The Louvre in Paris is one of the great universal museums of the world. It is a former palace of French kings. I took most of these photos in 1993, before I started doing serious museum photography. I took a few more in 2000. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/LouvreParis#
Here are miscellaneous photos from various London museums, excluding the British Museum. They include the British Museum of Natural History, Imperial War Museum, and the Royal Air Force and Bomber Command Museums. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/LondonMuseums#
This is a small regional museum dealing mostly with the Maya of the Yucatan. But since the Maya wing was closed for renovation when I visited the INAH Museum in Mexico City, this is about all I can do for the Maya culture, arguably the most interesting of all the ancient Mesoamerican cultures. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/MeridaMuseum#
This is another great world museum dealing mostly with ancient Mesoamerica: Olmec, Teotihuacan, Maya, Mexica (Aztec), and others. The Maya wing was closed when I was there. Rats! Hopefully I can go back with digital. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/INAHMuseumMexicoCity#
This is one of the greatest museums of the world. The several times I visited there were before I got the idea to make a serious photographic record of historic artifacts, so this album scarcely does the BM justice. Check out their own website. My photos are digital copies of prints or slides, so they are not as good as my more recent photos. Several photos from the museum in Edinburgh, Scotland, are included at the end. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/BritishMuseumLondon#
The Cairo Museum houses a tiny fraction of the ancient relics of Egypt, while millions of artifacts remain in the ground or lie rotting in warehouses. Nevertheless, this is one of the great museums of the world. I regret that I had very limited time there, and that my photos were taken on print and slide film and copied later. A new, modern museum is scheduled to open soon. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/CairoMuseum#