Bayeux Tapestry ‘mania’ sweeps the UK as its first exhibition outside France opens.
10 September 2026
The British Museum on Thursday opened its doors for the first public display of the 1000-year-old Bayeux Tapestry outside of France.
The museum has so far sold a record-breaking 100 000 tickets to see the tapestry, which depicts the Norman conquest of England under William the Conqueror.
The museum has so far sold a record-breaking 100 000 tickets to see the tapestry, which depicts the Norman conquest of England under William the Conqueror.