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QuoteThe Bayeux Tapestry may leave France for the first time in 950 years, as the country considers loaning it for display in Britain.
French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to announce the historic loan at a meeting with UK Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday.
The artwork depicts the Battle of Hastings and the events leading up to William the Conqueror's Norman conquest of England in 1066. Embroidered onto a series of 20-inch-tall linen panels, it concludes with the death of King Harold and the retreat of his army.
"I think it is very significant that the Bayeux Tapestry is going to be coming to the United Kingdom and people are going to be able to see this," British Prime Minister Theresa May said Wednesday when asked about the loan during today's Prime Minister's Questions.
However, during a press conference, Antoine Verney, director of the Bayeux Museum, insisted "nothing is set in stone," and that the feasibility of the loan would be explored in the coming years.
Bayeux mayor Patrick Gomont said that the huge tapestry, which measures approximately 225 feet (69 meters) long, would most likely be loaned in 2023, a year before the reopening of the Bayeux Museum.
Before then, the tapestry will undergo a series of tests, Bayeux Museum spokeswoman Fanny Garbe told CNN.
"We have to see first if it needs some restoration because we don't know -- as it is fragile -- if it can transported," she said.
This should help some of us understand a little better. (http://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-42736514/bayeux-tapestry-explained-by-kids)