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Bayeux Tapestry to Be Loaned to British Museum for 10 Months Starting September 2025
The 70-meter embroidery will travel from Bayeux, France, for an 18-month display in London. It will be shown in one continuous length inside a glass case. The loan follows a 2025 promise by French President Emmanuel Macron.
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The Bayeux Tapestry will be exhibited at the British Museum from September 2025 to July 2026. The 11th-century embroidery, which depicts the 1066 Norman conquest of England, normally resides at the Bayeux Museum in northern France and measures 70 meters in length. French President Emmanuel Macron promised in July 2025 to allow the loan for 18 months.
Reuters reported that the tapestry will travel from Bayeux to London through the Channel Tunnel in a crate designed to cushion vibrations. The exhibition will display the work in one continuous length inside a specially manufactured glass case made in Belgium. Nicholas Cullinan, director of the British Museum, stated that the museum is expecting huge demand for the exhibition.
Top-tier tickets cost up to £33. Reuters reported that the Bayeux Museum will close for renovations after the tapestry departs. Cullinan described the glass case as the world's longest showcase. He said the details of transport are closely guarded but confirmed the route through the tunnel, adding that the tapestry is coming by land and will arrive fairly soon.
