The famous artwork was transported to a secure location on Friday in an operation that took over seven hours and involved a decoy truck for safety. Sewn by English women, probably in Kent, the Bayeux ...

The Bayeux Tapestry has started its secret journey to the British Museum where it will temporarily be put on display for nine months, according to reports. The priceless eleventh century work, which ...

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 ...

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The director of the British Museum, Nicholas Cullinan, has addressed growing concerns that the Bayeux Tapestry is too fragile to travel to the UK next year. In a letter published by the Guardian, ...

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The medieval masterpiece—embroidered on a 230-foot piece of linen—depicts bloody battles and a royal betrayal that led to the Norman conquest of England. The Bayeux Tapestry, an extraordinary ...

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. French President ...

A French petition opposing the planned loan of the Bayeux Tapestry to the British Museum has drawn nearly 45,000 signatures since its launch on 13 July, amid warnings the 11th‑century work is too ...

France’s growing opposition to lending the Bayeux tapestry to Britain has reached unprecedented levels as over 40,000 citizens rally against the controversial cultural exchange. This massive public ...

PARIS, Aug 19 (Reuters) - A petition to stop the Bayeux tapestry being loaned by France to the British Museum in London has attracted more than 40,000 signatures from people concerned that movement ...