The Bayeux Tapestry will be on display at the British Museum starting in September. It arrived at the museum today from France. Photo courtesy of Antoine Cazin, La Fabrique de patrimoines en Normandie, via The British Museum
July 10 (UPI) -- The Bayeux Tapestry, considered one of the world's greatest artworks, arrived at the British Museum in London Friday after a very careful, clandestine trip from France.
The delicate tapestry is more than 220 feet long and shows 58 scenes surrounding William the Conqueror's invasion of Britain in 1066. It's believed to have been created around 1070 to 1092.
The tapestry was packed in a climate-controlled, vibration dampening crate that was surrounded by a steel cage. It traveled from Bayeux in northern France to London via trucks escorted by heavy police presence and a train under the English Channel.
"We've just witnessed something rather extraordinary, which is the arrival of the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum but specifically it is returning to England for the first time in almost 1,000 years," Nick Cullinan, director of the British Museum, told the BBC. "It feels like a really remarkable thing not just to witness but to be part of, and we're so excited to share it with as many people as possible."
