贝叶挂毯将赴伦敦展出，大英博物馆期待创造访客新高

这件中世纪艺术杰作即将首度回英。贝叶挂毯定于2026年7月9日以秘密方式运抵伦敦，将在大英博物馆展出1。这条长约70米的刺绣作品记录了1066年的诺曼征服事件和黑斯廷斯战役1，是英国文化的重要象征，也被列为联合国教科文组织记忆遗产1。自约1000年前运往法国后，这将是贝叶挂毯首次回到英国1。

英国政府为这件珍品投保8亿英镑（约9.32亿欧元或10亿美元）1。展览门票于7月1日开售，9月至12月的票券迅速销罄，最多约80,000人同时尝试购票1。1月至3月的门票将于10月21日开售，4月至7月的门票将于1月开售1。大英博物馆期待创造访客纪录，历史上该馆最受欢迎的展览为1972年的图坦卡蒙展览，曾吸引约170万访客1。

法国总统马克龙去年同意了这次展览的借展请求1。此前法国以文物脆弱性和运输风险为由，多次拒绝了英国的借展申请1。英国雷丁镇保存有一份1885年制作的一比一复制品1。

The Bayeux Tapestry, an embroidered medieval masterpiece depicting the 1066 Norman Conquest of England and the Battle of Hastings, is arriving in London on July 9, 2026 for display at the British Museum—marking the first time the approximately 70-meter-long artwork has returned to England since its journey to France roughly a thousand years ago 1. The British government has secured insurance coverage of £800 million (approximately €932 million or $1 billion USD) for the artifact 1. The tapestry is recognized as a UNESCO Memory of the World heritage item and stands as one of the most significant pictorial monuments of the Middle Ages 1.

Anticipation for the exhibition has reached unprecedented levels 1. Tickets for the September-December 2026 showing sold out immediately after going on sale July 1, with approximately 80,000 people attempting to purchase simultaneously 1. Additional ticketing windows have been scheduled, with January-March admissions opening for sale on October 21 and April-July tickets becoming available in January 1. The British Museum is preparing for a potential visitor record, eclipsing its previous attendance milestone set by the 1972 Tutankhamun exhibition, which attracted around 1.7 million visitors 1.

The path to this exhibition required diplomatic breakthrough from the French government 1. French President Macron granted approval last year, following multiple previous rejections of British borrowing requests due to concerns about the tapestry's fragility and transportation risks 1. A full-scale replica dating from 1885—now 140 years old—remains on display in Reading, England, offering an alternative for those unable to secure tickets to the original 1.