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The museum in Boulogne-Billancourt preserves that ambition through colour photography, silent film and a garden in which different landscape traditions sit close together. It is a visit with two substantial halves, indoors and out.\n\n#### The Archives of the Planet and Kengo Kuma’s museum\n\nThe Archives of the Planet include around 72,000 colour photographs and a large body of film made between 1909 and 1931. These images record places and people during a period of rapid change, giving the collection a documentary breadth that differs from a conventional art museum. The subject is the world Kahn wanted to make visible, and the choices involved in recording it.\n\nThe museum building by Kengo Kuma provides the contemporary setting for that material. Its galleries introduce the archive and the wider project, while the garden makes Kahn's interest in cultural relationships physical. Japanese, English and French garden areas, fruit trees and planted landscapes create a series of contrasting spaces rather than a single repeated view of a bridge.\n\n#### The gardens and Albert Kahn’s wider project\n\nThose transitions are central to the outdoor visit. A path may move from a more formal arrangement into a different planting structure or waterside scene, changing the scale and the way the eye is directed. The garden is therefore part of the museum's meaning, not only an attractive place to rest after the exhibition.\n\nThe exhibition Choisir la paix: Le combat d'Albert Kahn is scheduled through 13 June 2027, connecting photographs, film and archives with Kahn's pursuit of peace. The permanent archive and garden remain the lasting reasons to choose the museum: a record of the wider world gathered around a remarkably personal landscape in western Paris.\n\n![Musée départemental Albert-Kahn, Paris]()\n\nCulture & landmarks **Musée départemental Albert-Kahn** Paris\n\nIn pictures\n\n### The full gallery.\n\n02 / The essentials\n\n### Musée départemental Albert-Kahn: visit essentials\n\n1. 01\n\n Boulogne-Billancourt\n2. 02\n\n Allow 1½–2½ hours\n3. 03\n\n Current tourism listing: April–September Tuesday–Sunday 11:00–19:00; closed Monday. Check holiday hours and last admission.\n\n04 / Before you go\n\n### Plan your visit\n\nHistoric colour photography and landscaped gardens in Boulogne.\n\n#### Admission\n\nCheck the current admission price and ticket options before booking.\n\n[Check admission]()\n\n#### Choose your visit\n\nCurrent tourism listing: April–September Tuesday–Sunday 11:00–19:00; closed Monday. Check holiday hours and last admission.\n\nOpening and service times can change on public holidays.\n\n#### Arrival & access\n\nUse 10–14 rue du Port, near Boulogne–Pont de Saint-Cloud.\n\n10–14 rue du Port, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt\n\nThe tourism listing describes adapted visitor services; ask the museum about your garden route and assistance needs.\n\n[Get directions]()\n\n#### Plan admission\n\nBook with the museum and confirm current prices, garden access and exhibition conditions.\n\n[Plan your visit]()\n\n05 / Where it is\n\n### Find it\nand what’s nearby.\n\nExplore around Musée départemental Albert-Kahn\n\n The map will load when you reach it.\n\nContinue exploring\n\n### More of Paris, around your visit.\n\n#### Explore Paris by day or by appetite\n\n- [All Paris sights and neighbourhoods]()\n- [Paris cafés, restaurants and food stops]()\n\n#### Plan your Paris visit\n\n- [Paris city guide]()\n- [Choose a Paris city day]()\n- [Find a Paris hotel]()\n- [Plan Métro and walking journeys]()\n- [Build your saved itinerary]()\n\n06 / Good to know\n\n### Musée départemental Albert-Kahn: frequently asked questions\n\n01 How late can I enter Musée Albert-Kahn in May or June?\n\nFrom April to September, opening is Tuesday–Sunday 11:00–19:00 with last entry at 18:00. Monday is closed. The winter season closes an hour earlier.\n\n02 Which exhibition is showing at Musée Albert-Kahn?\n\nChoisir la paix: Le combat d’Albert Kahn is scheduled through 13 June 2027. It explores Kahn’s pursuit of peace through photographs, films, archives and contemporary work, alongside the museum’s garden and permanent collection.\n\nContinue exploring\n\n### Make Paris\nyour own.\n\n[Visit the official site]()[← All things to do]()\n\nOpening hours, prices and access change. Confirm details on the official site before visiting." }