Bayeux Tapestry: Thousands rally against ‘catastrophic’ move of 1,000-year-old relic from France to London
He collected a petition, more than 64,000 signatures to prevent France from lending a fragile to Museum to the British Museum, and urged French President Emmanuel Macron to listen to his expert advice.
Approximately 1000 -year -old Bayeux gobler employees, the business, the business will be “disaster ve and cause irreparable damage, he says.
The 70m long medieval ruins depicting the victory of the conqueror in the Hastings War in 1066 is believed to be created by British embroidery, but never took place in England. President Macron announced in July that he will be borrowed from next September.
Petition issued by the Editorial Director of the Art News website La tribune de l’rt“President Macron made a catastrophic decision for our inheritance against the advice of the Conservators and restorers who know the Bayeux goblen,“ said Didier Rykner. Guardian.
He said Newspaper: “This is a completely political decision. Here is an extraordinary work of art, a completely unique historical document, a work that is not equivalent anywhere – and accepts which expert opinion cannot travel overwhelmingly. He is not complicated.”
Expert reports in 2021 and 2021, a previous review in 2020, approximately 24,200 stains and 10,000 holes that identified a very fragile advised against the transportation of the business. Mr. Rykner said restorers are determined to have numerous risks.
In a statement, the Bayeux Museum said: “Together, we have developed engineering solutions because it has moved from the vertical position it has reached a horizontal position for reorganization in the new environment since the first public exhibition in 1842.” He said.
In 2018, Antoine Verney, the head curator of the museum, said that considering the situation, the movement carried can not “conceive”.
The museum will close its doors as of September 2025 as it starts its restoration work.
President Macron said in 2018 that he would send Goblen to London, subject to the results of the tests. Queen II. Previous requests for Elizabeth’s crown ceremony in 1953 and the Battle of the Hastings Anniversary in 1966 were rejected by France.
Mr. Rykner said: “The last two times moved, first by Napoleon and then the Germans [during the Nazi occupation]. I can’t imagine why you want to be third to carry it. “
British Museum Director Nicholas Cullinan said: “Bayeux Gblelen is one of the most important and unique cultural works of the world that shows deep ties between England and France and fascinates people in geographies and generations.
“It is difficult to exaggerate the importance of this extraordinary opportunity to exhibit in the British Museum and we are deeply grateful to everyone.”
The museum claimed that the protection and collection management team was experienced in the processing and maintenance of such materials.
