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Bayeux Tapestry got torn on trip from France to British Museum, French culture minister reveals

Two broken threads were observed on the tapestry after the artefact, which is incredibly fragile, was transported across the Channel for its first exhibition in Britain in its near-1,000-year history.

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British Museum director Nicholas Cullinan: 'The Bayeux Tapestry, in a non-nationalistic way, is clearly part of our national identity'

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King Charles and Queen Camilla Enjoy a Private Preview of the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum

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What in the Devil Was Peter Thiel Doing at the British Museum?

For reasons that remain unclear, the London museum hosted the Palantir founder at a VIP preview of the Bayeux Tapestry.

Greek Reporter

British Museum Lends Parthenon Sculptures to Germany Amid Greece’s Reunification Fight

Parthenon Sculptures from the British Museum will go to Frankfurt, while Greece rejects a request to lend nine Acropolis ...

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Lina Ghotmeh: ‘Museums should go beyond conservation to foster exchange, reflection and critical thinking’

In February 2025, Lina Ghotmeh, the Beirut-born, Paris-based architect, won the competition to oversee the remodelling of the Western Range of the British Museum, a series of galleries that makes up ...

Smithsonian Magazine

A British Museum Is Searching for a Rare 1940s Housecoat From a Fashion Brand That Dressed the Queen—and, on Special Occasions, Ordinary Women Too

Patterned with a map of the British Isles, the housecoat was an early design by the pioneering brand Horrockses, which turned cotton cloth into whimsical women's wear after World War II ...

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British Museum, Bayeux Tapestry

What in the Devil Was Peter Thiel Doing at the British Museum?

British Museum Lends Parthenon Sculptures to Germany Amid Greece’s Reunification Fight

Lina Ghotmeh: ‘Museums should go beyond conservation to foster exchange, reflection and critical thinking’

A British Museum Is Searching for a Rare 1940s Housecoat From a Fashion Brand That Dressed the Queen—and, on Special Occasions, Ordinary Women Too

Bayeux Tapestry ‘virtually unchanged’, British museum says, after France spots broken threads

British Museum's Tracey Emin: 'UK should share exhibits including Elgin Marbles'

Emmanuel Macron spotted placing hand on Queen's back at British Museum

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