Special, secretive operation will ship 11th-century artwork across Channel without jolts, bumps or shakes
As the Bayeux tapestry wends its way across the Channel in a top secret operation there will b…
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British Museum to pay £1.2million to move Bayeux Tapestry across the Channel - as iconic artwork gets its own police escort and special Eurostar service ⊕
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
Bayeux Tapestry 'is at risk of being damaged by UK potholes' ⊖
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Plans are being finalised to ship the 11th-century, 70-metre embroidery, which depicts the Norman invasion of 1066, from Bayeux in northern France to the British Museum in London.
Germany returns stolen fragments of Bayeux Tapestry to France ⊖
Two fragments of the 11th-Century fabric were stolen from Bayeux during the Nazi occupation of France in the 1940s.
5 months ago
Bayeux tapestry to be insured for £800m for British Museum exhibition ⊖
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The 70-metre-long cloth about the Norman invasion has not been seen in England since it was created in 11th century
The Bayeux tapestry will be insured for an estimated £800m when it returns to the UK…
Bayeux Tapestry set to be covered by £800mn UK Treasury indemnity ⊕
Nearly 1,000-year-old depiction of Norman Conquest will be on display at British Museum in 2026
Bayeux Tapestry mystery is SOLVED after 1,000 years: 220ft masterpiece was designed to entertain bored medieval monks at mealtimes, historian claims ⊕⊕
Professor Benjamin Pohl, a historian at the University of Bristol, claims the masterpiece was hung on the walls at St Augustine's Abbey in Canterbury, Kent.
8 months ago
Bayeux Tapestry begins its secret journey to the UK after first attempt to move it was scuppered by French strikes ○
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The historic artefact is set to go on display in London next year for nine months on loan from France, with Emmanuel Macron announcing the loan during his state visit to Britain in June.
9 months ago
‘La tapisserie, c’est moi’: Macron accused of putting politics first in Bayeux tapestry loan ○
Organiser of petition says French president ignoring expert advice that artefact too fragile to be transported to UK
The Bayeux tapestry is so fragile that transporting it risks irreparable damage, Fr…
Bayeux Tapestry could TEAR if is moved to the UK, French historian complains as petition against British Museum loan nears 50,000 signatures ○
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The 11th-century work depicting the 1066 Norman Conquest is to go on display in Britain next year. But Didier Rykner insisted it cannot be moved without 'tearing it, without making holes'.