Bayeux Tapestry in 'wonderful state' after journey to London, French minister says

Bayeux Tapestry in 'wonderful state' after journey to London, French minister says Image caption, First glimpse of a section of the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum, seen for the first time in a thousand years in EnglandByKatie RazzallCulture and Media EditorPublished1 minute agoThe Bayeux Tapestry, which is now housed in the British Museum, is in a "wonderful state", the French Culture minister has told the BBC, having viewed it on site.The early medieval masterpiece, which tells the story of the events leading up to 1066 and the Norman Conquest, is being checked over by French and British conservators ahead of going on display in September.There has been alarm from some, particularly in France, that the tapestry was too precious to move from there to the UK.French culture minister Catherine Pégard said: "We can see that all the precautions have been taken… I believe that it will reassure all the sceptics".She was thronged by French and British media as she viewed the 11th Century embroidery, along with the chair of the British Museum, the former Chancellor George Osborne.Image source, AFPImage caption, British Museum chair George Osborne and French culture minister Catherine Pégard looking at a scene from the tapestryOsborne praised the "French and British experts" who transported the tapestry from Bayeux Museum in Normandy to London. "They have done an amazing job in transporting this very very delicate item across the Channel and unfurling it here for us," he told the BBC."It's our responsibility, this generation's responsibility, to do what previous generations have done, which is look after this tapestry so it's there for all time".Professor Michael Lewis, curator of the museum's Bayeux Tapestry exhibition, first suggested back in 2013 it should come to Britain after he realised the Bayeux museum would need to close for renovation.He called the collaboration between the French...