Where does the Bayeux Tapestry hang today?
The completed Bayeux Tapestry hung in the Bayeux Cathedral for some time, but the embroidery was eventually taken down and kept in a cedar chest—to ward off moths—in the cathedral. (It was removed and hung for eight days every July.) The irregularity of its display caused people to forget what it depicted, and it was only during the 18th century that French antiquarians in Paris recognized the significance of the embroidery.
Since 1993, the Bayeux Tapestry has called the Bayeux Museum its home, and it is kept safe in a specially designed display case that allows it to be seen at once.
The tapestry will remain in the Bayeux Museum for several more years. In January of 2018, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that the tapestry would be on loan to Britain.
