Overview

• Philippe Belaval, President Macron’s envoy for the loan, said a recent study on handling and transport does not deem the tapestry untransportable, though transport methods have not been decided.
• The culture ministry is commissioning further tests on vibration resistance, and a feasibility study completed in 2022 remains confidential at the request of Normandy authorities.
• The British Museum display is scheduled for September 2026 through July 2027 during the Bayeux Tapestry Museum’s temporary closure for renovation.
• Art historian Didier Rykner’s Change.org petition has drawn more than 52,000 signatures, citing conservators’ warnings that the 11th‑century embroidery is extremely fragile.
• The exchange includes reciprocal loans to French institutions, with Anglo‑Saxon treasures such as artifacts from the Sutton Hoo site set to be shown in France.