Bayeux Tapestry, a British Masterpiece, Returns to England
Digest more
The agreement between France and Britain for the loan of the Bayeux Tapestry was finalised and signed yesterday at the British Museum in a special ceremony attended by the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Emmanuel Macron of France.
14h
Smithsonian Magazine on MSNThe 230-Foot-Long Bayeux Tapestry Is Returning Home to England for the First Time in Nearly 1,000 YearsThe tapestry, which depicts the Norman conquest of England, will be on display at the British Museum in 2026. Officials have been trying to arrange the loan for decades
The Bayeux Tapestry, which illustrates the famous Battle Of Hastings of 1066, will go on display at the British Museum in London.
France will loan the 11th century Bayeux Tapestry to the British Museum for 10 months from September 2026, the UK government and French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday during his
The Bayeux Tapestry depicting the conquest of England will be displayed in the U.K. for the first time in almost 1,000 years
The Bayeux Tapestry is set to come to England from France on loan. According to French President Emmanuel Macron, it will be on display from 2026 to 2027 in London’s British Museum. Here’s what you ne