Widely believed to have been embroidered in England, the Bayeux Tapestry will star in an exhibition at London’s British Museum next year
For centuries, it has been a source of wonder and fascination. In vivid and gruesome detail, the 70-metre (230-foot) embroidered cloth recounts how the fierce Duke William of Normandy conquered England in 1066, reshaping British and European history.
The Bayeux Tapestry, with its scenes of sword-wielding knights in ferocious combat and King Harold of England’s death, pierced in the eye by an arrow, has since the 11th century served as a sobering parable of military might, vengeance, betrayal and the complexity of Anglo-French relations.
Next year, the fragile artistic and historic treasure will be gingerly transported from its museum in Bayeux, Normandy, to star in an exhibition in London’s British Museum, from September 2026 to July 2027.
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