Bayeux Tapestry arrives safely at British Museum after leaving France for the first time in 900 years
The 70-meter embroidery will draw about 7.5 million visitors and marks a major Franco-British cultural exchange, officials said.
- The priceless 11th-century Bayeux Tapestry arrived at the British Museum under tight security in the dead of night following an 11-hour, 350-mile clandestine journey from France.
- Escorted by police, the 70-meter-long medieval artwork was transported via a vehicle shuttle train through the Channel Tunnel inside a high-tech, climate-controlled container equipped with vibration absorbers to protect its fragile wool-on-linen stitching.
- The highly anticipated arrival marks the first time the historic embroidery—which depicts the 1066 Norman Conquest and the Battle of Hastings—has been on English soil since its creation nearly a millennium ago.
- The high-stakes loan was negotiated as part of a cultural partnership while its permanent home, the Bayeux Museum in Normandy, closes for extensive renovations.
- Museum conservators will spend the coming days allowing the artifact to acclimate to its environment before preparing it to be displayed completely flat for the blockbuster exhibition opening to the public on September 10.
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Bayeux Tapestry returns to Britain for first time in nearly 1,000 years under tight security
LONDON — The Bayeux Tapestry has arrived in the UK for the first time since it is believed to have been created in Britain nearly 1,000 years ago, travelling under police escort during a meticulously choreographed journey from France.At 02:50 BST, chaperoned from a secret location in northern France by a police guard, it was driven into a loading bay at the British Museum, which will put it on display in September.The 11th Century embroidery dep…
After almost 1,000 years, the Bayeux Tapestry is back on English soil
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Bayeux Tapestry returns to Britain for first time in nearly 1,000 years
The Bayeux Tapestry has arrived in Britain for the first time in nearly 1,000 years ahead of a sell-out exhibition at the British Museum, travelling under police escort during a meticulously choreographed journey from France. The 70-metre (230-foot) embroidery, which depicts the 1066 Norman conquest of England, was transported in an air-conditioned, anti-vibration crate under […]
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