The artist says he is concerned about the “physical and environmental risks” posed by sending the work to the British Museum

Historic embroidery will be protected from damage or loss under taxpayer-backed scheme

The tapestry will be lent to the museum from September 2026 to July 2027, returning to England for the first time in nearly a thousand years

Nicholas Cullinan says that French and UK experts will guide every stage of the loan

The appeal references alleged warnings from textile restorers that a move could risk damaging the 1,000-year-old work’s embroidered linen fabric

The French president made the comments yesterday at a ceremony attended by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer

The tapestry will be displayed at the British Museum from September 2026, as part of a bilateral season of culture between the UK and France

In a new blog post, a scholar in Anglo-Saxon nudity doubles down on his belief that the mystery appendage is a phallus, not a scabbard

London museum signs memorandum of understanding with Bayeux city officials to develop curatorial and scientific exchange

Cross-channel collaboration involves translating, conserving and digitalising the historic embroidery