£34.50 (Non JG member)
Overview
We have had all our requests for new dates refused by the British Museum despite emailing them our form with 3 dates requested. We thought we would offer you the chance to see this amazing recreation of the tapestry at Reading. The Bayeux Tapestry is one of the world’s most famous pieces of medieval art. It is 70 metres long and chronicles the legendary tale of the Norman conquest of England, when William the Conqueror invaded and defeated King Harold Godwinson. In the late 19th century, an extremely ambitious project was undertaken by a group of Victorian embroiderers to recreate the Bayeux Tapestry in full, painstakingly reproducing every single detail, stitch-by-stitch, so that the Tapestry’s timeless story could be enjoyed by the people of Britain. Today, this artwork, Britain’s Bayeux Tapestry, is held at Reading Museum and displayed in our specially designed Bayeux Gallery.