Donning protective kit for a first glance at the Bayeux Tapestry

The Bayeux Tapestry, the seventy-meter-long eleventh-century embroidery depicting the Norman Conquest, has arrived at the British Museum from France. Per BBC News, the historic artifact is undergoing careful protective procedures as curators prepare it for display.

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