First look at the British Museum’s Bayeux Tapestry exhibition

This article was first published by the Museums Association.

The exhibition of the Bayeux Tapestry will open on 10 September and cost up to £33 for over-16s, the British Museum has confirmed.

The Bloomsbury institution gave the public a first look at the show, which runs until 11 July 2027, in an early concept visualisation released this week.

According to the museum, visitors will experience the tapestry “as it has never been seen”, with the 70m-long artefact displayed flat in one continuous length for the first time in a specially designed showcase.

A statement from the museum said the display would allow audiences to “fully appreciate the scale” of the medieval embroidery.

“It also enables the museum to bring it to life in a new and imaginative way with digital elements helping enhance understanding,” added the statement.