Mike made an earlier mention of our new temporary exhibition "Triumph at Carville: A Tale of Leprosy in America." The exhibit is closely linked to a documentary of the same name, which premiered on PBS last week (check local listings.) We issued a brief news release about the new exhibit, and and while we work on an online component of the Carville exhibit, I thought I would link to a few positive reviews of the film. Terre Haute's Tribune Star offered this positive review, and the Times-Picayune called the film 'troubling, challenging, beautiful.' I would agree, now having seen the film several times: it's a powerful story, lovingly told by the filmmakers.
I want to offer, a link to the good people at the National Hansen's Disease Program in Baton Rouge, and the National Hansen's Disease Museum in Carville. Their assistance was invaluable in preparing this exhibit, and we appreciate their taking time from their work to partner with us to tell this story.
And I'll mention one correction to the Tribune-Star story: we're always glad for a newspaper mention, but to be certain there's no confusion: the Museum is in upper northwest Washington, D.C., and not in Bethesda, MD.
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