00:00It is a work that must be handled with great care, the Bayeux Tapestry, but how valuable is it?
00:10Priceless given its place in history, the work, which will be loaned to the United Kingdom in
00:14the summer of 2026, will be insured directly by the British government, using its own funds.
00:20The amount is record-breaking, nearly a billion euros. The guarantee must cover both the journey
00:26from Bayeux to England, as well as the entire exhibition period, which is expected to last
00:30more than a year. But a few weeks after the Louvre robbery, there are questions about the security
00:36conditions for the transfer. Experts are also concerned about the condition of the work,
00:41which is more than a thousand years old.
00:44We cannot be reassured by this number. Any figure would have been a little absurd.
00:49917 million euros? Yes, why not? But first of all, what would we do with this money if the
00:54worst were to happen? We cannot buy back the Bayeux Tapestry. It is a unique object,
00:58so the loss would be irreparable.
01:01Currently still stored in Bayeux, a petition opposing the loan of the tapestry has gathered
01:05more than 76,000 signatures to date.
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