NATIONAL HANSEN'S DISEASE MUSEUM

CARVILLE, LA

The National Hansen's Disease Museum is a historic site located in Carville, Louisiana, which was once home to the United States Public Health Service Hospital and the National Leprosarium. The museum is dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of Hansen's disease, also known as leprosy, and the treatment of patients with the disease.

The museum features exhibits that detail the history of Hansen's disease in the United States, including the establishment of the Carville facility in 1894 and the development of the Chaulmoogra oil treatment that was used to treat the disease before antibiotics were available. Visitors can also view medical equipment and artifacts from the hospital, as well as personal belongings of patients who lived at Carville.

The museum also offers guided tours of the historic campus, including the restored buildings that once housed patients and staff. Visitors can see the chapel, the dining hall, and the recreation hall, as well as the cemetery where patients who died at Carville are buried.

In addition to its educational exhibits and tours, the National Hansen's Disease Museum also serves as a research center for the study of Hansen's disease and its treatment.

NATIONAL HANSEN'S DISEASE MUSEUM is a Uncategorized or General Museum in CARVILLE LA. US MID #8402200042

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Southeastern (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia).

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NATIONAL HANSEN'S DISEASE MUSEUM
5445 POINT CLAIR RD
CARVILLE
LA
70721

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