Girl Scouts 100 and the Smithsonian

The Smithsonian celebrates 100 years of Girl Scouting. YOU are part of an American girlhood experience shared by 50 million girls and women in the U.S. Here at the Smithsonian, we think that rocks!

As you celebrate the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouting, explore the Smithsonian museums on the National Mall and beyond. Start by downloading the Girl Scouts Discover! self-guide (left).

• Engage your minds and hands at the many special programs just for Girl Scouts.
• Visit the Smithsonian museum stores and take home a memory.
• Marvel, confront, remember, question, imagine, share—at the Smithsonian!

Girl Scout Badge Guide

• A Girl Scout Badge Guide from the National Museum of American History
  Online and in-museum activities that may help your troop earn badges.
• Fighting for Our Rights: A Girls' Guide to Making a Difference

News

• Smithsonian News | GSCNC E-Newsletter

Exhibitions

• Juliette Gordon Low Portrait
  National Portrait Gallery | Ongoing
• Girl Scouts 1912–2012
  National Museum of American History | Ongoing

Apps and mobile games for your visit

• Smithsonian Mobile
  Your mobile guide to visiting the Smithsonian. Discover what to see and do, search our collections, access podcasts and other apps, add your tips and photos.
• goSmithsonian Trek
  Take a journey through nine museums, solving clues and challenges in this exciting new mobile phone game.

Featured Blog Posts

• Collecting a Century of Girl Scouts
• 100 Years of Girl Scouts: part I, part II, part III, part IV, part V
• Birds of a Feather: Wing Scout Program
• Celebrating Girl Scouts through Postage Stamps
• The Girl Scouts Celebrate 100 Years—Learning More About Juliette Gordon Low
• The Very First Troop Leader
• 100 years of Boy Scouts in our collections (and Girl Scouts)
• Object of the Month: Juliette Gordon Low Approved Die Proof