The Bayeux Tapestry will be able to be viewed in London for the first time, and for up to £33 a visit – amid backlash over moving the 230 ft long, 20 inch tall embroidered cloth from its home in Normandy.
More than 77,000 people have signed a petition attempting to block the move of the artwork, which is nearly 1,000 years old. Artist David Hockney has also been a vocal critic of the plans, writing in The Independent that it would be “madness” to transport it, adding: “Some things are too precious to take a risk with. Moving the Bayeux Tapestry is one of them.”
