A petition launched in mid-July has gathered nearly 50,000 signatures opposing a proposed loan of the Bayeux Tapestry to the British Museum. The petition cites warnings from textile restorers that moving the 1,000-year-old embroidered linen could cause damage. The tapestry, which commemorates William the Conqueror's victory in 1066, is scheduled to be displayed in London from September 2026 to July 2027 while the Bayeux museum undergoes renovation and expansion. The loan arrangement was announced by Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer. Prominent cultural figures and former museum director Isabelle Attard have voiced concerns about the tapestry’s fragility and display methods.
isn't enough, but we have a year in hand, we still have time,
I think the tapestry must not be transported, for several reasons: its value is incalculable and if anything happens to it no amount of money and no other similar object can replace it. It's [also] extremely fragile because of its age, past movements over the centuries, the way it has been subjected to almost non-stop lighting since its return to Bayeux after World War 2, and the way it's currently presented, sewn to a textile support hung from a rail on little roller bearings, creating tensions everywhere.
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