Back to its roots for the Bayeux Tapestry. Under tight security, this thousand-year-old wool embroidery on linen, depicting William the Conqueror’s rise to the English throne in 1066, left Normandy on Thursday 9 July. Its destination is London and the British Museum, where it will be on display from 10 September 2026 to 11 July 2027.
Since 19 September, it had been kept under strict secrecy just a stone’s throw from Bayeux Cathedral, inside the Museum of Art and History. From 6 pm on Thursday, several dozen people took turns to oversee its transfer to the other side of the Channel. The tapestry reached London early on Friday, at around 3 am, after travelling in a double container specially designed to minimise vibrations and maintain a constant temperature of 20 °C.
