Following the news that the Pompidou Centre is closing for five years, another famous French attraction is shutting down for ...

The Bayeux Tapestry, a 1,000-year-old masterpiece depicting the 1066 Norman conquest of England, will undergo major restoration, with its museum closing from August 31, 2025, to October 2027.

Well, because the Bayeux Tapestry, an astonishingly long and ... Past visitors called the almost 1,000-year-old tapestry awe-inspiring and an absolute must-see. Others praised the accompanying ...

2,000-year-old RSVP: A birthday invitation from the Roman frontier that has the earliest known Latin written by a woman The last scene on the Bayeux Tapestry shows the Battle of Hastings.

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Since 1983 the tapestry has been on display in the Grand Seminary of Bayeux in northwest France, part of the Bayeux ... project is being led by the City of Bayeux, in collaboration with the ...