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About the Museum
The museum's mission is to collect, preserve and interpret
the medical and cultural artifacts of the Carville
Historic District and to promote the understanding,
identification and treatment of Hansen's Disease (leprosy)
by creating and maintaining museum displays, traveling
exhibits, publications and a Web site in order to
educate and inform the public.
The vision of the National Hansen's Disease Museum
is to support the National Hansen's Disease
Programs in its effort to enhance the publics' understanding
of the history, treatment and rehabilitation of leprosy
in the United States, and to commemorate those who
lived at the national leprosarium as patients, as
well as the health care professionals who made medical
history as they battled leprosy.
NHDP Museum Committee
To oversee the management of the National Hansen's
Disease Museum, the Director established the NHDP
Museum Committee. The committee was charged
with the development of all policies and procedures
to implement the mission and advise the Director on
the operation and needs of the museum. The committee
meets quarterly, and at the call of the Chairperson,
to review the operation of the museum.
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