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French strikes hit Bayeux Tapestry transfer ahead of UK loan
Protests and strikes planned for Thursday in France have forced a delay in the transfer to a secret location of the Bayeux Tapestry ahead of its historic planned loan to the UK next year, an official said.
The movement of the medieval work is postponed due to the events scheduled this Thursday. It is an umpteenth test in its loan to the British Museum (London) which arouses concern about its conservation.
The transfer of the Bayeux tapestry, scheduled for Thursday, was postponed due to the day of social mobilization, said this Wednesday Philippe Bélaval, charged by the Élysée with the loan of this work to the British Museum. The security of the displacement of this story embroidered 70 meters long could not be ensured under these conditions, said the latter. However, the operation is not cancelled and should be held soon. - Tapestry of Bayeux: th…
A polemic followed the announcement of the loan to the British Museum of this 70-metre-long, fragile tapestry, which tells of the conquest of England in the year 1066 by the one later called William the Conqueror.
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