Bayeux Tapestry Display to Change Upon Return to Normandy Next Year
19-10-2026 21:31 via ARTnews.com

Bayeux Tapestry Display to Change Upon Return to Normandy Next Year

When the Bayeux Tapestry returns to Normandy next summer after its 10-month sojourn to London, the 11th-century textile will be re-presented in a new way that more closely resembles how it currently looks at the British Museum in London.Previously, reports Le Monde, the 770-pound, 220-foot-long embroidered cloth had been displayed vertically at the Bayeux Museum, which is closed for renovations and scheduled to reopen in October 2027. At the British Museum, however, it has been displayed flat, i
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