AFP17 Jul, 2026 11:14 PM3 mins to readFrance's Culture Minister Catherine Pegard (centre) views the Bayeux Tapestry during a visit to the British Museum in central London on Friday. Photo / AFPThe British Museum on Friday revealed some sections of the Bayeux Tapestry a week after its arrival from France.Michael Lewis, the curator of a landmark exhibition opening in September, said: “I’m relieved that the tapestry has travelled well [with] no obvious signs of damage.”

The 11th-century tapestry depicting the