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Test runs and a shock-absorbing cage: how Bayeux tapestry was moved to UK

10.07.2026 18:59 | The Guardian World

Medieval artwork safely delivered to British Museum before display from September in carefully controlled conditionsBayeux tapestry crosses Channel in dead of night for historic exhibitionThe Bayeux tapestry has survived myriad perils, from cathedral fires to its potential destruction for use as wagon covers. Now, with the embroidery about to be displayed in a blockbuster London exhibition, experts must contend with a host of more insidious dangers.The arrival of the tapestry at the British Museum in the small hours of Friday morning was a historic moment – albeit less dramatic than the landing of William the Conqueror it portrays. Continue reading...

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