Test runs and a shock-absorbing cage: how Bayeux tapestry was moved to UK
The historic Bayeux tapestry has been transported from France to the British Museum for a major exhibition. The move required complex engineering and climate-controlled containers to ensure the 70-meter-long embroidery remained protected during its journey.
Final preparations take place in Bayeux this week before transporting the tapestry in its specially constructed container. Photograph: Isabelle Harsin/Ministry of Culture/Sipa Press/Reuters Final preparations take place in Bayeux this week before transporting the tapestry in its specially constructed container. Photograph: Isabelle Harsin/Ministry of Culture/Sipa Press/Reuters Bayeux tapestry Test runs and a shock-absorbing cage: how Bayeux tapestry was moved to UK Medieval artwork safely delivered to British Museum before display from September in carefully controlled conditions
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