Bayeux Tapestry arrives safely at British Museum after leaving France for the first time in 900 years

The wild story behind the Bayeux Tapestry's meticulous journey from France to London

Perhaps the most important London exhibition of the year is the Bayeux tapestry showing at the British Museum. It opens in September, but the most important precursor milestone has just been passed: The Bayeux Tapestry itself turning up in the UK. It's in the British Museum right now.The tapestry arrived at the tail end of last week, its transfer confirmed by the British Museum on 10th July. It was transported using the Channel Tunnel, and was o…

Bayeux Tapestry projected on to the White Cliffs of Dover

The overnight mapping by Pixel Sharp was organised by the British Museum to celebrate the return of the tapestry to England for the first time in 1,000 years. The post Bayeux Tapestry projected on to the White Cliffs of Dover appeared first on AV Magazine.

Editorial: A thousand years later, the Bayeux Tapestry returns to Britain

In the dead of night, the 1,000-year-old treasure, the Bayeux Tapestry, was transported from Normandy to London for temporary display in the British Museum.

England will never escape the Norman Conquest

Bayeux Tapestry - uncensored version.I love writing this newsletter. But it is a lot of work! Please support me by subscribingA faintly ridiculous form of status competition has seized the English cultured classes. Bragging rights belong to those who have secured tickets to see the Bayeux Tapestry while it is on loan to the British Museum.All tickets went within hours of going on sale on 1 July. The online queue peaked at 80,000, with hundreds o…