Bayeux Tapestry arrives in London ahead of sell-out show

The Bayeux Tapestry has arrived in Britain for the first time in nearly 1,000 years, ahead of a sell-out exhibition at the British Museum this September.

The Bayeux ​Tapestry has ​arrived in Britain for ‌the first ​time in nearly 1,000 years ahead of a sell-out ‌exhibition at the British Museum this year, travelling under police escort during a meticulously choreographed journey from ‌France. The 70-metre-long (229-foot) tapestry, depicting the 1066 Norman conquest ‌of England, is believed to have been made by English embroiderers. Its return home has so far ⁠netted ​the museum ⁠nearly 2.5 million pounds ($3.3 million) in sales, in what would ⁠be the museum's best-selling show.

"Watching the Tapestry arrive ​at the Museum is a moment ⁠I will never forget and I look forward to seeing ⁠the ​exhibition take shape over the coming weeks and welcoming the first visitors through our ⁠doors this September," Nicholas Cullinan, director of the British ⁠Museum, ⁠said in a statement. The exhibition opens on September 10. ($1 = 0.7446 pounds)