A petition in France has been initiated to stop the loan of the historic Bayeux Tapestry to the UK, gathering 38,000 signatures. French journalist Didier Rykner, who started the petition, calls the potential loan a crime against French heritage due to the tapestry's fragility. The tapestry, commissioned in 1077, depicts the 1066 invasion of England by Duke William of Normandy. Rykner urges British art lovers to support the petition, expressing disbelief over the British Museum's agreement to the risky transfer despite expert advice.
"The Bayeux Tapestry is a unique work of art. It has no equivalent, not even the Mona Lisa, of which there are several paintings."
"Lending it against the advice of all the experts is a heavy blow. I don't understand why the British Museum would agree to such a risky transfer."
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