The 11th-century Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts the Norman conquest of England in 1066, will be displayed flat for the first time when it goes on display in London in September, the British Museum said.
The 68-meter-long (224-foot-long) tapestry has been moved from its museum in northern France for the first time in more than 40 years for the major new exhibition.
The historic work is normally on permanent display in the northern French town of Bayeux in Normandy. Previously it has been displayed vertically.
It will be showcased in London "flat for the first time and in one continuous length in a specially made show case," the British Museum said in a statement Monday.
"Displaying the tapestry flat allows audiences to fully appreciate the scale of this spectacular and one-of-a-kind medieval embroidery," it said.
