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Albert Kahn was a French banker and philanthropist, known for initiating The Archives of the Planet, a vast photographical project. Spanning 22 years, it resulted in a collection of 72,000 colour photographs and 183,000 meter of film, visible inside the Departmental museum.
Outside, you can visit The Gardens of the World (French: Les Jardins du Monde) a unique garden Kahn created in 1893, containing a variety of garden styles including English, Japonese, a rose garden and a conifer wood. This became a meeting place for French and European intelligentsia until the 1930s when, due to the Crash of 1929, Kahn became bankrupt.
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March 17, 2026
