Green Bay Region Museums, Arts, and Culture Partners

Belgian Heritage Center

Explore Belgian life on the Door Peninsula past and present. This program will share the story of Belgians who first settled on the Door Peninsula in 1853 in parts of Brown, Door and Kewaunee counties. Girl Scouts will hear stories about the struggles in their homeland, their challenges building communities in the wilderness and the vibrant legacy that continues to this day. History will include the Great Fire of 1871 and how it changed the landscape and lives of the Belgian settlers. We will also highlight the many ways Belgian traditions and influence remain common to this day. For those with Belgian roots, we will help them find photos, video or genealogies of their families.

The Belgian Heritage Center campus includes a museum with exhibits, interactive photo and video galleries, and oral histories in English and Walloon (one of the languages spoken by the settlers). A 1894 restored school/convent shows visitors various aspects of life and learning in 1900. There is also a traditional Belgian roadside chapel, one of dozens found in the area. This field trip helps Girl Scouts earn Good Neighbor (k-1st grade), Celebrating Community (2nd-3rd grade), and Playing in the Past (4th-5th grade) badges. Community service opportunities available for older Girl Scouts. The program is available May through November. Program details will be adapted to the age group attending.

1255 County DK/PO Box 173, Brussels, WI 54204
920-493-2850 | contact@belgianheritagecenter.org

Board & Brush Green Bay

Book a private party for your troop with Board & Brush Creative Studio in downtown Green Bay or Appleton! Our workshops provide a fun and creative experience for children ages 5+ with badge-earning opportunities.  Choose from a wide variety of unique and stylish wood projects for your group. Troops will create a beautiful art piece for their room or for a gift. We customize the materials and guide participants step by step through the entire creative process. All materials, set up and clean up provided. Choose from a variety of paint and glitter colors in the workshop.  Board & Brush Creative Studio is a great place to earn a badge, or as a fun troop outing.  Also, enjoy an exclusive Girl Scout Member Perk of $25 youth projects and $10 off adult projects.

235 N. Broadway, Green Bay, WI 54303
920.593.9411 | greenbay@boardandbrush.com

Brenda’s Brushstrokes & Bisque

Girl Scouts can enjoy painting ceramic bisque, creating glass mosaics, fusing glass, stained glass, basket weaving, and beyond with Brenda’s Brushstrokes & Bisque! Art experiences are a great fit with the Art & Design badges for Daisies, Brownies, and Juniors, and many other art-based badges as well.

N2978 County Road K, Shawano WI 54166
715.853.9844 | brendasbrushstrokesandbisque@gmail.com

Ephraim Historical Foundation

Visit Ephraim Historical Foundation for a variety of badge earning experiences!
Good Neighbor (Daisy, K-1) –
This experience will begin with a tour of the Pioneer Schoolhouse, a one-room schoolhouse that sparked the creation of the Ephraim Historical Foundation. After considering what being a good school citizen looked like in the past and discussing what that looks like in the present, we will walk into downtown Ephraim, seeing the historical Fire Station Museum, Town Hall, and Library and discuss their importance to the community! The program will finish on the shore of Eagle Harbor with a discussion on why visitors come from afar to our beautiful home state.
Celebrating Community (Brownie, 2-3) –
This program dives into Ephraim’s annual Fyr Bal celebration that is held around the time of summer solstice. After learning about the history of the celebration and what it looks like now, participants will explore important symbols, activities, and sites of the celebration. To wrap up the program, each participant will have the opportunity to create their own medallions symbolic of what they have learned about Ephraim and Fyr Bal.
My Family Story (Brownie, 2-3) –
In this program, we will learn about a historic local family, where they came from, and details about their family life here in Ephraim. After exploring the Anderson Store Museum which the family operated for close to 100 years, we will move to our research library to discuss family trees and interact with important artifacts from the Anderson family. The program ends with participants creating their version of an Anderson family crest.
Playing in the Past (Junior, 4-5) –
After learning about several of Ephraim’s well-known early female immigrants, participants will choose a character and pick clothing or accessories from our teaching collection that best represent that character. With the option to don pieces of period clothing, participants will then tour the Anderson Store Museum where household items that their characters would have utilized are on display. After playing a group period game, the participants will finish the outing by writing a diary page that describes their character based on what they learned and experienced.

3060 Anderson Ln, Ephraim, WI 54211
(920) 854-9688 | lmcmahon@ephraim.org

Hazelwood Historic House

Hazelwood is a historic home and museum that offers several badge programs for Girl Scout troops.  The Troop Opportunities include the My Family Story badge and Making Games badge for Brownies, with more options coming soon.  Tours and museum visits are available for any age group.

1008 S Monroe Ave, Green Bay, WI 54301
920.606.8250 | sassy4saber@gmail.com

Mulva Cultural Center

Explore the rotating exhibitions at the Mulva Cultural Center! Girl Scout Troops recieve discounted admission of $5 per child with two free adult chaperones included. Additional chaperones may join at $15 each. Troops must reach out to schedule at least 2 weeks in advance to secure discounted admission. General admission prices will apply for any unscheduled visits.  
Check the website http://www.mulvacenter.org for current exhibition information.

221 S Broadway Street, De Pere, WI 54115
920-309-8200 | info@mulvacenter.org

Neville Museum

Hold your next meeting at the Neville!  Scout groups can either schedule a customized guided tour based on your badge, or explore the museum on their own.  Both packages include meeting room use, $3 per person.

210 Museum Pl, Green Bay, WI 54303
920.448.7840 | swadley_rd@co.brown.wi.us

Simply Art

Simply Art travels to you to offer customizable art experiences! Set up a badge workshop to earn most art-based badges, including Drawing, Comic Artist, Book Artist, Collage and any Outdoor Art badge! Simply Art also offers Daisy Petals, including Zinni, Clover, and Gloria. Crafting parties are available as well for troops and troop leaders. Simply Art works on site at your troop meeting.

Luxemburg, WI
608.290.8269 | simplyart2017@gmail.com