Overview
- The Treasury has provisionally valued the tapestry at £800 million for taxpayer-backed cover against damage or loss during transport and display.
- The exhibition is scheduled to open in London in September 2026, with the work remaining in the British Museum’s care until July 2027.
- A bilateral administrative agreement sets strict safeguards including a special crate, a protective screen on display, a truck journey via the Channel Tunnel, and a French-supervised dry run with vibration monitoring.
- The British Museum must ensure safekeeping throughout the loan and pay for a condition report when returning the work to Bayeux.
- The government cites savings from its indemnity scheme versus commercial insurance, while conservation experts caution that moving the near-1,000-year-old textile carries risk.