Bayeux Tapestry at British Museum tickets on sale from 1 July
The British Museum has announced that public tickets to see the Bayeux Tapestry will go on sale on 1st July 2026. It marks the first time that the tapestry has been on display in the UK since it was first made almost 1,000 years ago and is expected to be one of the most popular events in the museum’s history.
Tickets for the 70-metre-long Bayeux Tapestry will be available for entry on dates between September and December 2026, with two additional ticket releases to be made in October and January for access between January-March and April-July 2027.
Public anticipation to see the tapestry is “at an all-time high,” the British Museum says, with recent polling carried out for the museum finding that 75% of the public support the partnership with France, and 76% believing that 1066 is “an important part of British history and people should learn more about it.”
The poll also revealed “overwhelming support” for increasing awareness of the events of 1066, with 71% of parents wanting their children to learn more about the story of the Bayeux Tapestry while it is in the UK. Moreover, 82% support school trips and encouraging visits to the British Museum to see it while it is in the UK.
In recognition of this, the museum says it will dedicate special opening hours for school children to “guarantee as much access as possible.” Alongside special opening hours, the museum says it is also “underway with plans for a national programme alongside the tapestry loan to support those unable to make it to London.”
To mark the announcement a special advertisement was unveiled at Piccadilly Circus (26 Feb), where the Director, Nicholas Cullinan and Chair of Trustees, George Osborne were joined by the French Ambassador, Her Excellency Madame Hélène Duchêne.
The tapestry has been on display at the Bayeux Tapestry Museum since 1983, which is now closed for renovation. It will return to France for display in a new museum following its display at the British Museum.
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