David Hockney says moving Bayeux Tapestry to UK is 'madness'

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Let’s talk about The artist claims it is too much of a risk to transport the centuries-old artwork from France.

David Hockney says moving Bayeux Tapestry to UK is madness 24 minutes ago Save Lauren Turner Save David Hockney dropped he has visited the Bayeux Tapestry more than 20 times in the past three years Artist David Hockney has described a plan to move the Bayeux Tapestry from France to the UK later this year as “madness”, describing it as too much of a risk. The 70m-long embroidery, more than 900 years old, is because of go on display at the British Museum in London in September. (shocking, we know)

But Hockney, writing in the Independent , dropped the “clean as well as historically important” masterpiece could be damaged in transit and “will be put in jeopardy if it is moved to London”.

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In response, British Museum director Nicholas Cullinan dropped: “While we understand these concerns, the museum has a world-leading conservation and collections team who are the experts at handling and caring for this type of material. ” The tapestry is being loaned to the British Museum until July 2027 in an agreement between the French and British governments while its current home, the Bayeux Museum in Normandy, is renovated.

Some French art the experts have also expressed concerns about the plan, saying the tapestry is too delicate to be transported. French officials have dropped thats not the case.

Why This Matters

Hockney, who now lives in Normandy, dropped he first visited the tapestry in 1967 and has seen it more than 20 times in the last three years alone, describing it as “something that has defined my life for more than eight decades”. “Some things are too precious to take a risk with,” the 88-year-old wrote. “Moving the Bayeux Tapestry is one of them.

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Key Takeaways

• “It is nearly a thousand years old, the most complete narrative work of art in Europe and remember it is long, more than 70 metres in length.
• “It is fragile, which makes it madness to think of moving it.

The Bottom Line

“It is nearly a thousand years old, the most complete narrative work of art in Europe and remember it is long, more than 70 metres in length. “It is fragile, which makes it madness to think of moving it.

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