France to loan iconic Bayeux Tapestry to UK for first time in 900 years

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00:00Weighing in at 350 kilograms and measuring over 70 meters, the Baye tapestry is a unique

00:07artifact.

00:08Its 58 scenes depict events leading up to William the Conqueror's conquest of England

00:12in the year 1066.

00:15Created shortly after, it will be displayed in the UK for the first time in 900 years.

00:20The artwork will be on loan to the British Museum from September 2026.

00:24The loan is controversial, though, as experts have deemed the work too fragile to transport.

00:29Antoine Vernet, curator at the Bayeux Tapestry Museum, said that proper care will be taken

00:34to minimize risk.

00:36The main difficulty will be moving it from a vertical to a horizontal position.

00:46This handling is critical because it's a textile work measuring 70 meters in length, making

00:52it a very large object.

00:55This is a major risk for which we have taken every possible measure to ensure proper packing

01:01and crating.

01:08The embroidery, currently mounted on a rail, will be extracted vertically, placed on a

01:12large screen, and then carefully rotated to a horizontal position for packaging.

01:17Initially, it will be placed in storage, since the studies required to organize its transfer

01:26to London and its display at the British Museum are not yet complete.

01:31These discussions are ongoing between the two governments, the French Ministry of Culture,

01:36the British Museum, and the British Museum.

01:43The loan is also highly symbolic, as the work's 58 scenes offer a window both into daily medieval

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