Avenue
Girl Scouts of the USA
Museums established in 1987
Scouting museums in the United States
Museums in Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan
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