Tapestry or embroidery ?
Listed as a “Memory of the World” by UNESCO, the Bayeux Tapestry is an embroidery, 70 metres long, made in the 11th century.
Celebrating the conquest of England by William, Duke of Normandy, this linen canvas was probably embroidered by monks in the south of England after the Battle of Hastings on October 14th, 1066.
Legendary animals, ships, Vikings, Norman and Saxon cavalries illustrate the exploits of William and his opponent Harold, another pretender to the throne of England.
Exhibition in the Chapel
Voyage brodé en Zelande
3 May - 6 July 2008
Come and discover the world's longest sampler
243 "Zeelanders" made this textile masterpiece ! On the brodery, with a total length of 125 m, are symbols and local cultural motifs that inviting us to travel or needle work ...
Free entry
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New scenography
Exhibition room
This room, on the first floor, has been entirely renovated and now presents new subjects, hitherto untouched. The tapestry’s troubled history, the technique of the Bayeux stitching and the methods of preventive preservation are detailed in this airy, colourful, modern space.
To see after the Tapestry
