The 70 metre embroidery tells the story of the Battle of Hastings and of life in 11th-century England before and after the Conquest, all in remarkable detail, with images of castles, battles, feasts, and even potential forn!cation in the Ælfgyva mystery, Ubi unus clericus et Ælfgyva.
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Great news, culture vultures; it's the start of a brand new year, and that means a host of new exhibitions to look forward to. January is pretty quiet for new openings - we're all too busy watching The Traitors and trying not to spend any money - but there's plenty of unmissable culture on the horizon in the capital, from flashy fashion and design retrospectives to deep-dives into ageing, fandom and the studio behind everyone's favourite claymation canine and inventor duo. Joyless health kicks got you feeling glum? Stop meal prepping and start planning an enriching cultural diet instead, with our guide to the biggest and best museum openings coming up over the next year.
When the Bayeux Tapestry makes its historic visit to the UK next year, it will need to travel in a container that is exceptionally resistant to vibrations. That's one of the conditions applied to the transfer, which the government has just revealed, ensuring that the precious tapestry does not experience more than 2 millimetres of vibration per second on its trip to London.
