British Museum unfurls Bayeux Tapestry

LONDON (AFP) -- The British Museum on Friday revealed some sections of the Bayeux Tapestry a week after its arrival, as the curator of the forthcoming exhibition told Agence France-Presse he was "relieved" the fragile embroidery appeared to have "travelled well." Michael Lewis, the curator of the landmark exhibition opening in September, said, "I'm relieved that the tapestry has travelled well" with "no obvious signs of damage." The 11th-century tapestry depicting the 1066 Battle of Hastings and ...