Bayeux Tapestry Opens to Public at British Museum
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- El Pais
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The Bayeux Tapestry is now on display at the British Museum in London following a historic loan from France. The embroidery is nearly 1,000 years old and measures approximately 70 meters in length. It depicts the Norman conquest of England and the Battle of Hastings in 1066, specifically the crossing of the English Channel by William the Conqueror to take the throne from Harold. The loan is scheduled to last until July 2027.
Visitors began entering the museum on Thursday, September 10. Due to the high volume of people, the museum has limited the length of stay for guests. Adult tickets are priced at 33 pounds during peak times and 27 pounds during off peak times, with an additional 3.50 pound donation. Peter Ricketts, the special envoy for the UK government, played a key role in securing the loan.
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Sources
- Centre BBC News: Watch: Is the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition worth the hype?
- Centre-left CNN: ‘The most extraordinary object’: The Bayeux Tapestry’s historic return to England
- Centre-left El Pais: Curiosity, amazement and reverence: London vibrates while finally contemplating its founding history in the Bayeux Tapestry
- Centre-left Le Monde: In London, enthusiasm for the Bayeux Tapestry, account of an event "anchored in minds"
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