National Hansen's Disease Museum
5445 Point Clair Road, Carville, LA, 70721
Phone: 225-642-1950
Web site: http://www.bphc.hrsa.gov
E-mail: eschexnyder@hrsa.gov
Open Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The National Hansen’s Disease Museum is located on the grounds of what was the only national leprosarium. It stands as a monument to those who battled Hansen’s Disease-researchers, and health care professionals, as well as those who suffered from the affliction also known as leprosy. The museum’s mission is to collect, preserve, and interpret the medical and cultural artifacts of the Carville Historic District. Free and open to the public.
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