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Opposition to Bayeux Tapestry Loan Swells as Petition Nears 50,000 Signatures
An online petition gathers over 50,000 signatures opposing the Bayeux Tapestry loan due to risks of damage from transport and environmental changes, critics say.
- From September 2026 to June 2027, France will lend the nearly 70-meter-long Bayeux Tapestry to a museum in London, while receiving medieval artifacts from the Sutton Hoo site in return.
- The loan decision followed a 2022 feasibility study on transportation, but conservators and cultural authorities warn the tapestry is too fragile for long-distance moves.
- The tapestry, housed in Bayeux since the 11th century and rarely moved, is sensitive to vibrations, temperature, and handling that pose conservation risks.
- Over 50,000 people signed a petition created by art historian Didier Rykner calling the transfer a 'true heritage crime' and urging President Macron to stop it.
- The Ministry of Culture continues studies to mitigate transport risks while the British Museum prepares for the tapestry's display in cooperation with French experts.
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A petition against the loan of the Bayeux tapestry to London collected more than 50,000 signatures. The risks surrounding the transport of the work are debated.
Bayeux Tapestry not too fragile to loan to UK, French official says, quashing ‘heritage crime’ claim
A petition to block France from transporting the medieval Bayeux Tapestry to the UK garnered more than 52,000 signatures by Friday amid conservation fears. But a French official overseeing the loan said…
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Bayeux Tapestry not too fragile to move to UK, French official says
A French official overseeing the loan of the Bayeux Tapestry to the UK said Friday the artefact was not too fragile to transport, defending the move from increasingly sharp criticism.
A petition posted on July 13 against the loan of Bayeux' tapestry to the British Museum in London for reasons of conservation of the work had nearly 45,000 signatures on Wednesday.
France's loan of Bayeux Tapestry under threat as 50,000 sign petition to block deal
Over 50,000 people have signed a petition opposing the loan of the French Bayeux Tapestry to the British Museum in London.Art historian Didier Rykner, who started the petition, warned that the tapestry is "already very fragile, with tears and holes in the fabric."The petition was launched on Change.org after French President Emmanuel Macron offered the tapestry as part of an art exchange.**ARE YOU READING THIS ON OUR APP? DOWNLOAD NOW FOR THE BE…
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