The planned loan of the Bayeux Tapestry to Britain has been thrown into controversy, with French heritage experts warning that the fragile 11th-century embroidery is simply too delicate to withstand a ...

Bayeux Museum employees started taking the northern French town's namesake tapestry down on Monday before the building that houses it closes for renovation work. Dozens of museum workers could be seen ...

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 ...

The Bayeux Museum showcases the Bayeux Tapestry, which portrays scenes from the 1066 Battle of Hastings, during its final days on view before the museum closes for renovations and transfers the ...

The Bayeux Tapestry, a medieval tapestry depicting William the Conqueror's conquest of England, in Bayeux, France, on August 29, 2025. ARDEE NAPOLITANO / REUTERS Protests and strikes planned for ...

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 ...

French President Emmanuel Macron hoped to score a diplomatic coup when he announced during a state visit to Britain in July that France would loan the iconic Bayeux Tapestry to the British Museum. But ...

A petition to prevent France from loaning a fragile tapestry to the British Museum has amassed more than 64,000 signatures, urging France’s president Emmanuel Macron to listen to expert advice.

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 ...