"A leading art history expert who is one of the few people to have studied the Bayeux Tapestry up close has warned that its extremely fragile condition makes it not worth the risk of moving it to the British Museum. Professor Shirley Ann Brown, who has spent decades researching the priceless 11th-century work, told The Independent her experience surveying the relic has left her convinced that the risks of transporting it to London from its home in Normandy, France, outweigh any rewards. The tapestry is irreplaceable, she told The Independent. Every physical movement or alteration of its controlled environment has a detrimental effect. No matter the amount of care taken, there is always an element of risk, and it's not worth it."
"It comes after artist David Hockney blasted the plans as madness on Wednesday. Writing exclusively for The Independent, Mr Hockney said moving the tapestry across the channel was reckless and an unnecessary conservation ordeal."
The Independent requests donations to fund on-the-ground reporting across issues such as reproductive rights, climate change, and Big Tech, while keeping reporting free of paywalls. Donations enable investigations, documentaries, and sending journalists to hear multiple perspectives. A leading art historian warns that the Bayeux Tapestry's extremely fragile state makes transporting it to the British Museum inadvisable. Professor Shirley Ann Brown says decades of study show that moving the irreplaceable 11th-century work from Normandy to London would likely cause harm, since any physical movement or alteration of its controlled environment has detrimental effects. Artist David Hockney describes the plans as reckless.
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