Artist David Hockney has called plans to bring the Bayeux Tapestry to the UK later this year “madness”, warning that the journey alone poses an unnecessary danger to the work. The 70-metre-long embroidery, created more than 900 years ago, is scheduled to go on...
There are very few cultural objects that carry the weight of an established myth. Fewer still that can be rolled up, placed in a crate, and sent across the Channel under armed guard. The Bayeux Tapestry is one of them — and next year, it will arrive in London...
The British Museum has announced plans for a nationwide programme to accompany its landmark exhibition of the Bayeux Tapestry, which will travel to the UK for the first time in nearly a millennium. The 70-metre embroidery, which chronicles the Norman conquest of...
After over 958 years in exile, the Bayeux Tapestry's impending UK return has reignited old battles - not with swords this time, but with policy papers and heritage funding bids. While the British Museum prepares its display cases for the 70-meter linen chronicle, East...
The British Museum has secured the long-anticipated loan of the Bayeux Tapestry, marking its first return to British soil in nearly a millennium. The iconic embroidery, a 70-metre visual chronicle of the Norman Conquest of 1066, will be displayed in London from...
A hand-tinted photographic replica of the renowned Bayeux Tapestry, measuring 70 meters long, has found its new home at the Bayeux Museum in France. The extraordinary acquisition, costing a mere £16,000, was part of the late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts's...
Man Arrested Over Theft Of Van Gogh and Hals Paintings The 58-year-old was taken into custody in Baarn in central Holland. He is suspected of stealing works by Vincent van Gogh and Frans Hals from museums in the towns of Laren and Leerdam.The paintings have yet to be...
“Per Bellum Patria” | Home through War Following a recent meeting with Theresa May, Emmanuel Macron, President of France has announced his intention to loan the Bayeux Tapestry to the UK. Much discussion has subsequently been had, both online and in the mainstream...
Sources have told Artlyst today that The Bayeux Tapestry will go on display at British Museum after the French Government agreed it could leave its shores for the first time in 950 years. French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to announce the loan during his...