Emmanuel Macron proposed to loan the Bayeux tapestry to Britain in 2018, but experts deemed it too fragile to move. Conservationists expressed concerns about its deteriorating condition. However, recent developments have led to a landmark loan agreement between Macron and Keir Starmer, allowing the tapestry to travel to the British Museum next year. The Bayeux Museum conducted tests and preparations, confirming that the tapestry could be safely transported. Experts now believe they have sufficient knowledge about its condition to execute this historic loan.
The tapestry that depicted the Norman conquest of England in 1066 was in such a bad state he couldn't conceive of it going anywhere.
The work is tired, worn and fragile, she said. It cannot be transported.
The Bayeux Museum said it had carried out tests including a dress rehearsal with a model that persuaded its experts that the tapestry could be sent to the UK.
In 2018, we did not know enough about the physical condition of the work, which is why the loan had to wait even though we have always believed that it would be possible.
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