Bayeux Tapestry heading to British Museum in UK first

Bayeux Tapestry on display at the Bayeux Museum.

Source: © Bayeux Museum

The Bayeux Tapestry will be moved to London in a historic loan and is due to go on display in the UK in the autumn of 2026 for the first time since it was made, nearly 1,000 years ago.

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