Sadly, there are still incidents where someone has damaged or attempted to damage a work of art… just to make a statement 
Well it’s got to be moved (and stored) somewhere during the renovations. They won’t be rolling it up and popping it in a garden shed. 
Presumably the French Ministry of Culture or the Bayeux Museum would be footing the bill for that if it didn’t come to the UK.
I don’t know if (or how much) the British Museum is paying for the trip but I would imagine there is some financial arrangement to it. The Brit. Mus. will no doubt rake in quite a bit in ticket sales as I would guess it won’t be a free exhibit, it’ll be ticketed like the Tutankhamun exhibition was.
So if some dosh is changing hands for it to be exhibited in the UK then that’s a win for the French taxpayer, and the Brit. Mus. will most likely still make a profit.
Incidentally the British Museum do have a role in preserving the Bayeux Tapestry already, as they assist with their conservation expertise.
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I would say the French, Germans and Russians share that attribute.
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And it may be the other way round in this case, if it is true that the tapestry was actually made in England. I still don’t think it should be taken away from ‘home’ though.
I think it should be encouraged, personally 
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We will wait for the reparations france owes us 
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Which are what?
Well every country seems to be asking for money for being conquered, invaded or having slaves so why not
France is hosting us, isn’t that enough ?
True, but at least the French and Germans are returning artefacts, whereas of course the Russians continue plundering other cultures whilst continuing to brutally repress their own citizens’ cultural expressions.
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Not if they disallow only UK income for retirees
That is and has never been the case. I thought it was people who posted on threads by the Connexion who mixed up residency and citizenship.
I was only joking
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Our local paper says they now have over 58,000 signatures against allowing the Tapestry to be moved, including mine. “Un crime patrimonial” is the headline.
Well it’s got to be moved somewhere in order to renovate the Museum, even if it’s only into a shed next door. So it’s a slightly pointless protest.
As far as I am aware, the protest is against the Tapestry being sent to UK…
OK, but I don’t see what difference that really makes. Assuming the plan is to give the thing back to France afterwards. 
It might as well be on display earning some money for the Museum instead of being hidden away for a couple of years.
But some people will protest about things just for the sake of protesting.
I agree… and other people will have genuine concerns. 
The article explains that a major problem with sending it to the UK is vibrations during transportation which can cause damage. I don’t think moving it to a close location to allow building with His quite the same as shipping it to the UK.
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But that’s what French people think they’re obliged to do
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