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‘A crime against our heritage’: French fury over moving the Bayeux tapestry

AOL 07 Feb 2026
Moving the Bayeux Tapestry is one of them.”. More than 77,000 people in France have now signed a petition saying, “No, to the loan of the Bayeux Tapestry” ... Mr Rykner said.
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Bayeux Tapestry 'is at risk of being damaged by UK potholes'

The Daily Mail 30 Jan 2026
Plans are being finalised to ship the 11th-century, 70-metre embroidery, which depicts the Norman invasion of 1066, from Bayeux in northern France to the British Museum in London ....
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Why potholes could scupper the Bayeux Tapestry’s controversial move to the UK

The Independent 30 Jan 2026
Macron jokes Bayeaux Tapestry loan took more years to deliver than Brexit. Reuters .
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Bayeux Tapestry’s proposed move to London ‘could be derailed by potholes’

London Evening Standard 30 Jan 2026
French conservationists warn 1,000-year-old artwork could be damaged by vibrations on road journey to London ... .
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Bayeux Tapestry deal at risk from British potholes

AOL 30 Jan 2026
The Bayeux Tapestry’s proposed move to Britain is at risk of being derailed by potholes, The Telegraph can disclose ... sufficient to exceed this agreed limit, which would damage the Bayeux Tapestry.
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Wisbech embroiderer releases Bayeux Tapestry pattern book

BBC News 18 Jan 2026
A woman who has spent nearly a decade making a replica of the Bayeux Tapestry is releasing some of her designs so others can have a go ... it was the perfect time to release Embroider the Bayeux Tapestry.
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UK's Hockney warns moving Bayeux Tapestry would be 'madness'

Daily Times Chronicle 16 Jan 2026
The British Museum Thursday vowed to protect the Bayeux Tapestry, after renowned UK artist David Hockney warned that sending it across the Channel from France for an exhibition this year was "madness" ... .
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‘Extremely fragile’ Bayeux Tapestry at risk from British Museum ‘vanity project’, expert says

The Independent 16 Jan 2026
It comes after artist David Hockney slammed the move of the 900-year-old treasure as ‘madness’ .
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David Hockney says moving the Bayeux Tapestry to Britain is 'madness' as row erupts over ...

The Daily Mail 15 Jan 2026
David Hockney has slammed plans to move the Bayeux Tapestry to Britain as 'madness', warning it could destroy the 1000-year-old cloth ....
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