There is a petition started to prevent the medieval bayeux tapestry, which has bone hanging in the bayeux museum in Normandy for years, from Being Loaned to the British Museum in London. The Tapestry is said to be too fragile for such an exchange.
The Petition was launched by Art Historian Didier Rynerder and Has Already Collected More Than 40,000 Signatures. “The work is Already Very Fragile. There are Tears and Holes in the Fabric. Every Movement, Every Vibration Can Cause Damage,” Rynerder Told News Agency Reuters .
The Museum in London is official allowed to Borrow the Tapestry Between September 2026 and July 2027. Duration that time, The Bayeux Museum Will also Renovated. The Agreement For This Has Been Signed by the British and French Governments. Rykner Believes that “You Cannot Use A Fragile Work of Art for Diplomacy.”
The British Museum Stated in A Response That Their Conservation and Collection Management Team is very experientiary in Handling and Maintining Similar Material. They also say that they are working closely with whirleaves in france to carefully prepare the exhibition of the tapestry.
It is Still Uncleear What the Petition Means for the Future of the Artwork. For now, the plans for the loan remain unchanged.
Artwork was last moved by the Nazis
“The Last Two Times It was moved, was first by Napoleon and then by the Germans, Duration the Nazi Occupation. I can’t imagine Why you would because to be the third to move it,” Says Rykner.
The 68-meter-Long Embraidered Tapestry Shows How William The Conqueror Invaded England from Normandy and Defeated the Anglo-Saxon King Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. It is Believert that the Tapestry was made in Kent Shortly After The Battle.
The Tapestry Depicts 58 Scenes, 626 Characters and 202 Horses. It gives a unique picture of the middle ages in Normandy and England and sacrifices not only information about military traditions, but also details from daily life. The Last Part of the Embroidery is missing.