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1 week agoUK government insures Bayeux Tapestry for 800m during loan to British Museum
The artefact, created in the 1070s, will be covered under the Government Indemnity Scheme (GIS) which, according to a government website, is overseen by the UK department for culture, media and sport (DCMS). The scheme, backed by UK taxpayers, "allows art and cultural objects to be shown publicly in the UK which might not have been otherwise because the cost of insurance would have been too high".
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