MAIL ONLINE: Moving `fragile´ Bayeux Tapestry to UK will be headache for curators - expert

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Scholar of early medieval embroidery Dr Alexandra Makin said moving the 70 metre-long Bayeux Tapestry will be a real challenge for curators.

“You can move it if it’s got specially constructed containers, and curators on both sides of the Channel will be looking to see if it’s viable to do that,” she said.

“Although it’s massive, it’s in a fragile state. It’s natural fibres – wool and linen – and obviously it was made in the early 11th century. So the curators will be investigating all the options to see if it’s possible.”