Website: http://acworthleprosymuseum.org/
AcWorthy Leprosy Museum
| Place | Mumbai |
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| State | Maharashtra |
| Virtual Museum | Yes |
| Year of Establishment | 2003 |
| Museum Type | Medical Museum |
| Address | Wadala, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400031 |
| Visiting Time | Summers: 08:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m., Winters: 08.30 a.m. - 05:00 p.m. (Closed on Sunday and Government holidays.) |
| Entry Fee | Adults-Indian Rs. 20 Per person |
Museum Introduction
The Museum is the only one of its kind in India. It is dedicated to millions of leprosy sufferers throughout history, to the philanthropists and Social workers who ameliorated their sufferings, and pays tribute to those whose labours delivered remedies and other benefits to the most marginalized of human society.
General Collections
Leprosy Museum showcases 130 years history of leprosy disease, communicating about significant events, institutions, and people in the nineteenth-century, and has displays pertaining to the early history of the “Homeless Leper Asylum".
Additional Information
| Archaeological Survey of India | No |
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| Contact Details | 93742 35379 |
| Email ID | pkumar-94@yahoo.com |