UK government insures Bayeux Tapestry for £800m during loan to British Museum – The Art Newspaper
The UK Treasury will insure the Bayeux Tapestry for an estimated £800m when it goes on show at the British ...
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Tens of thousands sign petition to stop loan of ‘extremely fragile’ Bayeux Tapestry to UK – The Art Newspaper
A petition to stop the Bayeux Tapestry being loaned to the British Museum has garnered nearly 50,000 signatures. The appeal, ...
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After a century in storage, an 18th-century tapestry goes on show at Blenheim Palace – The Art Newspaper
A rare tapestry not seen in public in more than a century has gone on show at Blenheim Palace, the ...
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Bayeux Tapestry to return to UK for first time in almost 1,000 years – The Art Newspaper
The Bayeux Tapestry will go on show at the British Museum in London next year after UK Prime Minister Keir ...
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Head to head: medieval experts clash over exact number of penises in Bayeux Tapestry
A row over the number of penises depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry has deepened, with two medieval scholars clashing over ...
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Vatican tapestry of Leonardo’s Final Supper will get extraordinarily uncommon outing
A brand new exhibition on the Reggia di Venaria, curated by Andrea Merlotti and me, brings two extraordinary works in ...
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