Series examining Albert Kahn's ambitious Archives of the Planet project, in which he sent photographers around the world to document all aspects of human life.

In 1908, the French banker Albert Kahn gave a team of photographers the world's first portable colour cameras. They created an 'archive of the planet' - a collection of over 72,000 pictures ...

The Musée Départemental Albert-Kahn and its garden reflect Albert Kahn's humanist ideal of fraternity between peoples. Come to Boulogne Billancourt and discover the former estate of banker Albert Kahn ...

In 1911, French banker Albert Kahn launched an ambitious project to document humanity before modernization changed it forever. His Archives de la Planète would grow to include over 72,000 ...