Bayeux Tapestry not too fragile to loan to UK, French official says, quashing ‘heritage crime’ claim

A petition to block France from transporting the medieval Bayeux Tapestry to the UK garnered more than 52,000 signatures by Friday amid conservation fears. But a French official overseeing the loan said a study did not conclude that the 11th century artefact was "untransportable". Details of the study have not been revealed. 

Bayeux Tapestry not too fragile to loan to UK, French official says, quashing ‘heritage crime’ claim
A petition to block France from transporting the medieval Bayeux Tapestry to the UK garnered more than 52,000 signatures by Friday amid conservation fears. But a French official overseeing the loan said a study did not conclude that the 11th century artefact was "untransportable". Details of the study have not been revealed.