Skip Navigation HRSA - U.S Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Service Administration U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Home
Questions
Order Publications
 
Grants Find Help Service Delivery Data Health Care Concerns About HRSA

The National Hansen's Disease Museum

Volunteer/Donate

The Museum seeks volunteers for the following projects:

  • Archives Organization
  • Artifact Identification
  • Artifact Inventory
  • Brochure Labeling & Distribution
  • Friends Group
  • Special Events and Projects

To learn more or to donate relevant artifacts or archive materials, contact Museum Curator Elizabeth Schexnyder:

  • e-mail
  • phone: 225-642-1950
  • FAX: 225-642-1949
  • mail: 1770 Physicians Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70816


About the Museum
 

Collecting, preserving and interpreting the medical and cultural artifacts of the Carville Historic District and promoting the understanding, identification and treatment of Hansen's disease (leprosy).

Commemorating those who lived at the National Leprosarium as patients, as well as the health care professionals who made medical history as they battled Hansen's disease (leprosy).

Virtual Tours

Carville Historic District

National Hansen's Disease Museum Exhibits

Life at Carville: The National Leprosarium circa 1950

 

Questions Order Publications