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Bayeux Tapestry

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6 days ago

The 950-year-old work will be as safe "as a baby" during its move to London, French officials say.

17 days ago

But the British Museum's £33 entrance fee for a measly 40-minute viewing slot when the exhibition opens in September?

23 days ago

The 230ft-long masterpiece will cost visitors up to £33 to view - but they'll have to be happy looking at it laid out flat.

87 days ago

The 1,000-year-old embroidery will be transported this year for the first time in 950 years from Bayeux Museum in Bayeux, France , to London - where it will be exhibited from September.

4 months ago

Two fragments of the 11th-Century fabric were stolen from Bayeux during the Nazi occupation of France in the 1940s.
David Hockney has slammed plans to move the Bayeux Tapestry to Britain as 'madness', warning it could destroy the 1000-year-old cloth.
The artist claims it is too much of a risk to transport the centuries-old artwork from France.

5 months ago

The huge embroidery will be covered under the government's indemnity scheme when it travels to the UK.
Mia Hansson hopes to complete her replica by the time the original work returns to France.
The indemnity, backed by the taxpayer, will cover the almost 1,000-year-old embroidery against damage or loss during its transfer from Normandy.

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